Holistic Workplace Wellness

According to the 2018 State of Remote Work, loneliness is the biggest struggle when it comes to working remotely. Employers should be aware of the problem and start implementing policies to address them before they have unwell employees or any other number of issues that may result from loneliness.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services. According to a new statement, all adults, including pregnant women, should be screened for unhealthy alcohol use by their primary care physicians.

Many employers across the world are finalizing budgets for the coming year, and for some human resource professionals, this includes justifying the investment in employee wellness programs. Fortunately, a new research may provide some data to help bolster the case for these types of programs.

Two weeks ago, more than 20,000 Google employees staged a walkout in protest to the how the company chose to pay millions of dollars in exit packages to male executives accused of misconduct while staying silent about the transgressions. Now, Google and Facebook are dropping their forced arbitration.

While the idea that mental and emotional well-being are adversely impacted by social media use is not new, existing research is limited in that the surveys and correlative studies are at best suggestive. A new experimental study links social media use to worse emotional states and vice versa.

Employers are beginning to slow enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and, in some cases, reinstate more traditional plans. This is likely the result of the tightening labor market that provides employees more leverage over pay and benefits.

With the unemployment rate at a historic low, domestic workers should be experiencing wage growth. However, this is not the case, as there seems to be another form of compensation in favor. Companies have been investing more in providing benefits for employees and less in increasing wages.

Flu-related deaths in the U.S. increased from a low of 12,000 deaths in the 2011-2012 season to a shocking 80,000 deaths in the 2017-2018 season. Hospitalizations related to the flu reached an all-time high of approximately 900,000 last year alone. Can employers do anything to help?

Supporting mental health in the workplace is no longer optional; it's imperative. Explore an employer’s guide to all things mental health in the workplace.