ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
March 2018
 
Qiagen Inc.
Benefits
Strategy
HR Dive
Employee leave is becoming increasingly complex; in just the last decade, employers have had to contend with not only a boom of state and local requirements but also an (albeit potentially imagined) employer leave benefits arms race.
 
Benefit Trends
Corporate Wellness Magazine
Corporate wellness programs are growing steadily, and many companies are betting they will keep their costs under control. But how employers utilize technology to fit their workforces’ needs is a critical success factor.
 
Workforce
Dental holds the unique distinction of being a benefit everyone wants but few want to use.
 
Financial
Employee Benefit News
Financial stress is a leading cause of lost productivity, unplanned absences and greater distractions, but benefit utilization of financial wellness programs remain low.
 
HR Dive
The second American Workers Survey found that workers want employers to offer financial products, health and wellness programs, job training programs and financial education. 
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Culture of Health
Workplace Wellness
HR Morning
Though the number of smokers in the U.S. is continually shrinking, there are still enough workers taking smoke breaks to cause some problems with non-smoking employees. In a recent study, about 81 percent of smokers thought that smoke breaks were fair, and almost 75 percent of non-smokers said those breaks were not fair.
 
Inc.
What does science say about an office space that boosts energy, creativity and productivity, all while projecting a safe, calm feeling for clients?
 
Work-Life Integration
HealthLeaders Media
Work-life balance is a hot concept in the nursing profession. We hear we need it. We want to achieve it. But does it really exist?
 
Workforce
Not all your employees are mad about the annual college basketball tournament. It’s still an opportunity to engage them in team-building tournament activities.
 
Mental Health
Corporate Wellness Magazine
More and more studies have shown direct links between meditation and health benefits. Recently, researchers at Johns Hopkins found that eight weeks of meditation are just as effective as taking medication when treating depression, anxiety and pain.
 
 

 

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