ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
June 2018
 
Qiagen Inc.
Benefits
Strategy
HR Dive
With poor employee engagement tied to turnover and low productivity, companies are searching for ways to help workers feel they belong in an organization. 
 
Workforce
Each year, the IRS identifies the 12 biggest mistakes noted in 401(k) plans and publishes a "fix-it" guide to assist HR professionals/plan administrators. These pitfalls should be taken into account when administrators are conducting an audit for an employee benefit plan.
 
Benefit Trends
Inc.
Money isn't employees' only motivation. More staffers want incentives and recognition. Add-ons like work from home options, free gym memberships and other incentives keep people engaged, happy and hard at work. 
 
HR Dive
Companies are lukewarm about their family-friendly benefits plans and believe their offerings aren't living up to employees' expectations, according to a new Pacify survey, Making Maternity Work in 2018: Key Trends in Family-Friendly Benefits. On a scale of one to 10, companies gave maternity- and health-related plans a 7.1 rating. Respondents gave employees' satisfaction with their plans an even lower rating.
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Workplace Programs & Perks
Workforce
There are multiple health care crises facing Americans. Drug pricing, opioid addiction, the list goes on. Maternity care should also be on this list. Here are five ways employers can play a role in driving better maternity care trends in their workforce and in the health care system.
 
HR Dive
While biases can be managed, they can't be eliminated entirely. But HR has a serious interest in confronting the issue, as it is key to improving sustainable diversity within staffs, promoting greater innovation and making the organization more effective overall.
 
Culture of Health
Workplace Wellness
Undercover Recruiter
Is it worth investing in implementing an employee wellness program? What will employers get out of spending money on corporate wellness? Here, experts explain just what employers will get in return for providing a health and wellness program for their staff.
 
Reuters
Study after study shows that money stress can be as bad for workplace productivity as physical pain, with a recent study by PwC finding that a quarter of U.S. workers said financial worries caused them health problems. Forty percent said finances distracted them at work and 15 percent said these problems made them miss work.
 
Work-Life Integration
Corporate Wellness Magazine
The effects of sleep on health and productivity are often underestimated, yet sleep deprivation remains a substantial risk factor for decreased workplace productivity, work errors, as well as occupational injuries which cost employers billions of dollars every year.
 
Mental Health
The Ladders
Working out has been proven to be very beneficial to those of us with anxiety and work stress. But now a new study finds that certain kinds of exercise can also help with depression.
 
Corporate Wellness Magazine
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) it is estimated that 76 percent of people with drug and alcohol problems are employed. Given this statistic, it is imperative for employers to understand such staggering numbers and how to deal with them.
 
 

 

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