ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
May 2019
 
Benefits
Strategy
Employee Benefit News
The quest for a cost-effective and successful employee benefits program can feel like a search for the Holy Grail. One major challenge is that many HR and finance professionals have conflicting objectives. So, how do you overcoome this challenge?
 
Benefit Trends
HR Daily Advsior
Human resource professionals need to consider company characteristics when offering benefits consultancy to clients.
 
HR Dive
Nearly two-thirds of employees will find training opportunities independently to advance or maintain their skills this year, according to "Get Ahead of the Rising Expectations of Talent," a report by Randstad. 
 
Workplace Programs & Perks
Kazoo HR
In today’s workforce, recognizing employees isn’t just part of good company culture — it’s a critical component of retention, productivity and employee engagement.
 
The Ladders
Atop employees’ summer perks wishlist are flexible schedules and summer Fridays, according to a new survey. 
 
Retirement
Business News Daily
Retirement has long been viewed as the golden ring that nearly all workers hope to attain one day. Or maybe not? A recent survey, conducted in conjunction with Small Business Week, found that that 65% of Americans polled said they dream of opening a business when they reach retirement. 
 
Culture of Health
Workplace Wellness
World at Work
Stressed employees are everywhere. Whether it’s personal stress or work stress, you can be sure that at least some of your employees are struggling just to get through the day. Sometimes, a helping hand is needed to give employees a small recharge, something to help them reboot their brain and get them back on track.
 
Human Resources Today
Many people want their business to be green, sustainable, and align with their values. The challenge is that many business owners are unsure of how to do that, or where to start. Fortunately there are many green initiatives that you can adopt in the office that will make a difference. 
 
Work-Life Integration
HR Daily Advisor
Distractions not only cause us to take longer to complete tasks but also decrease our quality of work once it’s completed. However, there are ways we can help mitigate and minimize these distractions, and author Joseph Grenny suggests several.
 
NPR
A new study finds that people spend about 52 minutes per day, on average, talking to someone about someone else who is not present. But despite the assumption that most gossip is trash talk, the study finds that the vast majority of gossip is nonjudgmental chitchat.
 
Purchasing Power, LLC
Mental Health
CMS Wire
Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, mental health was high on the agenda. This resulted in the World Health Organization committing to develop guidelines on mental health in the workplace, to address the actions required to help prevent, manage and overcome mental health conditions.
 
Population Health
Health Data Management
The digital divide is alive and well in health care, posing challenges to providers that want to make full use of technology.
 
Becker's Hospital Review
Access to behavioral health care remains a challenge for many Americans, but there are opportunities for hospitals to expand their efforts and work with policymakers to address the issue, according to a new report from the AHA.
 
 

 

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