ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
July 2019
 
Benefits
Benefit Trends
HR Dive
When asked what their biggest health care priority is for the next three years, 31% of employers answered "expanding benefit choices" in a recent Willis Towers Watson survey. 
 
Workplace Programs & Perks
HR Daily Advisor
Whether they’re completing self-assessments, personality assessments, learning and development assessments, performance assessments, or some other type of assessment, employees should be encouraged and able to complete their assessments online and via mobile devices. 
 
Business News Daily
The time for summer relaxation is here, but recent studies have shown that American workers either don't have or don't take their paid time off (PTO). Millennials may be particularly bad at using vacation, with nearly 70% of those polled saying they left time on the table in 2018.
 
Retirement
Morningstar
Many worry about health care spending in retirement, but it’s important to break the numbers down and plan accordingly.
 
Culture of Health
Workplace Wellness
Employee Benefit News
Employees who work in health care regularly work round-the-clock shifts, and while shift work can have numerous positives for the company and even the workers, it also can have many negative impacts on health — both physical and mental. For employers in one of these industries, or any industry with non-regular shift hours, there are a few best practices that will help improve worker productivity and minimize leave.
 
Corporate Wellness Magazine
Regardless of what type you enjoy, music arguably evokes powerful emotions and has positive effects on your mind and soul. So what if employers (and employees) can harness this powerful energy of music into the workplace? 
 
Work-Life Integration
World at Work
Employees in the U.S. are looking for more assistance from their employers when it comes to financial and mental health, according to recent research which found that 32% of the employees surveyed would like their employers to do more to address their financial well-being. Additionally, 27% said they are looking for more help when it comes to mental health.
 
Purchasing Power, LLC
Mental Health
Workforce
More than 21 million people in the United States struggle with addiction and there’s a good chance that includes employees at your company. As an HR leader, acknowledging that fact and taking it into account in your interactions with employees can be monumentally important to the health and well-being of your staff.
 
Wellness Trends
HR Morning
All wellness programs are not created equal. Firms need to be smarter and invest in a well-designed health strategy in order to see a return, say researchers.
 
 

 

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