ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse

American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration

Strategy
Workforce
Where once HR eschewed personnel in pursuit of strategy, the pendulum may be swinging the other way.

Visit http://www.workforce.com/2018/05/09/hr-reboots-personnel-roots/ to view the full article online.

 
Benefit Trends
Workforce

Just as we know how to build best practices for designing HR programs, we’ve also developed best practices for driving engagement with benefits.

Visit http://www.workforce.com/2018/05/16/goal-hr-and-benefits-leaders-share-engagement/ to view the full article online.

 
HR Morning

If you want to attract and retain millennials, it’s all about the benefits. And no perks are more sought after among this group than student loan benefits. 

Visit http://www.hrmorning.com/need-to-attract-millennials-offer-student-loan-benefits/ to view the full article online.

 
Naylor Association Solutions
Workplace Programs & Perks

HR Dive

In 2017, U.S. workers took an average of 17.2 vacation days, almost a half a day more (.4) than in 2016, according to research from Project: Time Off. The number represents the highest level of vacation use since 2010, but at the same time, most Americans are still leaving vacation time "on the table." 

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/employees-are-taking-more-vacation-time-but-theyre-still-leaving-days-on/523424/ to view the full article online.

 
HR Dive

If you’ve been in HR any length of time, you know that dress code questions are an ongoing source of confusion and concern, especially when issues of gender identity, race, and religion come into play.

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/why-more-workplaces-are-simplifying-their-employee-dress-codes/522863/ to view the full article online.

 
Workplace Wellness
Corporate Wellness Magazine


Our employees are truly the essence of what makes a company thrive. Sure, strategic management, business practices, and innovation are all drivers for helping a company to flourish through the years, but in the end, it’s all about "people." And for those involved with corporate wellness, culture management and building a strong corporate DNA, we take the task of helping our people to succeed very seriously. 

Visit http://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/others/companies-embracing-corporate-mindfulness/ to view the full article online.

 
PR Newswire
About half (47 percent) of employees value a community atmosphere in the place where they work, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B research, ratings, and reviews company. The number increases to 55 percent for millennial workers aged 18-34. These findings suggest that workspaces, including traditional offices, coworking spaces, coffee shops, and other public work areas, benefit from finding ways to bring their young employees together.

Visit https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nearly-half-of-office-workers-value-community-in-the-workplace-682214991.html to view the full article online.

 
Mental Health
Corporate Wellness Magazine
According to preliminary data from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the commission resolved almost 5,000 charges of discrimination based on mental health conditions and obtained approximately $20 million for individuals with mental health conditions who were unlawfully denied employment and reasonable accommodations in the 2016 fiscal year.

Visit http://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/others/complying-eeocs-mental-health-requirements-workplace/ to view the full article online.

 
Psychology Today

In this Q&A, a reader asks how to deal with the stress caused by frequent staff turnover at his workplace.

Visit https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201805/workplace-woes-part-3-high-employee-turnover to view the full article online.

 
Population Health

Healthcare Finance

More patients want to interact with doctors via social media, which opens new opportunities to treat chronic conditions and reduce unneeded visits.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/telemedicine-and-social-media-intersect-advance-population-health to view the full article online.

 
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