ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse

American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration

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. 

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/one-third-of-employers-say-expanding-benefit-options-is-the-biggest-healt/557932/ to view the full article online.

 
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. 

Visit https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/07/16/4-reasons-why-your-employees-assessments-should-be-on-mobile/ to view the full article online.

 
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.

Visit https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15205-vacation-time-unused.html to view the full article online.

 
Retirement
Morningstar

Many worry about health care spending in retirement, but it’s important to break the numbers down and plan accordingly.

Visit https://www.morningstar.com/articles/935728/retirement-healthcare-costs-lets-get-real to view the full article online.

 
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.

Visit https://www.benefitnews.com/list/how-employers-can-keep-shift-workers-healthy to view the full article online.

 

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? 

Visit https://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/the-sound-of-wellness-how-music-tunes-up-workplace-productivity to view the full article online.

 
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.

Visit https://www.worldatwork.org/workspan/articles/employees-crave-additional-help-from-employers to view the full article online.

 
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.

Visit https://www.workforce.com/2019/07/02/3-ways-hr-can-address-alcohol-addiction/ to view the full article online.

 
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.

Visit https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/great-wellness-programs/ to view the full article online.

 
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