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World at Work By 2040, knowledge workers will decide where and how they want to work, according to a report on the workplace of the future.
Visit http://www.worldatwork.org/adimLink?id=78814 to view the full article online. Employee Benefit Adviser Slideshow If you think millennials are a generation of young workers who can’t be bothered to save for retirement, think again. Fidelity Investments brought together four retirement plan sponsors from different industries and spent six months talking about how to encourage millennial employees to better understand, appreciate and take action in their retirement plans.
Visit http://eba.benefitnews.com/gallery/eba/5-myths-about-millennials-and-retirement-2746648-1.html to view the full article online. Sara Sutton Fell, Huff Post Business - The Blog For almost 20 years, stress-related issues in the workplace have been on the rise, to the point where "less than one-third of Americans are happy with their work," according to Mental Health America, whose Annual Conference kicks off this week in Arlington, Virginia.
Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-sutton-fell/work-flexibility-can-impr_b_7502696.html to view the full article online. Richard Stolz, Employee Benefit News Vision and dental benefits can be harnessed to play a larger role in employee health than the sum of their parts. That’s due in part to the fact that many people find visiting a medical doctor intimidating but have no qualms about having an eye exam or dental check-up and cleaning.
Visit http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/health-care/dental-vision-benefits-vital-to-broader-employee-health-promotion-2746669-1.html to view the full article online. World at Work Thirty-eight percent of large U.S. employers with onsite health facilities plan to add new centers in the next two years, according to research from Towers Watson. These employers are confident that on-site or near-site health centers improve the health and productivity of employees.
Visit http://www.worldatwork.org/adimLink?id=78782 to view the full article online. Accenture Health via InsuranceNewsNet.com Employers who fail to fully sponsor their employees’ health benefits would face widespread employee dissatisfaction, lower employee productivity and the loss of nearly a third of their employees within one year, according to new research by Accenture.
Visit http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2015/06/15/one-in-three-u-s-employees-would-quit-if-current-employer-failed-to-sponsor-health-benefits-accenture-finds.html to view the full article online. Dan Cook, BenefitsPro In some parts of the world, such as the U.S., more people are living to be 100 years old or older than ever before. Yet globally, the health of the human race is not improving, at least not as measured by how many years of an expected lifespan people are losing to disease and how many people live with subpar health.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/10/world-health-loss-reaches-alarming-scale to view the full article online. Dan Cook, BenefitsPro When a global provider of real estate services peers into the future, what comes into focus above all else is flexibility — a flexible workplace unlike any yet seen in the real world. In this world, real estate facilities are consumed by employees, entrepreneurs and working free spirits.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/09/this-is-what-the-workplace-will-look-like-in-2040 to view the full article online. World at Work More than ever, employers are taking a more holistic approach with their workplace well-being programs, with 78 percent of employers expanding beyond physical to include broader well-being areas like financial wellness, mental health and more (up six percent from last year).
Visit http://www.worldatwork.org/adimLink?id=78812 to view the full article online. Dan Cook, BenefitsPro Whether an employee fully understands or takes advantage of health benefits available to them depends to a significant degree upon their income.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/03/benefits-selection-help-needed-for-low-income-empl to view the full article online. Adele Shartzer, Sharon Long, Fredric Blavin and John Holahan, Health Affairs Blog Despite concerns that the changes introduced under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead to a decline in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage, the available evidence continues to show no changes in ESI offer rates, take-up rates or overall ESI coverage for workers under the ACA.
Visit http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/06/03/employer-sponsored-insurance-remains-stable-while-uninsurance-drops-under-the-aca/ to view the full article online. Debra Beaulieu-Volk, FiercePracticeManagement When designing benefits packages for employees, many companies focus on retirement and investment, but workers and practices also stand to gain from a greater emphasis on financial matters of the "here and now," according to an article from the Society for Human Resource Management.
Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/consider-financial-health-benefits-increase-employee-productivity-engagemen/2015-06-09 to view the full article online. 
CULTURE OF HEALTH
Louise Bradley, The Globe and Mail I often imagine a world where businesses could be persuaded to address the mental wellness of employees based purely on the compelling moral argument. Happily, I believe we are making crucial traction in the right direction.
Visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/workplaces-have-responsibility-to-promote-mental-well-being-of-employees/article24649698/ to view the full article online. Dan Cook, BenefitsPro An intriguing study by a tech company might shed light on ways to redesign wellness programs to fit the needs of employees in specific industries.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/15/design-wellness-plans-by-industry to view the full article online. Leslie Small, FierceHealthcare Though hospitals' performance on hand-hygiene practices has improved, 23 percent still fail to meet all 10 best practices the Leapfrog Group outlines in its latest quality and safety report, according to the nonprofit organization.
Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/nearly-1-4-hospitals-fail-hand-hygiene/2015-06-12 to view the full article online. Ilene MacDonald, FierceHealthcare My mother is a wise woman, and yet growing up, I often ignored her advice because, after all, what could she possibly know that I, as a worldly 18-year-old, didn't already know? Spoiler alert: A lot.
Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/healthcare-jobs-stress-burnout-self-care-patient-care/2015-05-29 to view the full article online. Jack VanDerhei, Employee Benefit Research Institute If "automatic IRAs" (individual retirement accounts) were made universal, how significant could their impact be for increasing retirement readiness and reducing the national retirement savings deficit?
Visit http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR1128.Auto-IRAs.16June15.pdf to view the full article online. Jack VanDerhei, Employee Benefit Research Institute People who have so-called "consumer-driven" and high-deductible health plans tend to be older, more educated and with higher incomes than those with traditional health plans, according to new research from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
Visit http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR1126.CEHCS.27May15.pdf to view the full article online. Marlene Y. Satter, BenefitsPro MassMutual has announced the launch of a new employee benefits guidance tool aimed at helping people make decisions about their financial needs.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/11/employee-benefits-guidance-tool-launched to view the full article online. Dan Cook, BenefitsPro The number of illegal drug users on the job is increasing. And while marijuana continues to be the most commonly identified illegal drug in workplace tests, there’s a rising incidence of cocaine and methamphetamine use as well.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/06/11/workplace-drug-use-on-the-rise to view the full article online. Dr. Srini Pillay, Fast Company Burnout isn’t just the feeling of angst on Monday morning; it’s an acute condition that derives from chronic emotional stress at work. Researchers and physicians have characterized burnout as a state of exhaustion, ineffectiveness, cynicism and reduced personal fulfillment.
Visit http://www.fastcompany.com/3047192/hit-the-ground-running/how-to-protect-your-employees-from-burnout to view the full article online. |