Employee Participation

Taking more of a holistic wellness approach – giving employees access to core health, behavior health, voluntary and even financial services – is key to addressing mental wellness, as well as linking them to needed resources.

For the first time in history, we now have five generations in the workplace – all of which communicate in vastly different fashions, which begs the question: How can you engage and retain all these workers?

Addressing employee debt through financial wellness education – whether by 1:1 counseling, by email or through a digital app – can lead to higher employee satisfaction and lower turnover.

Federal policy changes may have public health prevention ripple effects – from vaccination to screening rates to workplace flextime so workers can still have access to care – and company policies will now need be reevaluated.

A company's employee value proposition (EVP) matters perhaps more than ever, as employees reflect on their shifting priorities.

Employers need to ensure that employees are informed about changes to their health benefits, regarding COVID testing and vaccines, and offer coverage to those affected by the suspension of Medicaid dis-enrollments.