Employee Participation

This year’s Side Hustle Survey found that 38% of American workers had second jobs, down from 44% in 2022, and 39% in 2020.

“Benefits provide employees with stability and protection in uncertain times, which helps them feel cared for and amplifies trust,” Todd Katz, head of group benefits for MetLife, said.

Three-fourths of parents believe employers should offset the cost of child care for their employees.

“Generative AI holds transformative potential for the enterprise, but it can also create deep rifts within organizations that rely on a patchwork of point solutions or IT-built applications developed in a silo,” said May Habib, CEO and cofounder of the generative AI platform Writer.

Restricting the forced early applications to the Social Security disability benefits program is a common-sense reform and could bring about real and meaningful change in the lives of occupationally disabled workers.

With health care costs rising and obesity-related conditions impacting workplace productivity, employers are increasingly forced to weigh their options: accept the loss of coverage and its consequences or explore new ways to support employees.