Employer Solutions: Reevaluate Your Mental Health Resources
Mental health is not just a public health issue but a workplace issue. In 2022, 71% of U.S. employers said the deteriorating mental health of their workforce negatively affected their bottom line. Employers are in a unique position to help millions of Americans. The mental health support employers offer…
Engaging Today’s Workforce: Holistic Health
Quiet quitting, career cushioning, and other increasingly common buzzwords in the corporate world have a common theme: a perceived lack of care for employees and their experience at work. However, demonstrating employee care — a genuine interest in employees’ overall well-being at work and away from work — can…
Integrated Absence Management: Mental Well-Being at Home and Work
With a 25% global increase in anxiety and depression and less access to quality mental healthcare, it’s not surprising that we’ve seen significantly more absenteeism and resignations. Disruptions at work and at home contribute to those increases. Traditional mental healthcare does not address these types of problems directly. A…
Absence Matters: Addressing Mental Health
It’s become evident in the last few years that employer-provided behavioral health support is more important than ever. A recent survey reports that 93% of employee benefits leaders believe mental health support will remain a high priority for the next three years. Employers that invest in mental health programs…
Building Bridges and Changing Lives One Leave Law at a Time
Recognizing greater fluidity in new leave laws, experts at the 2023 DMEC Compliance Conference advised employers to invest in management training and infrastructure to track hundreds of leave laws, which reach beyond traditional absence management definitions.
What Does Your Paid Leave Program Say About You as an Employer?
Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is top of mind as more states implement these laws, and employers consider how they design, pay for, and administer these programs. In addition to operational differences, which can be dizzying for multistate employers, PFML is increasingly important to employees and can influence recruitment…
Employer Perspective: Ensure Empathy When Assessing Accommodation Requests
Most absence and disability managers aren’t trained mental health professionals. But we may be the first people to observe or address changes in behavior, which is when an integrated approach and collaboration with mental health experts prove most valuable to support employees.
RTW Showcase: Improve Return-to-Work Motivation
Long-term disability (LTD) can have negative consequences on the lives of disabled workers and their families. An inability to return to work can lead to reduced psychological well-being and economic and social deprivation. Employers can prevent long-term absences and promote positive outcomes for disabled workers by prioritizing their physical…
Employer Showcase: SAW Approaches to Mental Health-Related Requests
The team at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics supports leave and accommodation requests for direct patient care staff and those who support business operations. Accommodation requests for medical conditions, including mental health conditions, are up 55%, and leave requests are up 11% from 2020 overall. Based on this…
Managing Absenteeism in Remote Work Settings
Since remote work is increasingly common, employers must manage remote workers differently to stay ahead of employment trends. Finding new ways to connect and manage a virtual staff is the first step to creating a better working future.