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Talking About the “C” Word: Opportunities for Employers to Support Employees with Cancer
Is fear preventing employers from having conversations with employees diagnosed with cancer about how they can stay at work and return to work as soon as possible? Work can be part of the healing process and with new treatment approaches, many (if not most) patients survive early-stage diagnoses, explains Raghav Murali-Ganesh, MD, FRANZCR, Chief Executive Officer, co-founder, Osara Health, and Robin Newman, clinical program consultant, Osara Health, and clinical associate professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and
What’s the Business Case for Paid Company Leave?
How do you build the business case for company paid leave programs that align with executive goals and employee expectations so everyone comes out whole? Listen in as Tina Computzzi, senior digital product manager with Symetra Life Insurance Company, shares analyses you need and the results you can expect! Resources: A Comprehensive Guide to Budget Analysis for Proposing Paid Company Leave Benefits Comparisons Matter: Benchmarking Provides Direction for Disability and Absence Management Professionals Surveys & Benchmarking Resources
The High Employer Cost of Employee Loneliness May Surprise You
Reframing employers’ ideas (and assumptions) about loneliness could save them $1.54 billion annually and enhance employee experience in myriad ways. Learn how during this episode with Wendy Coduti, PhD, Regional Director of Health and Productivity Analytics and Consulting Practice for Prudential Group Insurance; and LaToya Rodriguez, MS, CRC, Regional Director of Health and Productivity Analytics and Consulting Practice for Prudential Group Insurance. Resources: The Organizational Effect of Loneliness: Reasons Why Workplace Connection Should be Part of Absence Management Strategies A
Comparisons Matter: Benchmarking Provides Direction for Disability and Absence Management Professionals
Get details on how you can identify (and fill gaps) in disability and absence management from Deborah LaBonar, PhD, DMEC director of benchmarking and research. In addition to providing context for why benchmarking tools created by and for disability and absence management professionals are valuable, you’ll get details on how measuring something against a standard helps employers of all sizes and industries, and ways you can use different comparators for different business units within your organization! Resources: Read the latest
Helping Employees Reinvent Themselves at Work
Learn how the 2024 DMEC Emerging Leader Award winner is helping employees return to work while providing them with access to resources that help them learn new skills and expand their horizons. Hear about the creative approaches Tamisha Waters, senior personnel analyst I for the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, has taken and her dedication to finding mutually beneficial solutions to leave management challenges! More resources: Read more about the inaugural DMEC Kaleta-Carruthers Innovation Award and
Celebrating Innovation and Moxie in Integrated Disability and Absence Management
Krystle Barnes-Iwediebo, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, director of disability and absence management for New York-Presbyterian Hospital, redesigned processes to improve efficiencies, ensure a person-centered approach, and deliver an impressive return on investment. As the first winner of the DMEC Kaleta-Carruthers Innovation Award, Barnes-Iwediebo exemplifies leadership in integrated disability and absence management. Listen in to her story! More resources: Read more about the inaugural DMEC Kaleta-Carruthers Innovation Award and the 2024 DMEC Emerging Leader Award winner in the @Work magazine article Celebrating Leadership and
