Benchmarking: Ready to Benchmark?
Using industry data to ensure employer benefit offerings are competitive, compliant, and cost-effective can help employers in myriad ways. What is the most strategic approach?
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The CEO’s Desk: A People-First Approach to Compliance
Do absence and disability managers have the superpower to sprinkle compassion into the compliance mix? In an industry governed by an intricate web of laws shaping our every move, the ability to forge meaningful connections with employees emerges as a pivotal factor with significant implications.
Reenvisioning Workforce Well-Being: Trends and Strategies for 2024
There is no way to stay abreast of myriad industry changes without a commitment to lifelong learning. And when you weigh the costs of prevention versus penalties, the choice is clear. To help employers stay one step ahead, DMEC has identified six trends to watch in 2024 based on collective intelligence, which we believe is more valuable than a crystal ball.
Family Leave Insurance: Integrating More Equity into Employer Paid Leaves
There are several new approaches to expanding employee access to paid family and medical leave, which leads more multistate employers to question how they can ensure equity across employee populations.
Embracing a New Mindset to Safeguard Employee Health
We know the influence employers have when it comes to employee health and wellness. That knowledge informs benefit decisions and culture design as well as organizational absence and disability policies.
How to Create Mentally Healthier Work Environments
In a recent DMEC podcast, Paula Allen, global leader and senior vice president of research and client insights for TELUS Health, offers guidance and practical tips to help employers support mentally and physically healthy work environments. She shares additional context in this Q&A with DMEC.
Employer Solutions: Finding the Right Fit for the Job
Planning for necessary learning curves is important for new hires, and ensuring they can perform essential functions is keeps them safe yet a high percentage of work-related injuries occur during the first year of employment. Learn what employers can do to mitigate this issue.
DMEC News: November 2023
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The Disabled Workforce: Requests for a “Boss-ectomy”
Psychological issues related to an employee’s ability to work with a certain person or supervisor can represent a true disability. It may entitle an employee to leave or accommodations covered under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
Returning from a Leave is Not Like Returning from PTO
Employers can help ensure that employees on leave return to work (RTW) as soon as they’re able to do so by building an effective process and acknowledging leave as part of the employment process. Learn how formal RTW programs can help employees return with a stronger feeling of connection.
