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Beyond The Paycheck: Benefits Matter

Job seekers still have opportunities despite market changes and a slowdown in job creation.  Flexible scheduling and innovative benefits are key attractors.  That’s because pandemic-era professionals got used to managing their home and work responsibilities simultaneously.   We need to recognize that values have changed; people want to “work to live”, not “live to work”. Employers who adapt and offer flexible …

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How to Effect Loyalty in the New Workforce  

It used to be obvious why employees felt disloyal to their companies.  Autocratic management, insufficient support, and hatchet-style layoffs led to a lack of trust – a foundational principle of loyalty.  But today, the best companies with top-notch pay, benefits, and training investments are finding a younger workforce less loyal, less trusting, and more willing to bail for higher pay, work-at-home, or …

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Re-working Today’s Must-Have Employee Benefit

It’s time to get everyone back to work.  But for employees who are among the 34,000,000 who had COVID, returning might look like this: Complete recovery and happy to head back to the office, or worry and performance anxiety because after several weeks of debilitating illness, they are among the 10-30% who will suffer persistent symptoms such as fatigue, chest pain, shortness …

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Re-working Today’s Must-Have Employee Benefits

It’s time to get everyone back to work.  But for employees who are among the nearly 34,000,000 who had COVID, returning might look like this: Complete recovery and happy to head back to the office, or worry and performance anxiety because after several weeks of debilitating illness, they are among the 10-30% who will suffer persistent symptoms such as fatigue, chest pain, shortness of …