Work Life Balance Archives - Page 8 of 9

Back to School . . . Virtually—Helping Employees-Turned-Teachers

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

02 Sep 202003 Nov 2020

At the end of a typical summer, many parents of school-aged children would be breathing a sigh of relief, knowing the struggle to keep kids busy and to cobble together child-care arrangements during the summer is over because their kids are back […]

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How Employers Can Help Working Parents During COVID-19

Staff

23 Apr 202003 Nov 2020

There are many times when working parents have a hard time doing the work/life balance thing. But with the stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, things have gotten 1000% more difficult. Welcome to a coronavirus-driven era of working while parenting. For […]

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Tips for Supporting Employees Raising Children With Developmental Disabilities

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

28 Jan 202027 Jan 2020

Parenting is already a demanding job, and many workers who have children may struggle with work-life balance. It can be particularly challenging for workers who are caring for children with developmental disabilities because they often need to take their children to extra […]

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Hot Summertime Benefits

Anne Patterson

15 Jul 201922 Aug 2019

Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know more about. Our just-released summer episode focuses on workplace issues that […]

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Family-Friendly Employee Benefits

Anne Patterson

30 May 201919 Aug 2019

Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know more about. This month’s episode fell right between Mother’s Day and […]

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Trends in PTO and Vacation Offerings—Just in Time for Summer

Anne Patterson

06 May 201918 Jul 2019

Whether it’s a family road trip with fruit snacks and beef jerky, getting another stamp or two on your passport or enjoying your own community with a staycation, time off is top-of-mind for many employees across the U.S. as summer quickly approaches. […]

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Oh, Baby! More Employers Are Offering Family-Friendly Benefits

Staff

16 Apr 201915 Apr 2019

A growing number of employers in the U.S. are offering family-friendly benefits such as fertility services, paid leave and flexible scheduling to accommodate employees in today’s competitive labor market, according to a report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Employee […]

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21 Ways Employers Are Helping Workers Achieve Work/Life Balance

Justin Held, CEBS

07 Feb 201923 Jan 2020

Nearly two in five organizations would rate their workforces as extremely or very stressed, and worker stress levels have climbed in the last two years, a recent International Foundation study found. Recognizing the negative impact stress can have on worker performance, many […]

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Telecommuting: Who Offers What and Why?

Anne Patterson

03 Nov 201703 Nov 2017

Solving tight parking lot situation, promoting work-life balance, decreasing carbon footprints . . . Organizations have many reasons for offering telecommuting, finds a new survey report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Flexible Work Arrangements: 2017 Survey Results revealed that […]

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Back-to-School Special: Work-Life Balance Benefits

Staff

07 Sep 201707 Sep 2017

Back-to-school time is a certain relief to most parents as family life returns to a more routine schedule. But, with that school-day consistency comes inconsistent workday disrupters . . . 4:00 soccer practice, Thursday morning college-planning parent meeting, or the dreaded “your […]