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DOL: Employees Do Not Need To Be Compensated For Time Spent On Wellness Programs
According to a DOL opinion letter, employees do not need to be compensated for time spent participating in wellness programs, since these types of activities predominantly benefit the employees. This makes sense from the legal standpoint, but does it make sense from the programming perspective?
6 Movements To Reduce Back Pain For Office Employees
Why do so many office employees experience back pain? The answer is static postures, spending most of the day hunched over, seated, and leaning to one side. Here is a mix of exercises commonly used by physical therapists and personal trainers to cure back pain in a large variety of individuals.
Whiteboard Wednesday: Why Employers Should Support Expecting Parents
Christine Deehring, Founder and CEO of Bump Boxes, joins this episode of Whiteboard Wednesday to offer her perspective on why supporting expecting parents is both a sound business practice and an ethical step that organizations can take to promote the well-being of their employees.
Sitting Correlated With Cognitive Decline
Healthy cognitive function relies on consistent blood flow, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the brain. Although this process is regulated automatically, small fluctuations do occur. A recent study explores the effects of prolonged sitting on peripheral blood flow and function.
And The Most Popular Employee Perk Is…Time
A survey of 1,227 working U.S. adults asked respondents to rank their top five popular work perks in order of preference. Three of the five most-favored perks were paid family leave, flexible/remote work options, and sabbatical leave.
5 Ways AI Will Shape The Future Of Employee Wellness
Considering the increasing priority of employee wellbeing, AI is expected to shape the future of employee wellness. This advanced technology has many prospective applications for employee wellness industry and offers a promising future for the efficacy of company initiatives from all angles.
Components Of An Effective Financial Wellness Program
With recent evidence highlighting the considerable effect financial hardships have on employee wellness and workplace productivity, businesses are adopting workplace health initiatives to encompass financial wellness. MetLife suggests the main components of an effective financial wellness program.
Type And Expectations Of Employee Wellness Programs Determine Their Value
A new article focused on analyzing the power of randomized controlled trials relative to observational studies when conducting explanatory research, using employee wellness studies as the example. A casual reader may finish it thinking that all employee wellness programs are bad, but is it true?
The Desk Dilemma: Are Standing Desks Worth The Investment?
Standing and sit-stand desks seem to be the current rage in employee wellness. However, despite all of the popularized benefits, some argue that standing all day, which presents its own set of problems, may not actually be the most optimal countermeasure to combat the effects of prolonged sitting.