Work / Life Issues

A to Zzzz: Energize your staff by allowing power naps

09/08/2014

As Americans work longer hours, some organizations have become tolerant of sleeping on the job. Here’s the real headline: Naps work.

Sweet dreams: The upside of lying down on the job

08/28/2014

Some employers are encouraging workers to sleep on the job. The Society for Human Resource Management’s 2014 poll of HR pros says 6% of workplaces have nap rooms where employees can catch up on their Z’s.

Where child care costs your employees the most

08/26/2014

According to ChildCare Aware of America, a child care advocacy organization, day care takes up a larger share of the family budget than housing in every region except the West.

City pushes financial wellness alongside medical checkups

08/22/2014

Just as it encourages employees to have their medical checkups, the city of Winter Park, Fla., pushes its staff to complete an annual financial well-being checkup.

80,000 nonemployees download MGM staff’s healthy eating app

08/19/2014

MGM Resorts International employees who want to eat healthy while at work can check their progress on their smartphones. So can lots of others, it turns out.

CVS bans smokes from its campus as well as its shelves

08/15/2014

The drug store chain that famously announced it would rid its store shelves of tobacco products by Oct. 1 first made its own corporate campus tobacco-free.

Flexible schedules bill runs into inflexible congressional calendar

07/30/2014

Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced the Schedules that Work Act, which would give nonexempt employees the right to request flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation.

America’s Top 5 benefits

06/18/2014

U.S. workers value health care and medical benefits above all other workplace perks. A new SHRM poll found these benefits were rated most important.

SC Johnson touts ‘respect for life outside work’

04/04/2014

At SC Johnson, work/life benefits are the company’s signal that it respects employees’ lives outside of work.

CPA firm involves employees in creating work/life benefits

03/07/2014

Each new hire at CPA giant Plante Moran is assigned an experienced “buddy” to show him or her the ropes—and a team partner tasked with helping the newbie achieve personal and professional career goals. An employee committee researches and recommends programs and policies that promote work/life balance.