Making an Impact: Caregiving Benefits Within the Legal Sector

Lawyers and other legal sector professionals face some of the highest burnout rates due to heavy workloads, long hours, tight deadlines, and hefty travel schedules. Lawyers work 53 hours per week on average. This leaves little time for self-care and tending to family responsibilities.
Four Tips to Help the Caregivers on Your Team

A seasoned account executive calls out several times a month.
Why Caregiving Support Should Be In Your Budget This Year

HR Executive has named “support for families” one of the top three areas where they expect benefits to grow in 2023, alongside “a diversified financial wellness picture” and “compensation in context.”
A New Year, a New Challenge: Keeping Burnout at Bay

Happy New Year from Homethrive!
The CHRO Corner: Ecolab’s Laurie Marsh

Ecolab is a multinational company with nearly 50,000 employees.
Why an EAP Alone Can’t Provide the Support Your Employees Need

As an employer, it’s important to consider the several types of support and benefits you can offer your employees, particularly when it comes to caring for their families. Two options you may come across are family caregiving benefits and employee assistance programs (EAPs). While these two options may seem similar, they serve different purposes for […]
2022: A Look Back

As we leave another year behind us, we enter a new era of workforce strategy trending towards hybrid work, 4 day workweeks, burnout prevention, and an essential focus on employee well-being, there’s a lot to discuss! The goal of The Balancing Act has always been to help organizations across the country foster a culture of […]
Retain Great Talent: Innovative Strategies to Keep Your Best People

In 2022, The Surgeon General released a report about the importance of mental health and well-being in the workplace.
How Does Caregiving Support Integrate With Other Benefits?

Strategic and holistic employee benefit packages can support the unique needs of your employees. When designed with well-being in mind, employee benefits can boost productivity and engagement, reduce operating costs, and bolster the success of your organization.
Common Misconceptions About Caregiving

Caregiving can mean different things to different people. According to the Rosalynn Carter Institute, 1 in 5 full-time workers is a caregiver, providing care on a regular basis for a loved one who is aging or has a serious illness, developmental disorder, or disability. This figure expands quite significantly when you factor in the number […]