In the Media - Employer

The drains on workforce productivity and job vacancies are costing companies an average of $800,000 annually. Dan McMillan, vice president of employee benefits at The Standard, tells you what you need to know.

HR managers should look toward these five trends to navigate the complex paid family leave conversation. Read the Workforce article by Breanna Scott, director of product and service management at The Standard.

According to a recent survey by The Standard, 59% of employers find it difficult to keep up with absence and disability management best practices. Employers generally find three key issues as their main stumbling blocks when it comes to employee absence and disability: program measurement, legal compliance and accommodations support.

Dr. Dan Jolivet, practice consultant with The Standard's Workplace Possibilities^SM program and Terri L. Rhodes, CEO of the Disability Management Employer Coalition, note that how employers choose to understand and address behavioral health conditions can ultimately help to better support employees and also de-stigmatize how these conditions are thought of in the workplace.