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Far fewer employees are finding that workplace retirement plans will fully support them in retirement compared to workers in decades past.

In addition, these developments strengthen the argument for versatile workplace benefits that recognize and address the needs of the “whole person.”

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;Contribute to the evolution of the workplace.

The law also creates a private right of action for employees to bring retaliation and discrimination claims, said Berhe, on the basis of a broad category of protected activities including reporting workplace health and safety concerns, participating in meetings with the Council or its local counterparts, and refusing to work because of a “reasonable belief” in potential workplace health and safety violations.

To help combat the effects of employees’ financial stress — such as increased workplace accidents and more sick days used — employers are increasingly turning to new methods of loan-repayment programs.

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While this generation is more open to discussing mental health at work , its members are also utilizing workplace benefits less than their older peers — signaling a gap for employers to fill.

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