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That includes a broader emphasis on DEI, increased workplace flexibility, improving the employee, and changes to health and wellness benefits, compensation and training.; U.S. employers anticipate 2024 pay raises to remain high as labor market challenges continue, according to WTW’s latest “Salary Budget Planning Survey.”

Disillusionment about workplace loyalty may also play a role after pandemic layoffs.

Remote workers, in particular, increased in strong agreement by 6 points or more in several important workplace elements: Doing what they do best;Having clarity of work expectations;Having the materials and equipment to effectively and efficiently do their work;Feeling the organization cares about their well-being;Receiving meaningful feedback .; Access a bonus Workspan Daily Plus+ article on this subject: How to Increase Engagement Among Remote Employees; Connected Managers Foster Such Engagement Jim Harter, Gallup’s chief scientist on workplace management and well-being, cited the latest report as reason for “cautious optimism.”

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These same principles directly transfer to workplace challenges, Hutcheson believes.

In some cases, when they don't find adequate support in the workplace, employees going through menopause leave their jobs or are laid off.

For WorldatWork Members ;Workplace Well-Being Deserves a Fresh Look , Journal of Total Rewards article; ;Boost Usage of Mental Health Benefits Through Peer Storytelling , Workspan Magazine article; ;Wellness Woes: Why Aren’t Employees Using Your Benefits?

Beyond salary adjustments , consider these options offered by experts interviewed for this article: ;Access to programs, workshops, resources or experts to help workers with budgeting, debt management and retirement planning; ;Caregiver stipends; ;Workplace commute reimbursements; ;Student loan repayment assistance or matches; ;Lower health plan premiums; ;Spot bonuses; Before implementing new programs, ask workers directly and anonymously how they’re feeling about their finances, where their gaps in understanding or access are, and what types of resources would be helpful, said Jasmine Escalera, a career expert at career resource platform Zety.

Workspan Daily article; ;Why Workplace Friendships Are Critical to Talent Acquisition, Retention , Workspan Daily article; ;Accessibility and Belonging: The Keys to Employee Retention , Workspan Daily article; ;From Research to Results: How Positive Psychology and Intrinsic Motivation Drive Performance at Scale , on-demand webinar; Even though empathy is a cultural connector in the workplace, only 17% of global respondents consider their organizations deeply empathetic.

Based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. workers, the new Workplace Monitoring Report from career-building website Zety found 1 in 9 workers had quit a job due to excessive monitoring.