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Employee Time Off Management and Vacation Planning

In today's fast-paced work environment, where productivity often takes precedence, the importance of time off for employees cannot be overstated. As HR professionals, it's crucial to not only [...]

Improving the Employee Experience

In today's fast-paced corporate landscape, an organization's ability to attract, retain, and nurture top talent hinges on more than just compensation packages and growth opportunities. The overall [...]

Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process

In today’s interconnected world, an equitable hiring process isn’t just an ethical choice—it's a business necessity. However, unconscious bias often impedes our best intentions. Recognizing and [...]

Childcare Support and Assistance for Working Parents

In today's evolving corporate landscape, the concept of work-life balance is more critical than ever, particularly for working parents. A 2019 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed [...]

The Essential Role of HR Professionals in Advancing DEIB Initiatives

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) have become central to creating a thriving and progressive workplace. As HR professionals, you hold a pivotal role in championing these initiatives [...]

Nurturing Tomorrow's Leaders Through Leadership Development

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern workplaces, effective leadership is the cornerstone of organizational success. As HR professionals, you hold the key to nurturing and shaping the leaders of [...]

A Comprehensive Guide for Navigating Disciplinary Actions

As HR professionals, one of the most challenging aspects of our role is handling disciplinary actions effectively and fairly. Disciplinary actions are essential for maintaining a productive and [...]

Prioritizing Employee Health and Well-Being

As HR professionals, we hold a critical role in ensuring the holistic well-being of our company's employees. Employee health and well-being encompass physical fitness, mental health, emotional [...]

How HR Professionals Attract Top Talent

In today's fiercely competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent has become a crucial challenge for organizations. Human Resources professionals play a vital role in this process, [...]

The Role of Diversity in Our Lives

Diversity is the beautiful tapestry that weaves together individuals from various backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. It encompasses the recognition and celebration of our unique [...]

The Impact of Personalized Mental Health Services on Employee Wellbeing

In the modern work environment, employee wellbeing is more than just a trend—it's a fundamental aspect of successful organizations. Employee wellbeing is a holistic concept that encompasses physical, [...]

Re-Engaging Today’s Workforce

Employee engagement is a critical factor in driving productivity, innovation, and overall organizational success- but in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing work environment, maintaining a high [...]

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for Shifting Emotions

Have you ever been feeling one way but wanting to feel another? If you're human (slowly raising hand), my guess is yes.

How to Support a Loved One's Mental Health

In any given year, only 60% of people with a mental illness get mental health care. As a result, family members and caregivers often play a large role in helping and supporting them.

Tips for Mental Health Month

When it comes to your mental health, it’s important to be proactive and take charge of your own situation.

Mental Health Tips for Civil Unrest

A global pandemic, civil unrest, and the possibility of being able to gather with family and friends again have many people experiencing several emotions at once. Emotions are running high, leaving [...]

The State of Employee Health and Well-being 2021 with HR.com

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on work over the last year, with most HR professionals agreeing that it has significantly reduced employee wellbeing. Even so, more than four-fifths of [...]

New for 2021: Modernized Counseling

Helping your employees take the first step towards leading a healthy, happy life anywhere, anytime, any place.

Finding Work-Life Balance in the Age of Coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic continues on with no clear end in sight, it’s harder to sustain a sense of normalcy in daily life. While the early days of the pandemic called for breaking a lot of [...]

Here’s How You Can Help Ease Back-to-School Anxiety During COVID-19

Back-to-school anxiety is not uncommon even under normal circumstances. As many students head back to classrooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic this fall, many kids and families are feeling especially [...]

The State of the Human Experience Survey with HR.com

Things have sped up in the workplace. This is due to a range of issues such as the raging war for talent, the quest for better business performance, and the kind of technological advancements that [...]

The Human Experience: HR's Next Frontier

The days of “What happens at home stays at home” are gone. Employers are coming to term with the fact that the lives of their employees’ spill over into the office, and employees are beginning to [...]

Keeping Your Emotional Health

Emotional health is an important part of overall health. People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They’re able to cope with life’s challenges. [...]

Why Men Shouldn’t Ignore Their Mental & Emotional Health

As healthcare organizations around the country prepare to recognize National Men’s Health Week, take a moment to think about the facts when it comes to men and their mental and emotional health.

12 Self-Care Tips to Protect Your Mental Health during Civil Unrest

Civil unrest can have an impact on the entire community, including your mental health and wellbeing. At a time where you are physically, mentally, and emotionally drained, and your wellbeing has [...]

Emotional Wellness Toolkit

How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, and your overall mental health. How you react to your experiences and feelings can change over time. [...]

Keeping chronic conditions in check amid COVID-19

Chronic illnesses don’t fade into the background during a pandemic. In some cases, the stress can adversely affect individuals with underlying conditions or compromised immune systems.

The unexpected revival of life skills

Can’t find a face mask? Many people are sitting at their sewing machines and making their own.

COVID prioritizes the employee EAP experience

The overhaul of the Employee Experience now includes mental health support and de-stigmatization.

Self-Care and Social Distancing

By Shainna Ali Ph.D., LMHC at Psychology Today While the world is changing, we are experiencing a need to adapt our lifestyles as well. As we adjust, many are noticing that usual methods of self-care [...]

Interpreter services are one of many keys to care

Imagine going to the hospital for medical care and not being able to communicate with those who can help you. Now imagine wanting to deliver potentially life-saving treatment, but not being able to [...]

Helping the Helpers

Vicarious trauma, also known as second victim experience, occurs when the thinking or beliefs about the world change as a result of repeated exposure to trauma. First responders and frontliners of [...]

A new discussion around telehealth

COVID-19 has brought telehealth to the forefront. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, telehealth is remote health care that does not always involve clinical services. This remote [...]

Choosing a provider who’s right for you

Let’s face it. Many people are hesitant to have a session with a therapist.

How to celebrate while social distancing

By now we all know what social distancing is, but many of us don't know the potential impacts. The symptoms of social distancing can look different from person to person, and include fear and [...]

Virtual Meeting Etiquette

While working remote is the norm for many people, for just as many, if not more, it’s brand new terrain. Learning the ins and outs of virtual meetings can take time and practice. At this point in the [...]

Self Care while Social Distancing

Social distancing doesn’t mean that self-care regiments have to fall by the wayside. It may be easy to abandon the practices you put in place to help you reground and recharge, but during high stress [...]

Be your most productive self while working from home

Avoid miscommunication and isolation with tools like the NexGen EAP app.

Creatively connecting remote employees

Avoid burnout when working from home

Working from anywhere can complicate work-life balance

Remote Working 101

5 Tips For Managing Your Money In A Financial Crisis

By: Tony Robinson, Financial Professional

Pandemic mixed with infodemic equals misinformation

Reliable information helps manage stress and anxiety

4 Tips on Managing Stress & Anxiety During Difficult Times

Stay at home orders, climbing infection rates, and general uncertainty are fueling stress and anxiety among people around the world. As employees transition to working remotely or unemployment, [...]

NexGen EAP is Here to Help

"If there’s one thing I know about eni, it’s that every single person in this company cares about you and your people, first and foremost."

Confidence & Calm in Times of Uncertainty

“I need help and guidance while not being able to work due to severe anxiety, and am concerned about job security.” How do you respond?

HR's Glass Slipper: What to Look for in an EAP

Employee Assistance Programs are growing in popularity as more attention is paid to mental health. Studies have shown that businesses using an EAP save between $5 and $16 for every $1 spent.

Self-Care: Tips for Taking Better Care of Yourself

By Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. at Psychology Today It’s so important to make sure you take good care of your body, mind, and soul every day, not just when you get sick. Learning how to eat right, reduce [...]

Keep On Communicating Benefits

Offering top-notch benefits may attract competitive talent, but how much do your employees actually know about those benefits? Competitive Total Rewards Programs come with a lofty price tag that [...]

Looking Ahead: Benefit Trends for 2019

Open enrollment periods are already in full-swing. As employees make benefit selections, HR departments are already looking ahead to next year’s benefit offerings in order to retain their best [...]

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