ArmadaCare News & Insights

If the last year has been all about limits, the future is shaping up to be about reimagination. Millions of employees are planning for a post-COVID future—and it might look really different than the present. They’re considering big moves, rethinking how they pursue professional opportunities or reflecting on what they’ve learned from work-from-home experiences. With […]

A year into remote work, employee mental health has reached all-time lows. Work-from-home fatigue, pandemic exhaustion and persistent work-life balance difficulties have employees reeling. A new study [1] reveals that nearly half of full-time workers in the U.S. are dealing with mental health issues. This marks nearly a 40% increase in the number of workers […]

Employee mental health, which has been on the decline for some time, may have come close to reaching a breaking point. Data [1] from assessments during the 2020 holiday season show there was nearly a 50% rise [2] in the risk of depression among employees and worker focus dropped by over 60%, [3] to an […]

While we’ll remember 2020 as the year most workplaces went remote, many companies had been trending toward a remote work environment for some time. In fact, according to recent data, the percentage of remote workers has grown nearly 160% since 2005. [1] Once considered “normal” only for entrepreneurs or independent contractors, remote work has expanded […]

So much changed in 2020: employers and employees contended with the challenges of remote work, unprecedented stress, radical changes in the economy, new strains to work/life balance and ongoing uncertainty. Through it all, work has remained a constant for many people, which is why employer support and employee health benefits matters more than ever. Once […]

The ongoing challenges of the pandemic have forward-thinking employers actively acknowledging that business continuity and recovery are closely tied to employee health. Supporting employee well-being is key moving forward. Here is what recent research says about the historically unprecedented stress of this period and the value of addressing employee health. Employee health has suffered Across […]

These are stressful times. Employees face tremendous strain at work and home, which is often now the same physical place. Not surprisingly, the pressure and fatigue are affecting employee mental health. Let’s take a closer look at the factors driving employee stress, why employer empathy matters so much and how employers can show it. Employee […]

Flexible gap-coverage solutions have never been more important in delivering improved benefit planning. As clients look to you for guidance, here are six ways you can enhance relationships and add value when traditional healthcare benefit planning is forced off-cycle. #1: Analyze and assess for improved benefit planning Benefit planning is certainly crunch time for employers […]

Emotional distress and employee well-being Employee well-being refers to a person’s ability to thrive by finding balance in work, play and relationships—essentially to “be well” in life and work. True well-being is about being healthy and centered physically, socially, financially, mentally and emotionally. Mental and emotional health are vitally important; however, many workplaces lack effective […]

As we enter summer, brokers are beginning their busy season. They are preparing to guide their clients through benefit planning for next year and beyond. But amid unprecedented uncertainty, this benefit planning season is unlike any other. Preparing for pivots with flexible benefits is key. Despite tomorrow’s unknowns, taking a strategic approach in benefit planning […]

In 2019, over 80% of employers planned to increase wellness and well-being budgets – double the amount from a decade ago.1 But how does this relate to reducing employee turnover? There are no two ways about it: employee well-being affects any company’s bottom line. A company’s success depends on cultivating a workforce that operates efficiently […]

Feel like on-the-job expectations are constantly growing, but struggling to stay motivated? You, along with an overwhelming majority of the American working population, may be experiencing symptoms of burnout. Employers are beginning to realize just how vast the implications for employee burnout are on their businesses. According to a study conducted by Gallup, “Burned-out employees […]