Section archive
Category: Culture & Engagement
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The Mental Health Paradox in the Workplace — Benefits Expanded, Utilization Didn’t
By early 2026, the workplace mental health paradox was impossible to ignore: companies had dramatically expanded their mental health benefits — therapy coverage, EAP usage, mental health days, digital therapeutics — but actual utilization remained stubbornly below expectations. The spending was up.…
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Flexible Work Policies Shift From Perk to Expectation — The 2026 Reality Check
By February 2026, the debate over flexible work had effectively ended. The question was no longer whether companies would offer flexibility — 87% of U.S. employers provided some form of flexible or remote work arrangement — but how structured that flexibility would…