Offering pay flexibility and personal finance assistance to employees is a win-win situation for companies, writes Doug Politi, president of compliance solutions at ADP. On-demand pay, early wage access, budget management and savings tools, and fully integrated retirement planning are ways to help boost the long-term financial well-being of employees.

Various aspects of coping with the coronavirus pandemic can be stressful and lead to negative outcomes for employees, but some people are so good at hiding the stress that it can be hard to detect. Thomas Hellwig of INSEAD and Caroline Rook of the Henley Business School offer a technique for "emotional triaging" to help identify and assist struggling workers.

Now is the time for employers to encourage their team members to participate in training and learning programs, writes Sarah Danzl, director of communications and client advocacy at Degreed. Danzl outlines benefits of these initiatives, including providing mental relief and future-proofing careers.

AARP employment and Labor Department data show that women older than 55 face higher rates of unemployment in the current economic crisis, increasing from 3.3% to 15.5% in recent months. More care-giving responsibilities and extant stereotypes about older workers are factors affecting their employment.

Some remote workers are taking advantage of the quarantine and indulging in alcohol during the workday -- as many as 1 in 3 US workers, according to data from Alcohol.org. HR managers can help curb this issue by educating leaders on the signs of alcohol use, establishing accountability measures for work progress and eliminating virtual happy hour events, writes Tim Stein, vice president of human capital at American Addiction Centers.

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