It's prediction time, and this week's edition of your Workplace Wellness Insider newsletter has plenty. We offer a series of perspectives from around the industry, and some from our own team as well. All are vital—they provide the context you'll need as you plan your priorities for the new year. For now, happy holidays to all.—The Ragan Team

TOP READS

Workplace wellness predictions for next year. Industry pros offer their most informed prognostications for the top trends in the well-being space in the new year.

Employee well-being trends for 2021 point to a safer, stronger workplace. Ragan’s CEO shares top predictions and priorities for leaders to consider in the new year.

A nationwide chain of veterinary clinics works to reduce the student debt of its doctors. Banfield Pet Hospitals innovates with financial wellness and suicide prevention programs.

Curating the week in wellness: Essential wellness, HR and health care trends for 2021, preparing your vaccine campaign, and more. The week’s essential content and fresh industry pickings for those dedicated to employee well-being.

RESEARCH

Some organizations find traction with deferred-compensation plans as employees make up savings foregone during pandemic. The benefit, increasingly popular with executives and other key workers looking to maximize retirement savings, could boost the ability to recruit and retain top talent.

STAT OF THE WEEK

Organizations recognize the value of
asking employees for feedback. But few employees have confidence that their feedback is being acted on, according to this research.

Proud of your internal comms work this year? Send us your case study. We’re compiling the most outstanding employee communications initiatives and campaigns from the past 12 months for an upcoming guidebook, and we want you to be part of it. 

RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Want to know what really enhances job satisfaction—with data that executives can’t ignore? Check out Ragan's Salary & Workplace Culture Survey, 2020 Edition, and learn whether your salary structure is within the norm and whether you're doing all you can to foster workplace happiness and optimize the employee experience.

Are you ready for your workforce to come back to the office? Communications will be at the heart of any successful effort to reboard your employees in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to plan for a changed business world.