With a growing number of elderly Americans needing daily assistance, people with special needs requiring care, and COVID-19 potentially increasing the amount of family members who have fallen ill, one in seven working Americans identifies as a caregiver. Now more than ever, employer support and workplace benefits that address caregivers’ needs are necessary for this growing segment of the US workforce.
Workforce 2020
Meeting the benefit needs of today’s diverse workforce in a changed world.
"Workforce 2020: Meeting the benefit needs of today’s diverse workforce in a changed world" is the first report from Guardian’s 8th Annual Workplace Benefits Study. Our research focuses on the mindsets and needs of five key communities in the workforce that traditionally have been underserved from an employee benefits perspective. Diversity in the workplace goes well beyond traditional demographic attributes like age, race, and gender. Tomorrow’s workforce will be even more diverse than the workforce of today – and employers must prepare.1
Now is the time for companies to move beyond mere representation or talk. They must weave D&I into the fabric of their company and values to make lasting change.
Despite recent progress in the US on benefits equality and inclusion, the journey has just begun for many organizations, and much more work lies ahead. And – in a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements that highlight systemic racism and injustice – a more diverse and inclusive workplace is more important than ever. It’s becoming a business imperative for employers to address the unique benefits needs of these growing workforce segments.
Workforce 2020 webinar series
For further insights and information on the topics addressed in the Workforce 2020 report, we invite you to watch previously aired and register for upcoming webinars. These webinars cover topics such as, how COVID-19 is impacted the disabled community, how to create inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees, the growing importance of inclusion and diversity strategies, and much more. Multiple events may be selected when using the registration form.
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