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Financial Planning for Your Wellness Program
One of the largest stressors for Americans involves financial concerns. A 2014 survey conducted by Harris Poll, on behalf of the American Psychological Association, found that 72 percent of Americans reported feeling stressed about money at least some of the time during the past month, with 22 percent of respondents reporting feeling extremely stressed about…
The Business Case for Employee Wellness Programs
Across the month of March FMP’s blog posts have focused on employee wellness programs. Our first post (How Fit is Your Company’s Wellness Program?) provided a general overview of employee wellness programs, discussed what makes a successful wellness program, and provided an overview of FMP’s wellness program. Our next post (Trends in Wellness Programs) explored…
Trends in Wellness Programs
In our blog post from earlier this month, How Fit Is Your Company’s Wellness Program, we addressed the return on investment that organizations receive for investing in a wellness program. We also outlined how FMP built our own wellness program, following best practices and trends in corporate wellness. Successful programs engage leadership, align with the…
How Fit is Your Company’s Wellness Program?
At FMP, we take employee wellness seriously. We know that having a healthy, balanced lifestyle affects more than just your work; it affects every aspect of your life. That’s why FMP dedicates time and attention to creating a workplace that supports our employees, responds to their needs, and encourages them to bring their whole selves…
Lessons Learned from One Year of Flexible Paid Time Off
In the fall of 2016, FMP shifted to a self-managed, flexible paid time off (PTO) policy. By moving away from a fixed allocation of PTO hours, we hoped this shift would increase flexibility, boost employee engagement, help us attract and retain top talent, and reduce the administrative burden often associated with tracking and managing PTO….
FMP’s Footprint: Remote Employees Across the Country
At FMP, flexibility is one of our core values, and flexible work arrangements are one of the ways we put it into practice. With flexibility being our theme this February, we thought it was only fitting for FMP’s remote employees to talk about how their remote work arrangements fit their lives and what they’ve learned…
How Do You Make Remote Work Arrangements Work?
While at a conference panel discussion on Millennials in the workplace, one speaker commented that future generations will be shocked to learn of an antiquated era when…
Making Telework Work: I’ll Take My Telework Program STIRred, Not Shaken
Technology is changing the way we work. Not only are the types of available jobs dramatically different than they were a generation ago, technological advances are making it increasingly easier for employees to perform these jobs outside the office. Global Workplace Analytics reports that 50% of the US workforce holds a job compatible with at…