This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 17, 2020 Another COVID Cancellation: The Holiday Office Party The Business Journals More companies than ever are choosing to skip the holiday party entirely this year, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to upend traditions and office life. That’s according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which annually surveys human resources professionals on their company’s holiday celebration plans. Of 189 surveyed, about 55% said their company is not having a holiday celebration this year, the most since Challenger, Gray & Christmas started polling organizations on their seasonal plans. READ MORE During COVID, Holiday Gift-Giving Can Be HR's 'Time To Shine' Human Resource Executive Undoubtedly, COVID-19 will force many employers to abandon their traditional holiday parties this year, prompting some HR leaders to shift their attention to employee gifts. What types of gifts can better connect remote workers to each other and the organization while helping to build the company’s brand? READ MORE VIDEO SHOWCASE Adaptable Solutions for any Business Promoted by PODS Enterprises, LLC Your employees deserve real recovery. Promoted By Symetria Recovery What Happens To Workplace Perks When No-One's in the Office? BBC News Drinks on tap, rock-climbing walls, gourmet cafeterias – perks are a hallmark of many desirable workplaces. But when workers are not in the office to actually enjoy them, companies are being forced to reevaluate their incentives and work culture. READ MORE Parents Say Employers Are Illegally Firing Them During Pandemic EBN Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed. Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing employers of illegally denying parental leave or subjecting them to other forms of discrimination, according to tallies by the law firm Barnes & Thornburg and the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) ISP for Employee Assistance Programs, Organizations and Workplaces The Rise of Employee Health Tracking BBC News Serial entrepreneur Surendar Magar has made a career out of developing ways for humans to use devices remotely. “I’ve pretty much spent my life untethering things, from computers to phones,” says Magar, one of the early pioneers of both Wi-Fi and the digital signal processing technology used in smartphones, and now the CEO of California-based company LifeSignals. READ MORE Design Key To Wellness Program Success, Cigna Study Suggests Benefits Pro Properly designed and executed wellness programs can reduce health-care costs and absenteeism while increasing productivity, according to a new report from Cigna. “Health and Wellness in Workplaces: What Works? ROI Analysis of Health and Wellness Interventions” is the largest global review of the impact of workplace wellness interventions, according to researchers. Several key findings can help employers and benefits providers design effective programs. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Discovery Behavioral Health Five Things to Do to Manage Stress TMS for Treatment Resistant Depression Changes Lives COVID 19 & Addiction: Staying Connected in a Time of Isolation 'Mom Guilt,' Work Hours Rise in Pandemic Parenting, But So Does Quality Family Time Medical Xpress Previous studies have established that parents in the U.S. already face greater stress trying to achieve work-family balance than parents in any other Western country, but COVID-19 levies an unprecedented strain on working parents. Yet the pandemic also offers opportunities for change, as couples have to renegotiate competing career and parenting demands together and reevaluate their priorities. Abigail Ocobock, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame, wanted to investigate how working parents were managing the dueling work-family demands of COVID-19. She is preparing the study for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. READ MORE People With COVID-19 More Likely To Develop Depression, Anxiety, And Dementia Healthline Nearly 20 percent of COVID-19 patients developed a mental health issue — like depression, anxiety, or dementia — within three months of diagnosis, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated the health records of 69 million people in the United States, which included over 62,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19. Doctors have long suspected that COVID-19 was linked to higher rates of mental health problems. 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Additionally, the more the candidate loses by, the greater the number of days of stress and depression for residents in those states. According to a study led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Duke University, researchers analyzed data from nearly 500,000 adults, looking at mental health indicators during the 2016 general election. They found that people who lived in states with a Hillary Clinton majority experienced on average an additional half-day of poor mental health in the month following election (December) compared with the month before (October). Brandon Yan, UCSF medical student and health policy researcher, says the findings indicate that elections could impact public mental health, and election-related stress should be monitored. READ MORE Burnout Can Exacerbate Work Stress, Further Promoting a Vicious Circle Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz via Science Daily Work stress and burnout are mutually reinforcing. Surprisingly, the effect of work stress on burnout is much smaller than the effect of burnout on work stress. READ MORE FDA Approves Prescription-Only Apple Watch App For PTSD Nightmares New Atlas The majority of post-traumatic stress disorder patients suffer from frequent traumatic nightmares that can deeply disrupt sleep patterns and have been linked with significantly higher rates of suicide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now approved a platform called NightWare, designed to help improve sleep in PTSD patients suffering from such recurrent nightmares. The system is an app that runs on Apple Watches and will only be available by prescription. READ MORE SUGGESTED COMPANIES Your Trusted Treatment Partner © Find effective help and healing for employees struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. Read more     Promoted by ValleyHope Novartis @Novartis © We want to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases. 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