The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Study

Empowering a Healthy and Productive Workforce

Fostering a Healthy and Productive Workforce

Our Future of Benefits study delivers new insights into employee benefit trends and the evolving needs of the U.S. workforce. We believe it can help companies design benefit programs that support their employees and create an inclusive culture.
 
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Empowering a Healthy and Productive Workforce

Generational Perspectives on the Workplace From Boomers to Zoomers

The rapid entrance of Generation Z workers (Gen Z) to the workforce as many baby boomers are retiring has changed the composition of the workplace and increased complexity for employers. Our latest data shows the attitudes, expectations and needs of Gen Z workers are notably different from millennials, Generation X and baby boomers in many facets of the employee experience.
 
In parallel to the evolution of the employee experience, employer expectations and human resource roles are also in a state of transformation. Although the role of employers has become more complex, they remain committed to providing employees with benefits and services that help support their personal and professional needs.
 
The Hartford’s fifth annual Future of Benefits Study, which includes national surveys of U.S. employers and workers, provides fresh insights on how to meet the needs of the evolving, multigenerational workforce. The study explores:
 
  • Workplace well-being, productivity and engagement
  • Addressing unmet employee benefit needs and education gaps
  • Optimistic personal finance outlook amid macroeconomic challenges
  • Supporting mental health in the workplace
  • Evolution of paid leave
3-in-5
U.S. workers are experiencing some level of burnout at work, which is highest among Gen Z workers.
75%
of Gen Z workers say strong personal connections at work are important, which is higher than other generations.
62%
of employers say their day-to-day responsibilities have increased in the past few years.
Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Fostering an inclusive workplace is one way that businesses can support their employees while attracting and retaining workers. Mental health is linked to company culture, productivity and organizational performance. That’s why it’s so important for employers to advance cultural changes, dispel stigma associated with mental health, and offer benefits and well-being programs that help employees stay healthy, feel safe and connected with each other.
The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Resources

The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Resources

View research and press releases about The Hartford’s Future of Benefits study and how our insights are helping employers navigate the changing benefits landscape.

Benefits Insights

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A workplace with a healthy culture around mental health can make employees happy and increase productivity. Mental Health Awareness Month is a good time to check if your company is meeting your employees’ mental health needs.
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