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Extra employers are including dwelling supply of meals and snacks as a brand new well being advantages for 2022 because the Covid-19 pandemic retains People working remotely from their properties.

The advantages consulting agency Mercer’s nationwide survey information from employer-sponsored well being plans reveals firms are providing extra methods to help workers working remotely, notably given working at dwelling is anticipated to turn into everlasting for a lot of.

One in 5 employers surveyed, or 21%, say they may “add or improve well-being initiatives which can be focused particularly to distant employees,” as a part of their 2022 worker well being and associated advantages, Mercer said in its preliminary report released Wednesday. Such examples embody “dwelling supply of meals or snacks, backed ergonomic workplace furnishings, or a stipend to assist pay for well-being providers or actions,” Mercer stated.

The Mercer report, which the agency referred to as a preliminary have a look at employer choices for 2022, comes as firms this fall reveal their well being profit choices through open enrollment, the annual fall company ritual that enables employees to decide on or change their protection for the following yr.

“Employers are adjusting their strategic strategy to create a caring tradition, group and sense of belonging,” stated Elissa Rosenbaum, principal in Mercer’s well being enterprise. “A handful of Mercer’s purchasers are altering their philosophical perspective on what help actually means. This implies listening to workers wants and responding to them instantly by offering significant applications they need.”

In different findings of the report, Mercer stated employers are projecting well being profit prices to rise 4.7% on common for 2022 in comparison with this yr, Mercer stated. This fee improve is much like previous profit will increase and doesn’t essentially imply employees pays 4.7% extra for his or her share of the premium as a result of employers are inclined to push extra of their value onto workers.

However Mercer stated in its evaluation of the survey information that “employers on common is not going to improve workers’ share of the price of protection in 2022.” The projected improve is predicated on 1,502 employer responses since mid-June, Mercer stated.

“On common, workers will choose up 22% of whole well being plan premium prices in 2022, unchanged from 2021,” Mercer stated in an announcement asserting its annual advantages report. “Among the many largest employers (these with 20,000 or extra workers), practically a 3rd (32%) will truly lower the share of the premium contributed by workers in 2022, whereas solely 17% will improve it.”