Due to the unfortunate labor market, employers are adding more and more to benefits packages in order to gain employees. Many organizations are adding methods such as in-vitro fertilization and egg freezing, just to name a few.
Around one in eight couples struggle with infertility issues in the United States alone. These equates to 6.7 million people a year. Natural fertility rates are only 20% per month for healthy 30-year-old women, meaning that for every 100 women actively trying to get pregnant in a month, only 20 are actually successful.
I thought this was an interesting read and it made me consider how health benefits can change from time to time. What are some health benefits you could expect emerging in the future?
If 65 is no longer a default retirement age, maybe some benefits targeting an older workplace demographic would be good. What those are exactly, I'm not sure. But making the workplace sage for codgers would be nice.
ReplyDeleteTo be completely honest I had no idea how many people were struggling with infertility. I've been doing some research into the topic before and I have seen different studies about the infertility in men rising due to low testosterone levels. Some even suggest that over the past 50 years the average testosterone level in men has decreased by 50%, thats 1% per year. This has been linked to the use of pthalates. This is the only study I saw about men, I can't imagine women fair much better with the industrial use of dangerous chemicals in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting point Pierce! Perhaps, benefits targeting men can help aid in fertility levels, though I'm not sure how exactly. Perhaps making sure that workers meet the average test level would suffice.
DeleteI know that some companies even pay for their employees to get gym memberships. So, maybe things like promoting employee overall health will continue. I feel like expansion of mental health services might also occur. Either way, it seems like promoting employee health would be a good investment for employers. An increase in employee health could improve workplace productivity and boost morale.
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