HALF of human resources leaders surveyed expect recruiting to be more difficult in 2021 than previous years, according to HR software provider, isolved. Forty percent of HR leaders say the remote-work environment brought on by Covid-19 will threaten their efforts to acquire talent (as employees happily stay put with their current work arrangements) while 27% cite hiring freezes and 16% say competitors with larger budgets.

ACCORDING to isolved’s survey, 44% of HR leaders say their organization will require employees get the Covid-19 vaccine in order to return to work. Meanwhile a survey by The Conference Board, a nonprofit think tank, found 45% of companies have not communicated a vaccine policy and 44% say plans to reopen the workplace are unknown. Twenty-one percent of workers expect to return within six months (April to June 2021), 28% expect to return in 7 to 12 months and 8% are unsure.

MORE than a third of workers do not understand workplace benefits they’re enrolled in, according to a survey by Voya Financial. Confusion rises significantly among younger workers – as more than half of Millennials (54%) report they don’t understand their benefit selections.

EMPLOYEES will look more to their employers for benefits educational programs in 2021. Twothirds of employees (66%) indicated they want their employer to help them better understand their employee benefits throughout the year, not just at open enrollment. This number jumps for younger workers, as 78% of Millennials report they would like more communication about their workplace benefits throughout 2021.

NEARLY 6 in 10 American workers (56%) spent more time reviewing their benefits offered by their employer during the fall open enrollment period, according to Voya’s survey. Seventy-three percent of employees are interested in support and guidance tools that help them understand how much money to put aside for retirement, emergency savings and healthcare expenses.