OCTOBER 2020HR TECH OUTLOOK6The current multi-generational workforce is guiding the conversations around health and wellness in the workplace. Both Millennials and Generation Zs expect employers to invest in their wellbeing. Holistic benefits is the new trend in the corporate world. It is constructed to address all aspects of care, including mind and body components. Managing mental health conditions such as stress and depression will be increasingly commonplace, extending, in some plans, to assistance with financial stressors such as college loan payments.These programs are not only crucial for an employee's overall mental and physical health but also for promoting productivity and thereby increasing the efficiency of a business. By leveraging intelligent robots or Chatbot assistants, enterprises can customize the wellbeing experience for each employee, creating a better user experience based on the employees' preferences and wellness goals. Also, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things are helping organizations to have more control over their work environment and better predict the evolving employee needs. Moreover, to drive the levels of motivation, challenges, and rewards for employees, incorporation of real-life like fitness experiences through gamified avenues will see huge tractions this year, offering employees data visualization and interactive features. Consumer technologies such as VR and wearables will also continue to find their way into employer well-being programs. Such high-value technologies are increasingly defining and shaping holistic employee benefit programs, transforming the workforce, and making the employees more efficient and productive while remaining physically and mentally fit. Amid these next-gen developments pertaining to the vertical, identifying appropriate wellness program providers that best align to the employees' needs have become more imperative than ever. In this edition, HR Tech Outlook presents the latest developments in employee wellness along with a host of other new technologies, innovations, and disruptive players that are accelerating the momentum. Leafing through these pages will keep you updated on the refreshing technologies and the latest trends in the modern employee wellness stack, helping you in making informed decisions for your enterprise.Let us know your thoughts.Fostering Better Wellbeing of Employees Hanna WilsonManaging Editoreditor@hrtechoutlook.comManaging EditorHanna WilsonEditorial StaffSalesAaron PierceAva Garcia Philo VazRussell ThomasVisualizersChris LynnCalvin JamesEditor's NoteShirley Jacobsshirley@hrtechoutlook.comCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffContact Us:Phone:+1 (510)-369-5331Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@hrtechoutlook.comeditor@hrtechoutlook.commarketing@hrtechoutlook.com HR TECH OUTLOOKOctober - 14 - 2020, Volume 06, Issue 34 (ISSN 2644-2477)Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to HR Tech OutlookVisit www.hrtechoutlook.com Ronald Donovan
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