Prevention

As a reward and benefits leader, workforce strain isn't a roadblock, it's your cue to act. REBA’s latest report, Turning challenge into opportunity: how organisations can move from workforce strain to workforce strength, outlines how you can translate those pressures into long-term workforce strength. 

Usage figures show activity, but benefits leaders also need clear objectives and evidence of what the support achieves for employees.

Most employers offer some form of wellbeing support. Far fewer offer anything that helps a woman through menopause, failed IVF cycle or return to work after miscarriage. That gap is where many experienced women are quietly leaving the workforce.

Although absence data tells you how much time was lost, the more useful question is how quickly each case got the right support. It’s the first few weeks that matter most.