The landscape of employer leave management continues to undergo change and is increasingly complex. However, results of the fifth annual DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey show that employers of all sizes are mastering compliance and other challenges posed by new leave laws and reinterpretations of regulations.
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Leave programs are expanding at the tactical and, more importantly, strategic level as more employers look to leave and related policies as a competitive advantage, says a press release by the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC).
Key trends identified by the over 950 responding employers in the 2015 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey, include:
- Employers are focusing more on the complicated aspects of intermittent leave, regulatory variations, enforcement, and abuse.
- Employers are continually expanding their programs.
- Policies are becoming more uniform and more centrally organized.
- Employers have dedicated more resources and staff to leave management.
The survey findings illustrate an increase in employer sophistication regarding leave and a consistency in the types of solutions and tools that are being put in place. This shows that employers are moving beyond the basics of leave administration to include new leave types, broader policies, return to work and other accommodations, automation through systems, and tighter management, according to the 2015 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey.
Read more about the steps employers are now taking.