
Several economic and social changes post pandemic are driving employers to consider updating paid time away and leave programs. Programmatic changes are focused on four core factors that are common across employers:
- Talent management
- Financial objectives
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
- Legislative requirements
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the ways we work and the social and political unrest during the pandemic, all served as accelerants to change. Here are observations of how the time off and paid leave landscape has shifted, as well as topics that are top-of-mind for employers given the current economic, technical, and social environment.

