Employees are picking up shifts and second jobs to pay for fertility treatments

FERTILITY BENEFITS: Fertility issues affect approximately one in six people, according to the World Health Organization. Still, 29% of employees said that in order to pay for fertility treatments, they would need to incur a significant amount of debt, according to a recent survey from healthcare platform Carrot Fertility . Thirty-nine percent said they'd need to dip into their savings , and nearly half of respondents said they'd even consider taking a second job to afford fertility treatments.?

More companies, including 亚马逊 and 星巴克 , are extending fertility benefits to their part-time workers , meaning that full-time employees at other companies can turn to picking up shifts as a means to get the support they need. Here's what to know about this emerging trend:

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HEALTHY HABITS: Samantha Alexander , CEO of healthcare company bitewell , is advocating for better alignment between how people eat and their health outcomes. Bitewell helps employees pay for and choose the best foods for their health goals and conditions. Employers decide how much money to give their employees to spend toward food, and Bitewell provides nutritional intelligence on 85% of the U.S. food supply, explains Citro-Alexander.

"Food is one of the only things that you do multiple times a day for your health," says Citro-Alexander. "Take this moment that happens three, four or five times a day and use it as a healthcare measure to drive down costs and transform change in the medical industry in our country."

Read: Why food access might be the next big thing in healthcare benefits

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS: Performance reviews don't end when an employee reaches a certain age. However, it can be challenging for managers to give constructive feedback to older employees whose priorities are different than they were early on in their careers.?In a new survey by AARP , 72% of employees between the ages of 40-49 said they were reprioritizing the role their job plays in their overall life, and 70% said they were spending more time thinking about career goals.

But what these goals are may look different from those of younger employees, as 77% also said they were taking more time to focus on personal goals and half said they were thinking about relocating in order to be closer to family.?To retain these seasoned workers, managers must gain a better understanding of what they want, and adapt their approach to feedback accordingly.

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