Let’s shine a light on the women of Costco
Welcome to the Manager Update page. As a member of Costco leadership, you have an important role to play in helping to support your employees’ well-being. You can inspire them to take the 2023 WITT pledge. And you can encourage them to explore their benefits so they can take full advantage of them.
Encourage employees to take the 2023 pledge
Remind your employees who haven’t already done it, to take the 2023 We’re In This Together pledge. There’s no better way to get to know their Costco benefits and use them in their everyday life to improve their emotional, financial and physical well-being. When they do, they’ll get a monthly email reminding to check out the well-being portal for articles, videos, podcasts and more.
Click here for talking points to use when speaking to employees about the Pledge.
Click here for Pledge resources you can use
2023 Pledges: The numbers are in
Here are the metrics for 2023 pledges in January.
- 91,431 pledgers (from 1/1/23-1/31/23)
- Top 5 regions (from 1/1/23-1/31/23)
- LA Region
- SD Region
- BA Region
- TE Region
- SE Region
Starting in March, watch for employee benefit usage metrics from our suppliers.
Focus on Women’s Health
February’s WITT content focuses on women and their well-being. Your employees can find out how to stay healthy at every age and stage, learn to cope with infertility and discover what having a mammogram is like. They’ll explore ways to save for their kids’ educations and listen to a podcast about dealing with “mom guilt”.
Resources to help you help your employees
Get to know the Costco benefits, resources and content that are featured on the well-being portal each month, and make sure your employees know how their Costco benefits can support them and their covered dependents.
February’s featured resources:
- Finding an OB/GYN who can help:
- Visit Costcobenefits.com, “Find a Provider” under What if I or:
- ML — Call Aetna or the Live Healthy Team at 800-814-3543
- HI — Call HMSA at 800-776-4672
- PR — Call Triple-S at 800-981-3241
- Visit Costcobenefits.com, “Find a Provider” under What if I or:
- Support for employees before, during and after pregnancy:
- ML — Call the Aetna Maternity Program at 855-282-6344 (TTY: 711) or visit Aetna.com/Maternity.
- HI — Call HMSA 800-776-4672.
- PR — Call 800-981-3241 or visit Salud.GrupoTriples.com.
- AbleTo
- Short-term, no-cost counseling and coaching program to help manage stress, grief or life with a chronic health condition
- Sessions are by phone or video chat
- To learn more, visit Costcobenefits.com > Health & Wellness > AbleTo.
- Resources For Living® (RFL®)*
- Support for overall emotional well-being.
- RFL can refer kids ages 6–11 and adolescents ages 12–17 to Brightline for virtual therapy
- To learn more about RFL, call 833-721-2320 (TTY: 711) or visit Costcobenefits.com.
- RethinkCare
- Helps parents navigate the challenges raising resilient children, including those with developmental challenges such as ADHD or autism.
- Includes ongoing no-cost phone or video consultations with a dedicated behavior expert
- To learn more, visit Costcobenefits.com > Work & Life > RethinkCare.
- Benefits Quick Reference Guide
- A convenient guide you can print and share with employees when you need information about Costco benefits in a hurry. As a reminder, please choose the one that applies to your location for resources available to your employees.
- This guide is also available in poster format and was included in your Annual Enrollment kit, which was sent to all locations at the end of October. You can order additional posters by visiting the HR Materials Ordering Site. *
*Resources For Living is available to all employees and members of their household, including children up to age 26 living away from home.