Help your employees stay safe at work and at home
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 encourage them to get to know their benefits so they can take full advantage of them.
Report on employee benefits usage
Here are the latest resources for employee benefits usage from our suppliers:
Data is comparing June 2023 to July 2023.
RFL
- Chats increased by 119%
- Financial referrals increased by 56%
SmartDollar
- Monthly users increased by 5.3%
Omada for Joint & Muscle Health
- Enrollments increased by 280%
Omada for Diabetes
- Enrollments increased by 55%
Keep it moving — safely!
In September, our WITT content highlights why moving is such an important part of well-being. What employees can expect from Safety Week. How to better manage chronic pain. And how virtual physical therapy can save employees money.
Check out our latest podcast
Listen to our latest podcast to hear how Costco employee Henry Chi used Costco benefits to manage his complex medical condition.
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. An easy way to do this is by presenting this month’s We’re in This Together program slides during your next staff meeting.
- Be prepared to have informed conversations if your employees come to you with concerns or questions about safety matters, chronic pain and where to find information and support.
- Share information with your employees about the importance of participating in Safety Week and getting to know their well-being resources. For information on how the Benefits Department is supporting Safety Week, visit the Safety Week page on the Benefits Program Tools site.
- Encourage your employees to visit Costcobenefits.com. They can get to know and use their Costco benefits to find virtual physical therapy, motivation to keep them moving and medical and behavioral help for chronic pain.
September’s featured resources:
- Resources For Living® (RFL®)*
- Includes myStrength interactive tools for help with depression, anxiety and other emotional problems.
- Also includes six no-cost counseling sessions with in-person, televideo and chat options.
- Provides free access to articles and tools on the RFL website.
- To learn more about RFL, employees can call 833-721-2320 (TTY: 711) or visit Costcobenefits.com.
- Live Healthy Team**
- One-on-one support from health professionals for emotional and physical well-being.
- Includes registered nurses, dieticians, pharmacists and behavioral health clinicians.
- ML only: Employees can connect with a Live Healthy Coach at 800-814-3543 (option 2).
- Omada for Joint & Muscle Health
- Virtual physical therapy program with personalized workouts.
- Available to employees and their dependents age 13. To learn more, employees can call 888-409-8687 or visit Omada.
- 2nd.MD
- Offers employees facing challenging medical conditions convenient, virtual access to guidance and support from board-certified specialists.
- To get started, employees should visit the 2nd.MD website or call 833-579-2509.
- WeightWatchers
- Costco employees can join for as low as $14 per month, and spouses/domestic partners and dependents can join for as low as $19.50 per month.
- They can sign up at WW.com/Costco.
- 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.
- You can order additional posters by visiting the HR Materials Ordering Site.
*Employees, all members of their household and their dependent children up to age 26 are eligible for services through Resources For Living.
**Not available in Hawaii or Puerto Rico.