Benefits 2021: Mental health and financial health are top of mind for PepsiCo, Nvidia, and other major companies

If companies like PepsiCo, Principal and Nvidia serve as an example, then across the economy organizations are expanding and recalibrating benefits packages and policies for 2021, responding to the new remote nature of work and the global COVID-19 pandemic.

For these three companies, the focus was on mental health and financial health moving into 2021, as well as more virtual services, executives at each of them said. “We plan to expand and enhance our mental health support and financial well-being programs,” says Sergio Ezama, SVP and chief talent officer for PepsiCo and chief human resources officer for PepsiCo’s Global Functions & Groups. “Mental and financial wellness have been two areas where we see the most need due to the continued economic uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.”