A Labor Day
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SALUTE By IRENE HENDRICKS
abor Day takes on a new meaning this year. The past year has brought unprecedented challenges to the American workforce. Partnering with America's leading employers and their millions of employees, we hear the challenges so many have faced firsthand at DailyPay.
Over the past year, healthcare workers continued their noble and selfless fight on the frontlines in the war against COVID. Grocery stores and restaurants continued to feed us despite growing consumer demand, a surge in COVID-19 cases, everchanging mandates and often-confusing regulations. Call and customer support centers kept the goods we bought online coming and helped answer our questions about everything from banking to travel. Hospitality workers returned to the job in a new world for an industry that seemed to teeter on the latest news of COVID cases. And retail workers helped keep the economy afloat and maintain the promise of a better tomorrow by keeping the stores we shop in safe and ready for business.
So this Labor Day we take a moment of reflection to appreciate how they redefined the term ‘essential worker.’ The pressure to put food on the table and keep a roof over your head can be overwhelming and stressful enough, and is now compounded with the stress of keeping you and your family safe and healthy.
But as we have seen time and time again during our country’s darkest hours, the spirit of the American worker has shined through. They put fear aside to keep the economy going in the promise of a brighter future.
And HR professionals were there to support them every step of the way with impactful and creative benefits leveraging new technologies to keep employees safe and happy. From tuition reimbursement to free lunches to virtual assistants - the workplace is evolving right before our eyes.
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DailyPay is proud to be one of the benefits that forward-thinking employers offer, providing millions of American workers with the power of choice and control over earned pay. Every second of every day since the pandemic began last March, a transfer was made by a DailyPay user. Whether it was to pay a bill, fund a much-needed vacation or buy supplies to keep a family safe, DailyPay always made sure money was always in the right place at the right time for its users, in good times and in bad. And as our mission grows, so does our team, which just eclipsed 500 employees nationwide.
As we look forward, millions of Americans could be heading back into offices this fall, at least in a hybrid format, further energizing local businesses and bringing a sense of normalcy from Main Street to Wall Street. Employees will continue to have new expectations as it relates to workplace flexibility and work/life blend. And despite continued uncertainty, the American worker will continue to keep the engine of our economy running as we march forward toward a better tomorrow. Together.
Irene Hendricks
Chief People Officer at DailyPay
