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The Four People You Forgot About in Your Onboarding Program

Achievers

Yet most programs focus only on brand new hires, overlook four important groups of people: New Parents. A parental leave can last anywhere from a few weeks in the States, to one year in Canada, or as much as 14 months if you live in Sweden. People Returning From an Extended Stress/Medical Leave.

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The Four People You Forgot About in Your Onboarding Program

Achievers

Yet most programs focus only on brand new hires, overlook four important groups of people: New Parents. A parental leave can last anywhere from a few weeks in the States, to one year in Canada, or as much as 14 months if you live in Sweden. People Returning From an Extended Stress/Medical Leave.

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislative Developments

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Proposals for paid family and medical leave at the federal level historically haven’t had enough support to become law.

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Fertility Benefits Are Growing in Popularity

Winston Benefits

Employers are finding new and interesting ways to support the growing families of their employees, with benefits such as paid parental leave, adoption support and fertility benefits on the rise. Fertility benefits are important for couples struggling to conceive, because in vitro fertilization treatments can be expensive.

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Seven legislation changes you should be aware of

Ascender

Employers can begin switching over to Single Touch Payroll from 1 July 2017. As of the beginning of 2017, the weekly rate is $358.05, the fortnightly rate is $716.10, the four-weekly rate is $1432.20 As of 1 January 2017, working holidaymakers will be taxed at 15% from every dollar earned up to $37,000. tax threshold (34.5%

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Hertility Answers: How to support LGBTQ+ employees looking to start a family?

Employee Benefits

A 2017 study by Mercer found that 33% of UK respondents do not offer equal benefits to LGBTQ+ employees because they do not know how to implement such a benefit! Being a 21st-century employer means establishing an inclusive, progressive and supportive work environment to attract and retain employees. About Hertility Health.

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American employers’ push for minimum wage increase faces an uphill battle

HR Digest

In 2017, BoA raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Bank of America on Tuesday announced it was increasing its minimum wage to $26 an hour by 2025, according to chief executive Brian Moynihan. This isn’t the first time the American multinational investment bank and financial services has raised wages.

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