Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

A new report from the Workforce Lab at Slack sets out to explore how office-based workers think about artificial intelligence and how they are using it in their jobs. The poll of 10,000 people suggests that the adoption of AI tools in the workplace accelerated by 24 percent over the last quarter, with one in four office-based workers reporting they have tried out the tech for work as of January 2024, compared with one in five as of September 2023.

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HR Digest

MARCH 1, 2024

A Gallup employee engagement survey has raised concerns regarding the significant decline in Gen Z employee engagement since March 2020. Following the pandemic, employee engagement levels have consistently been a matter of concern and it has seemingly worsened with each passing year. We could perhaps blame the unstable job market or the rising inflation concerns for this disengagement, but it is likely a lot more complex than just one or two major factors causing the disruption.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

The UK’s ‘deskless’ workers feel considerably less valued at work than their desk-based colleagues. Just 43 per cent of UK deskless workers admit to feeling seen, valued and appreciated compared to 61 per cent of desk-based corporate employees. These are the findings from O.C. Tanner’s 2024 Global Culture Report which have been released to coincide with Employee Appreciation Day (1 March 2024).

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

Credit: Anton_Ivanov / Shutterstock.com Something for the weekend: In order to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (17 March) this year, gambling website VegasSlotsOnline has begun its search for a professional Guinness taster. If you have ever wished you could be paid for drinking Guinness, then this could be the role for you. The lucky Guinness lover will be tasked with revealing once and for all which popular UK pub chains pour the best Irish stout pint, or shots of Baby Guinness if they would prefer

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

An adherence to strongly held beliefs can make people think and behave in peculiar ways and get them tangled up in peripheral issues that take on a great deal of significance. Early religious artists, for example, spent centuries wrestling with the seemingly intractable problem of whether to depict Adam and Eve with belly buttons or not. It’s a question that troubles theologians to this day but at least they can talk about it in metaphysical terms whereas artists have to choose whether to openly

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Employee Benefit News

MARCH 1, 2024

With the right preparation and state of mind, job seekers can keep up a good momentum until the right fit comes along.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced plans to initiate dozens of new audits this spring in an attempt to ground high-flying taxpayers and their personal usage of corporate aircrafts. These audits will focus primarily on “highest-risk” corporations and large partnerships, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel stated. Werfel added that audits of high-income earners will likely […] The post Soaring New Heights: The IRS’s Crackdown of Aircraft Usage by Corporations and High-Income Earners

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BetterUp

MARCH 1, 2024

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Employee Benefit News

MARCH 1, 2024

Tech makes employees' lives easier, and helps employers tackle healthcare inequality, mental health and upskilling.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

David Sharp joins Mark Eltringham on the Workplace Cocktail Hour to share a bourbon, discuss a wide range of issues – and avoid one that won’t help either of them. They discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence, why we need more friction in our lives (and less seamlessness), the philosophy of work, how to deal with social media, the importance of making your own life more difficult on purpose, and the pleasures of finding out you are wrong about something.

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Employee Benefit News

MARCH 1, 2024

People with COVID whose symptoms are improving and have been fever-free for 24 hours without medication can return to work.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance which it says gives employers more certainty about sharing their workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency. The guidance provides advice on when and how it is appropriate to share workers’ information when the employer believes that someone is at risk of causing serious harm to themselves, or others, because of their mental health.

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Employee Benefit News

MARCH 1, 2024

From writing emails to data entry, new data from Tech.co reveals where hyper-intelligent tech is being the most helpful.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

Musculoskeletal claims were the top driver of healthcare costs in almost all industries, according to research by Maxis Global Benefits Network. The international employee benefits network’s 2024 report How do industry, culture and gender affect employee health?, based on global claims data, also found spending on musculoskeletal care tripled between 2018 and 2022, from US$26 million (£20.5 million) to $95 million (£75.1 million).

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

Siemens and Enlighted, a property technology company owned by Siemens, announce a strategic partnership with Zumtobel Group, the lighting provider, to advance the adoption of smart building technologies including intelligent IoT lighting, setting new standards for efficiency and sustainability in building operations worldwide. At the core of the partnership lies the technical integration of Enlighted’s industry-leading smart sensors into Zumtobel Group’s lighting portfolio, both und

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

Four-fifths (79%) of male employees believe men and women are paid equally , compared with only 55% of women, according to research by HR platform HiBob. Its UK women professionals in the workplace 2024 report , which surveyed 2,000 employees, also highlighted that just one in 10 (11%) men believe they are paid more than women, while 31% of women share this view.

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Professionals Alternative

MARCH 1, 2024

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APA Congress Today

MARCH 1, 2024

In the interests of full disclosure, I am in no way neutral when it comes to Payroll Congress. In fact, I attended my first American Payroll Association (APA) Congress in San Francisco in 1988. I have not missed one since, and I do not intend to miss any in the future.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 1, 2024

Announcing 2023 InterWest Insurance Services Distinguished Employee Winner! Heather Ruley Commercial, Account Manager Chico, California Each year, InterWest recognizes employees who are identified by their co-workers as having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to their clients, workmates as well as their community.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 23 – 29 February 2024 were: Marks and Spencer enhances pay and family leave policies Exclusive: Central Co-op introduces electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme London Underground staff accept improved pay offer New Look implements HR and payroll processes platform 75% of Gen Z staff advocate for better mental health benefits and flexibility Addison Lee drivers reach settlement in workers’ rights dispute Employers more likely

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BetterUp

MARCH 1, 2024

Learn how to make a to-do list that boosts productivity, keeps you organized, and streamlines tasks. Find out what the best practices for any list are.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

SANISTATIONLIFE are committed to making period products available and accessible to anyone at any time. Wherever and whenever the need, enabling everyone to ‘carry on with life’. We offer a growing range of free-vend dispensers, including high-capacity, multi-product and compact cubicle size. Robust, hygienic and easy to install, with no moving parts or electrical supply required.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 1, 2024

As the economy continues roaring, the market for top talent stays exceedingly competitive. Multiple studies have consistently shown that a robust set of employee benefits is a vital component of an overall compensation package. But it’s tough for smaller companies to compete with their large counterparts, who have the advantage of economies of scale.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

Credit: Robert Way / Shutterstock.com Beauty and skincare brand Clarins has reported a mean gender pay gap of 33.6% for 2023, up from 29.9% in 2022. The employer’s median gender pay gap for the year was 53.3%, up from 47.9% in 2022. Its upper pay quartile in 2023 comprised 83.5% female and 16.5% male employees, compared to 82.7% female and 17.3% male the year before.

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