PeopleStrategy
JANUARY 17, 2024
Have you checked your calendars? With 2024 being a leap year, the return of Feb. 29 means more than an opportunity for HR-led initiatives to build morale. It also means you could end up paying salaried workers more if you haven’t already done some due diligence. Leap year impacts payroll, taxes, and benefits, all of which your payroll platform and other support services should be set up to handle.
Benefit Resource Inc.
JANUARY 16, 2024
Organizations are continuously looking for strategies to draw in and keep top talent in the highly competitive employment market of today. An excellent benefits package is one important component that is vital to this effort. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are two of the most effective instruments for optimizing health savings and financial flexibility for both employers and employees among the different components of a comprehensive benefits strategy.
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CorpStrat
JANUARY 18, 2024
In the ever-evolving world of business, companies face a multitude of challenges and opportunities. One crucial aspect often swept to the side is Employee Benefits. I would caution you not to overlook your Employee Benefits package as it can have a significant impact, both financially and culturally. An experienced Employee Benefits Broker can ensure you don’t get saddled with a bad plan and face major consequences.
Workers' Compensation
JANUARY 17, 2024
NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed A-5909/S-4267 , which revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to certain volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel. The bill amends current workers’ compensation law to add that a response to an emergency, including work sufficient to cause certain injuries or death, is compensable.
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Discover essential strategies for employers to balance cost optimization with care. The Top priorities for employers in 2024 are retaining talent, growing revenue and sales, and attracting talent. To achieve these goals, employers are turning towards comprehensive total rewards strategies informed by data-driven insights. Hear from industry experts on cost optimization strategies and how to leverage these approaches for a healthier workforce.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 15, 2024
Employers could offer support through a midlife MOT, which provides a health and financial career check to help employees plan for retirement. Pre-retirement coaching can help to educate older employees on how to prepare for life away from work. Organisations can improve the recruitment, retention and development of older workers by signing up to the age-friendly employer pledge.
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Workplace Insight
JANUARY 16, 2024
Henley Business School’s World of Work Institute has published a new report on what it calls The Omniployment Era The report claims to identify which what a post-Covid, post-Great Resignation workforce looks like. The study identifies six distinct worker ‘segments’* in the UK workforce and quantifies what attracts and retains them in jobs, and provides advice to businesses on how to build a strong workforce.
Business Management Daily
JANUARY 16, 2024
Even if there’s never been a violent incident at your workplace, you still need a functioning workplace violence prevention program. That’s especially true if your work involves certain risk factors like: Handling cash Working late at night Working in high-crime areas How do you know which preventive measures to implement? One of the best ways is to view actual workplace violence examples to learn what went wrong.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 17, 2024
While automatic-enrolment has resulted in more individuals saving for retirement, it has created a separate issue that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) describes as ‘the proliferation of small pots’: the creation of multiple deferred pension pots , often low in value, when employees change employer. Lack of engagement with pensions has compounded the problem, with many individuals leaving their small pots behind rather than consolidating them, which can lead to poorer retir
PayrollOrg
JANUARY 15, 2024
2024 launches a new year of PayState Update, the only biweekly eNewsletter in the industry dedicated exclusively to state and local payroll compliance news and issues. Find out the latest developments subscribers have been receiving.
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Workplace Insight
JANUARY 19, 2024
It’s bitterly cold outside but over a glass of hazy IPA, Nigel Oseland and Mark Eltringham warm to a conversation about fish guts, the sounds that make us cringe, what comfort means to different people and what it would really take to get them to spend more time in the office. And it’s not free fruit, corporate sanctioned togetherness or quirky office features.
PeopleKeep
JANUARY 17, 2024
With the rising cost of healthcare, an increasing number of employers are turning to options like health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to provide quality health benefits on a budget.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 18, 2024
Employees admitted they are more likely to consider work-life balance (93%) as important in a job than career ambition (70%), according to new Randstad research. The talent organisation’s latest Workmonitor report, which surveyed 27,000 workers in 34 markets across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, found that staff thought flexibility of working hours (81%) and mental health support (83%) was more important in a role than progression.
PayrollOrg
JANUARY 15, 2024
The Social Security Administration provided a webinar that explains how to register to use Business Services Online (BSO).
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Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 17, 2024
The piece I wrote on workplace b t came in for quite a bit of attention when it was published and also meant I was pointed to this excellent article on how to spot it when you see it. Lots is said about the skills we’ll need to cope with the challenges of the current Century, but this is perhaps one of the most important. Especially trying to spot it in ourselves.
PeopleKeep
JANUARY 16, 2024
Hiring qualified candidates in today’s competitive labor market is challenging. Traditional recruiting methods can be successful, but weeding through hundreds of applicants to find the perfect candidate costs you valuable time and money. One way to refine your search for the perfect candidate is with an employee referral program.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 17, 2024
More than two-fifths (43%) of employers offer no additional support beyond time off for bereavement , according to research by bereavement support firm Empathy. Its 2024 report The cost of dying, which surveyed 2,000 respondents who have experienced the loss of an immediate family member in the last five years, as well as more than 200 business leaders and HR professionals, also found almost two-thirds (62%) of organisations now have policies directly addressing bereavement.
BerniePortal
JANUARY 18, 2024
Recruiting, acquiring, and keeping the right employees for your organization is the best way to ensure its success. SHRM calls sourcing and recruiting “the meat and potatoes of talent acquisition.” Without effective sourcing and recruiting, your organization is left hungry for talent.
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
Employee Benefit News
JANUARY 18, 2024
It is more critical than ever to ensure that organizations and employees are protected from cyberattacks.
PeopleKeep
JANUARY 17, 2024
In today's complex healthcare landscape, having a good understanding of health coverage and medical terminology is essential. One term that often comes up is copayment.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 19, 2024
One-third (33%) of UK employers are planning on increasing salaries and bonuses at the start of this year, according to research by job website Totaljobs. Its Hiring trends index , which surveyed over 1,000 UK HR decision markers, also revealed that 29% of respondents cited securing another job with higher pay as the leading factor in resignations at their organisation between October and December 2023.
InterWest Insurance Services
JANUARY 16, 2024
The growing popularity of electric vehicles is encouraging businesses to install charging stations in parking lots for their employees and visitors. Commercial real estate owners and investors are always looking for ways to increase the value of their properties. Adding EV charging infrastructure is an obvious way to increase property value while providing a much-needed public service.
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Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through
Employee Benefit News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Permutable AI used its software to assess which companies make news for upholding — or failing — to meet labor standards set by ESG and UN criteria.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 17, 2024
Have you ever walked into an office and felt like you were stepping into a tight-knit family reunion? That's the allure of a 'Clan Culture.' A kind of environment where team spirit isn't just cultivated through mandatory events but blossoms naturally from shared values, mutual respect, and a sense of unity. In a clan culture, you'll notice the existence of an informal hierarchy and a focus on the group's collective success.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 17, 2024
Credt: P Maxwell Photography/Shutterstock The pension pots-for-life plan take the onus off of employees to keep track of their pensions as they move jobs. Clarification is needed on how employers would manage the process of putting employees’ contributions into many different pension pots. Pots for life may not completely end the employer’s role in choosing a pension provider, especially if a large scheme offers favourable terms and investment strategy.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 16, 2024
A new poll from WorkL claims that half of employers believe that Generation Z is not entering the workplace well-equipped with the skills and knowledge needed for their roles. The annual WorkL Global Workforce Report 2024 suggests that mentoring initiatives are being implemented by employers to support Gen Z, with four in ten employers taking the step.
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