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HOW TO DEAL WITH EMPLOYEE BURNOUT

Employee Benefits

The World Health Organisation has officially recognised employee burnout as a major health risk, but in the past, burnout symptoms have often been misinterpreted as tiredness, disengagement or even laziness. A Gallup survey has found that the top five reasons for employee burnout are actually: Unfair treatment at work. Unmanageable workload. Lack of role clarity.

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What Is a Floating Holiday?

Patriot Software

There are a variety of ways you may give your employees time off from work. Some of these include paid time off such as vacation, sick, or holiday time. And if you offer holiday time, there may come an instance when a holiday overlaps with a day an employee would already have off from work. […] READ MORE.

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Dynamic Teams Create Organizational Agility

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. One of the biggest business lessons we’ve learned in the past couple of years is that agility is beneficial for success. Agility is more than simply being flexible. Don’t get me wrong – flexibility is important. I like to think of flexibility in terms of being able to address last minute changes or adjustments. It might be a situation that we knew was within the realm of possibilities, but we just didn’t think it would happen or happen at this particular time.

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Agile project management: A straightforward guide

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is agile project management? Agile vs. waterfall project management. What are the 4 core values of agile project management? What are the 12 principles of agile project management? Benefits of agile project management. Agile project management methodologies. How to implement agile project management.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Poll: 30% of employers considering moving to a four-day week

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a third of employers say they are open to the idea of shifting to a four-day working week, while more than a quarter have already made the transition to a more flexible hourly model. While nearly half (43%) of respondents to an online survey remained adamant they aren’t intending to move away from a conventional five-day working week, it is clear the experience of more flexible and hybrid ways of working during the pandemic is shifting opinions.

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The Top 10 HR Best Practices for 2022

Darwinbox

Read away to all about the best HR practices that all the winning organizations in the industry religiously put to use, and you just might find some that will benefit your org just the same!

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33 positive affirmations for mental strength

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are positive affirmations? How do positive affirmations work? 30 daily affirmations for positive change. How to use positive affirmations.

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Philippa Cornish: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?

Employee Benefits

With an authentic social purpose, businesses can contribute to levelling up communities, which also furthers their organisation’s aims. Social purpose should be aligned with the overall business strategy to truly achieve social impact. The Edelman Trust Barometer, published in January 2022, found that businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are seen as competent and effective drivers of change.

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Discussion On How Employee Engagement Coincides With Employee Experience

Qandle

Employee experienc e (EX) and employee engagement (EE) are well-known components of a culture-first HR approach. These phrases are on the minds of those in positions of power, and they make for popular hashtags. However, the more they’re discussed, the more they appear to be used interchangeably. Employee engagement and employee experience are not synonymous.

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Balancing Cost and Care: 3 Key Considerations for Cost Optimization in 2024

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.

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Want to see me get a performance review LIVE for the first time in 6+ years?

UpstartHR

Recently I had the pleasure of joining Troy Vermillion on Eight Hour Grind , a show that looks at work trends. The topic? Performance management. . After sharing with Troy some of the best ideas from our research, he sprung a surprise on me: my very own performance review! If you click to watch the video below, it will auto-jump to the time where the performance review begins.

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Code-switching at work: What it is and why you need to understand it

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is code-switching? Why do people code-switch? How code-switching impacts employees. Addressing code-switching in the workplace.

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Top tips for moving staff to a four-day working week

Employee Benefits

Nearly a third (31%) of UK workers are actively looking for a four-day work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer, according to research published by productivity platform ClickUp in January. With fierce competition in the market for talent many employers have already obliged, with the likes of component supplier Accu, insurer iGO4 and data migration provider Wandisco recently announcing plans to move staff to a condensed working week.

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What is Employee Financial Wellness?

Best Money Moves

What is employee financial wellness? With financial stress on the rise among employees, what can employers offer to help? Here’s what to know about employee financial wellness benefits. . Sixty-three percent of employees feel their financial stress has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to PwC’s 2021 Employee Financial Wellness Survey.

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Individual Development Plan Template

There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!

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Transitioned to Remote Work? Don’t Fall Afoul of Wage and Hour Laws

InterWest Insurance Services

With many companies having decided to allow staff to work remotely permanently or split time between working at home and in the office, employers have to be especially careful about timekeeping and complying with wage and hour laws. That includes requiring staff to show they take meal and rest breaks and are compensated for overtime when they are asked to work extra hours.

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5 Ways to Clear Your Mind in the Best Possible Way

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are the positive effects of clearing the mind? Things that can clutter the mind without you noticing. How to have a clear mind and be at ease. The bottom line.

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Pet sitter jobs highly sought after in the UK

Employee Benefits

Something for the weekend: After a turbulent two years resulting from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, some employees are re-evaluating what they want out of life and are retraining for different roles or completely switching industries. Since the explosion of the great resignation, many are scouring jobs boards for their dream role. Pet sitter positions are currently among the most sought after UK jobs, with advertised salaries averaging £24,210, according to research by jobs search engine

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Does an HRA require an HDHP?

PeopleKeep

When researching cost-effective health benefit solutions for your organization, you’ve probably come across health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). Paired together, these two options can help employers gain big health benefit savings, but employers may wonder how HRAs can work with group health insurance and if using an HRA requires an HDHP.

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

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.

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How HRAs Can Help Your Employees Pay for Medical Expenses

InterWest Insurance Services

As rising health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health care are burdening workers, more employers are looking for ways to help their staff put aside money for those expenses. While health savings accounts have grown in popularity, you can only offer them to employees who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. Fortunately, there is another option: a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA).

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Jewelry Coverage and the Importance It Carries

AssuredPartners

On Sunday, March 13 th , the jewelry industry will receive the spotlight for National Jewel Day. This is an opportunity to highlight the makers and creators of these magnificent pieces, and perhaps provide an extra reason to wear your own jewelry out. Additionally, this is a prime occasion to review your insurance coverage on your jewelry items. As jewelry is often valuable, it is important to have proper coverage on pieces in case of loss, theft, or damage.

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60% of employees feel their work is acknowledged by managers

Employee Benefits

More UK organisations are recognising the importance of saying thank you or well done to their employees, with 60% of employees saying they feel their work is now being acknowledged by their managers and leaders, up 4% on 2021, according to research by staff recognition and HR consultancy OC Tanner. Its 2022 Global culture report, which carried out a combination of qualitative research through focus groups and interviews with employees and leaders and a survey of 38,177 workers globally, of whic

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Health vs. Wellness Stipends | PeopleKeep

PeopleKeep

In the midst of the Great Resignation, with employees leaving their jobs in mass numbers, it’s important to offer flexible benefits to keep your employees and attract new talent to your business. One of the best ways to do this is to offer stipends , also known as fringe benefits. Stipends are a fixed sum of money offered to employees by their employer to help cover health or living expenses.

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From Prevention to Remission: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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What HR Needs to Know About Personality and Skills Tests in Hiring

BerniePortal

In 2000, Jeff Bezos famously shared Amazon’s approach to executive recruiting, which included SAT scores and obscure Socratic-style questions like “How many gas stations are there in the United States?” It’s unclear how this was adapted for other roles or whether it’s even current practice. But it’s hard to imagine this unusual approach would be useful for warehouse hiring in 2022.

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How to calm anxiety? A guide to help you cope with it better

BetterUp

Jump to section. What's anxiety and where does it come from? Common anxiety symptoms. Panic versus anxiety attacks: what are the differences? How can you calm anxiety? The bottom line.

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Vatican introduces three days of paid paternity leave

Employee Benefits

Pope Francis has granted three days of paid paternity leave to the hundreds of lay staff who work in the Holy See bureaucracy and at the Vatican Museums as of this month (March). The three leave days, which the Pope initially approved back in December 2021, are fully paid. These can be used continuously, divided into whole days and must be taken no later than 30 days after a child is born, adopted or fostered, or they face a penalty of forfeiting the right to do so.

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Offering fertility benefits to your employees

PeopleKeep

Millions of Americans have employer-sponsored health insurance and, as sad as it sounds, those benefits can often determine who can afford to start a family. Luckily, as of 2020, 61% of employers with 500+ employees provide some fertility insurance coverage. Additionally, 63% of employers are planning to cover fertility services beyond the diagnosis of infertility.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

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