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The Case for a Four-Day Work Week

Achievers

I received a call from a client one day wanting to talk about a new employee that recently joined his team. My client was worried that this employee was getting into bad habits because of her work week schedule – she would come into the office by 9:00 am every morning and leave by 4:00 pm. Me: So, how has she been performing? Has she been getting the job done?

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Job Burnout and How to Get Unstuck at Work

HR Digest

It takes realizing that you’re not a machine, you’re a human. And it’s ok for humans to have an inbox full of emails you forget to reply to, miss a few deadlines. Learn how to deal with job burnout and bring purpose back to your job. If you are facing a case of blues all week long and not only on Mondays, it is time to reconsider your working schedule.

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5 nonprofit HR challenges and how to fix them

Insperity

Are nonprofit HR challenges any different than those for-profits face? If so, what are they? And how can nonprofit leaders address them? Here’s a close look at what makes nonprofit HR unique and five challenges you can learn to avoid. Nonprofits and for-profits: Structural differences. Reviewing the structural differences between for-profit and nonprofit organizations helps expose the roots of many nonprofit HR challenges.

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The 7 Best HR Podcasts for Human Resources Professionals

BerniePortal

It’s that time of year! When everyone in the office seems to be hyper-focused on new year’s resolutions and yearly goals. If you’re like us and you live, eat, and breathe human resources (or at least want to continue developing your HR knowledge), we’ve compiled a list of the 7 best HR podcasts to help you achieve your goals this year! 1. HR Party of One.

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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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How AI in HR is Changing Today's Work Culture

Vantage Circle

Artificial Intelligence(AI) is impacting every part of our lives from our grocery list to our Spotify playlist. Do a quick search on the impact of AI and you will be bombarded with results that predict the downfall of humanity. Of course, the results are blown out of proportion and often based on incorrect assumptions. AI has impacted almost every industry and not in such a drastic way.

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Avoid Coronavirus in the Workplace

HR Digest

The HR Digest is here to dole out reliable information about employee safety and ways to address Coronavirus in the workplace. For ease of readability, we’ve answered some key questions you may have regarding the outbreak –. 1. What is Novel Coronavirus 2019? 2. What are the primary symptoms of the virus? 3. What if my employee travels to China for business?

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Benefitexpress is Hiring | benefitexpress

WEX Inc.

Looking for a new challenge? Ready to work with awesome people? Need a career change? We're hiring! Benefitexpress is always looking for driven individuals to join our growing team. And right now, we're hiring for a handful of positions across multiple departments. So, if you're a client advocate, technology whiz or benefits expert, we want to get to know you.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Employees Leave Their Jobs in 2020

Best Money Moves

Top 5 reasons why employees leave their jobs in 2020. It has a lot more to do with professional development than it does compensation. Opportunities for professional development are vital to job satisfaction and employee retention. Without them, employees will look elsewhere, according to research by CareerAddict. Their latest report asked employees why they quit their jobs and found that a lack of progression influences their decision most. .

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How To Keep Your Online Data Safe

Take It Personel-ly

Over the past ten years, the lines between the real world and the virtual one have blurred massively. Technology is in our hands on a daily basis and is progressing at an unprecedented pace. Whilst this is good for communication, progress and productivity, it has also led to a new type of crime – cybercrime. […].

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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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Super Blues for Employers on Super Bowl Monday; Losses Run Into Billions

HR Digest

The National Football Conference champion San Francisco 49ers will play against the American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, February 3, 2020. And millions of Americans will be glued to their TV screens watching the game, not counting the 65,000 that will be at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. According to the latest consumer spending data from NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics' 2020 Super Bowl survey, nearly 194 million adults have plans for the big gam

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Wage and Hour Compliance | benefitexpress

WEX Inc.

Wage and Hour Compliance. Making a mistake on employee payroll obviously impacts the employee - but it can also cost the employer in lawsuit damages. In fact, employers pay millions of dollars each year to settle wage-hour lawsuits. The kicker? Much of that liability could have been avoided had the employer reviewed and changed its pay policies.

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Fostering a Culture of Accountability in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Employees who know what is right for the business have a sound idea about what they are accountable for. In fact, when there is a culture of accountability in your organization then your employees are more likely to prosper in their tasks. This is only possible when organizations make it clear to their employees to have a proper understanding of their job.

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Six Creative Ways to Reignite Your Love in the New Year

Take It Personel-ly

Common New Year’s resolutions include exercising, dieting, and saving money. Many people struggle to start making these positive changes, but the calendar turning over is the perfect motivator. A new year is a new slate, and a new decade is the newest slate of all. 2020 is the perfect time to start making positive changes […].

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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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Best Practices for Employee Retention and Recruitment

PeopleKeep

It seems like every week, a new article is published telling you why you should care about employee retention. It's an important topic, and the baseline for employee satisfaction changes continually. But if you run a small business with an even smaller human resources department, when would you have the time to create an employee retention program? There is good news for entrepreneurs with growing businesses, it doesn’t have to be rocket science.

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Don’t Forget to Collect State W-4 Forms from New Hires

Patriot Software

When you hire new employees, you need to collect information to verify employment eligibility and run payroll. Federal Forms W-4 and I-9 are just the beginning when it comes to new employee forms. You may also need to collect state-specific forms, including your state’s W-4. What is the state W-4 form? What is a state […]. The post Don’t Forget to Collect State W-4 Forms from New Hires appeared first on Patriot Software.

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Does joint employer status apply to you? 3 scenarios to help you decide

Business Management Daily

A new Department of Labor rule tightens the definition of what constitutes a joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act, making it less likely that more than one entity can be held liable for the same federal wage-and-hour violations. The upshot: Businesses can sidestep joint-employer status by avoiding day-to-day oversight of their partners’ employment decisions.

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Ways to Keep Your Home Well-Ventilated

Take It Personel-ly

It is always vital that you are living inside a home where you can experience fresh air. Having a home with proper ventilation contributes and benefits the people in it, especially for their health, and most importantly, their comfort. If you think that your home isn’t well-ventilated, now’s the time you should make a move […].

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?

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Webinar: off-payroll working (IR35) – who’s in, and who’s out?

cipHR

Join our upcoming webinar at 11am on Thursday 13 February as we discuss the intricacies of IR35. Don’t miss the chance to register for our upcoming webinar – in partnership with contractor accountancy experts Paystream – at 11am on Thursday 13 February, where we will be discussing the off-payroll working (IR35) rules and changes in detail. On 6 April, the IR35 rules will be extended to the private sector.

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The Award Goes To.

WEX Inc.

You've heard correctly! We were named one of the Top Vendors for benefits administration solutions by Shortlister! Our number one priority is our client service experience and ensuring we provide the flexibility and superior customer service they deserve. However, that wasn't the only exciting update we shared on our social media platforms this week.

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High U.S. Employment Rate Means More Flu Cases

Wellable

A strong economy can create many challenges for employers. With a tight labor market, recruiting and retaining talent becomes more difficult, requiring benefits to be more competitive (and expensive). Now, research suggests that high employment also equates to a significant increase in flu cases.

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Worst Mistakes You Can Make During an Overseas Business Meeting

Take It Personel-ly

If you are traveling to a country for the first time and if the meeting that will take place there is essential for the plans on expanding your business, you better prepare for it thoroughly. With the advancement of technology, a lot of the meetings can be done via video conferences but for the collaboration […].

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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

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2020: An Exciting Year for Video Communication

Flimp Communications

Video communication is the most effective way to deliver information to the hearts and minds of your staff and 2020 isn’t going to change that. In the old days, the norm was using corporate training films shot by an outside firm that repackaged them for as many clients as possible. The digital and mobile revolutions have banished that model to the landfill where it belongs.

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Beyond The Company Mission: Creating A Powerful Shared Context

15Five

Why does your company exist? Do you feel connected to the purpose? Close your eyes and see if the answer elicits an emotional response. If the answer is to make money, that’s patently insufficient. Money is certainly critical in business but it must be the byproduct of being in service to something greater. Many leaders have developed a company mission to guide people, and we’ve found that the mission is only part of the equation.

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Life @ LACE – Fostering a culture of innovation

LACE Partners

Having just celebrated my ‘half birthday’ at LACE Partners (that’s a thing, right? I mean, I get Prezzo offers of Prosecco for my actual birthday, so surely a ‘half work anniversary’ counts too?), I thought I would provide an ‘insider’s view’ on working within what we believe is the leading boutique HR consultancy in the UK. For those of you unfamiliar with our regular ‘Life @ LACE’ series, it is an opportunity for us to explain in a little bit more detail what makes the business tick, but also

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How to Qualify for a Loan: The Beginning Borrower’s Guide

Take It Personel-ly

Small business loan approval rates have reached 28%; the highest it’s been since the last recession about ten years ago. While there’s no better time than now to get a loan with a favorable interest rate, you still need to set yourself up for approval. This also applies to personal loan applications. At 28%, the majority […].

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.