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COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business

Insperity

News about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or “the coronavirus”) pandemic understandably can be unsettling, but infectious disease outbreaks need not induce panic. With those needs in mind, here’s what you need to know to plan, prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. How to help protect employees and customers.

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CDC Approves Pfizer Booster Dose for those at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational settings

Workers' Compensation

endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in specific populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. Walensky, M.D.,

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Managing Open Enrollment with a Hybrid Workforce

Abel HR

An uptick in Covid-19, fueled in part by an outbreak of the Delta variant, has caused many companies to hit pause on their plans to bring employees back into the office. Others, meanwhile, have settled into a world where workers are in the office a few days a week, for a few meetings at a time, or only on an as-needed basis.

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Why it’s time to transform your approach to insurance planning

Bayzat

For example, the difficulties over the last 12 months have put the spotlight firmly on health and wellbeing in the UAE, with nearly three-quarters (71%) of HR professionals saying COVID-19 has increased employee expectations around health and wellness benefits. In particular, mental health is gaining more attention than ever before.

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An Environmental Scan for Workers’ Compensation - 2023

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

I’ve noted many societal changes in past blogs but here are four challenges that should be in every scan: Demographic change. As the Covid-19 pandemic revealed, acquiring protective gear and educating populations at the last minute is not a plan. Changes to rate groups and risk categories can disrupt funding models.

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10 Ways to Show Appreciation to Frontline Workers

Empuls

‌‌ In this blog, we'll delve into the importance of frontline workers' appreciation, acknowledging their sacrifices, and finding meaningful ways to express our gratitude. Many companies have implemented this approach during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What considerations are you making for furloughed worker return or redundancy?

LACE Partners

As with some of the advice in the previous blog the communication to your employees, and being clear in the arrangements for furlough, is vital to ensure that you can have a smooth transition back to work, or when you need to start going through the redundancy consultation process that employees make themselves available.