Mon.Dec 12, 2022

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3 ways to boost teamwork at your organization

Achievers

Teamwork and collaboration are the foundation of every great company culture, whether your workforce is fully in person, remote, or a combination of the two. There are few feelings like knowing you can rely on your teammates, and there are few things as satisfying as building genuine, lasting connections with them. A team-centered culture where everyone feels like they belong boosts alignment with your company vision and values, keeping everyone in sync as they work together towards a common goa

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Why financial wellbeing should be on an equal footing with mental and physical health

Employee Benefits

The Oxford Dictionary defines health as ‘the state of being free from illness or injury’. What’s important to note is that the explanation doesn’t refer to any particular division of health, whether that’s physical, mental or even financial. Rather, health relates to being in a fault-free condition. By this definition, health is made up of a multitude of areas, not just the usual presumed category of physical.

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10 Basic Employee Needs And How To Meet Them

Vantage Circle

When looking for employment, employees are looking for a paycheck and a job that meets their needs. These employee needs may vary from person to person, but the basic needs remain the same. Suppose we follow A Theory Of Human Motivation by A.H. Maslow. In that case, humans have 5 basic physiological, Safety, Social, Self-esteem, and Self-actualization needs.

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DOL Proposes Self-Correction Option and Other Changes to Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) proposed changes to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (the “VFCP”) in November for the first time since 2006. The most significant change is the addition of a self-correction option for delinquent deposits of participant contributions and loan repayments. The other changes clarify and expand certain existing aspects of the VFCP.

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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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Colorado Paid Family Leave: FAQs About the Program

Patriot Software

State paid family leave (PFL) programs aren’t slowing down anytime soon. Back in 2020, Colorado voted to implement its own Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. And beginning in 2023, the Colorado paid family leave program takes effect. What does this mean for Colorado employers? It means you have a new payroll tax […] READ MORE.

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7 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in 2023

Hppy

The past three years have been a rollercoaster for the whole world. After the coronavirus outbreak, the unsettling lockdowns, and now the global crisis with gas and commodity prices, nobody knows what comes next. Individuals and businesses alike are suffering the consequences of these distressing times. Therefore, companies must pay utmost attention to maintaining high satisfaction levels among their staff.

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Pentland Brands hires new chief human resources officer

Employee Benefits

Business management firm Pentland Brands has appointed Belinda Deery (pictured) as chief human resources officer as of this month. As a member of the Pentland Brands executive team, Deery will lead the HR services, recruitment, reward, employee engagement and internal communications teams across the business and brands globally. Deery previously held HR leadership roles at businesses including Clarks, New Look, House of Fraser and Debenhams.

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AssuredPartners Announces Acquisition of Bespoke Insurance Solutions

AssuredPartners

ORLANDO, FL – December 13, 2022 – AssuredPartners, Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of Bespoke Insurance Solutions (Bespoke) located in Chandler, AZ. This marks the 34th acquisition by AssuredPartners in 2022. The Bespoke team will remain under the operational leadership of Managing Director and Founder, Long Tran. “Through our focus on providing unique solutions for the brewery and winery space and beyond, Bespoke has created a team that values and provides exceptiona

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Government awards £1.97 million to help women in the workplace

Employee Benefits

Organisations including Birmingham Voluntary Services Council, Ashiana Community Project and Suffolk Libraries have received a share of £1.97 million from the government to support women with reproductive issues in the workplace. Around 16 employers across England were successful in their application to this year’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Fund, a joint initiative run by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and the UK Health Security

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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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How To Make A Career Change

HR Digest

Making a career change could happen for so many reasons. While satisfaction might be one of them, other reasons could suffice. However, it’s not an abomination for you to do the same. The average human is expected to make career changes a couple of times as a result of different reasons. You could eventually want to because of a change in interests or because you want a different way of working.

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Jacob’s Cream Crackers gives factory staff 6.5% pay rise

Employee Benefits

Credit: Claudio Divizia / Shutterstock.com. More than 750 factory employees for Jacob’s Cream Crackers, owned by Pladis, secured an improved pay deal after 11 weeks of strike action. The employees, who also make Mini Cheddars, Clubs and Twiglets at the site in Aintree, the primary facility for the business’ products in the UK, took part in limited industrial action from September.

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In person work can make the signs of burnout easier to spot

Workplace Insight

A new poll from Barco claims that a third of people who mostly work in the office found it easier to tell when a colleague is overworked or stressed when seeing them face to face, leaving some remote workers at risk of struggling under the radar of management teams. This comes as over a quarter of staff report experiencing burnout over chronic work-related stress that has not been managed successfully. .

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Employer branding examples that get it right

Business Management Daily

Possessing a strong employer brand can be the difference between landing top talent and struggling to fill open positions. Especially in times of low unemployment, employers need every edge possible. It is vital to get potential candidates excited about what is in store for them if they join your organization. Successful employer branding essentially answers the million-dollar question on the mind of every job seeker: Why would I want to work for you?

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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.

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Can non-drug treatments really help manage Fibromyalgia?

Fern Health

Fibromyalgia can be a difficult condition to manage. Medication can be effective, but other options exist and can be just as beneficial. The post Can non-drug treatments really help manage Fibromyalgia? appeared first on Fern Health.

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New study claims people who can work remotely come into the office for less than two days a week

Workplace Insight

A global study of 220 offices in 33 countries, representing nearly 250,000 employees, has revealed that hybrid working is becoming established as the norm for those who can work remotely. Those people now come into the office an average of just 1.5 days a week, versus nearly four days a week before the Covid-19 pandemic. AWA’s second Hybrid Working Index study, conducted between September and November this year, found that on average people go into the office 29 percent of the time.

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Chief People Officer Perspective: How Persado Uses Bryq to Debias Hiring Decisions

UpstartHR

“Our main priorities right now are not unlike all people leaders. We’re focused on hiring and we’re focused on retention. On the hiring front, it’s less about volume hiring. I think that everyone’s slowing down just a little bit. With this economy we’re focused on smart hiring and making sure that we’re bringing in the right people for the right roles.

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Addiction: Changing the conversation at work

Employee Benefits

Author: Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits. When it comes to addiction, whether to alcohol or drugs (legal/prescription, illegal or otherwise), HR policy tends to lean towards disciplinaries. But considering addiction is often a response to – or can lead to – a physical or mental health condition, “taking a disciplinary approach probably isn’t going to help,” says Dr David Griffiths, Chief Medical Officer at Teladoc Health.

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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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Employee onboarding – the complete guide

cipHR

Employee onboarding is a crucial part of ensuring that you have happy and engaged employees. In this guide, you will find information vital to the success of an onboarding process. We will explore every aspect of the onboarding process including: What is onboarding? The difference between onboarding and orientation. Why onboarding new employees is important.

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BW showcases new Design and Build service

Workplace Insight

BW: Workplace Experts has added to its expertise in fit out with a new design and build (D&B) service. BW Design and Build extends the company’s service portfolio, encompassing a pool of resources that are now able to design and deliver from within. This forms part of the firm’s commitment to ongoing and dynamic investment in supporting future client relationships.

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Small businesses can give back: How Dumbo Moving raised $45,000 for local causes

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Employer Email Regarding Massachusetts Minimum Creditable Coverage Standards

Employer Connection

During the week of Dec. 5, 2022, groups with Massachusetts residents having a health benefit plan that does not meet Massachusetts Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC) standards received an email informing them of the MCC standards. Groups with other benefits that, when combined with their current health benefit plan, meet MCC standards are asked to complete and return an attestation form by Dec. 16, 2022, so we can accurately reflect this information on the Massachusetts 1099-HC forms we produce i

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Salary transparency laws create unexpected challenges for small businesses

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Poll: Has your organisation given staff a Christmas party or a bonus this year?

Employee Benefits

Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last month, Employee Benefits reported that 47% of businesses said they planned to provide staff with year-end bonuses for Christmas 2022, while 81% planned to host a party to mark the festive season and reward employees, according to research by Just Eat for Business. In light of this, is your organisation giving staff a Christmas party or a bonus this year?

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Why it might be time to partner with a third-party administrator

Employee Benefit News

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Know Your Coverage Options: Group vs. Individual Health Insurance

Fringe Benefit Analysts

What is group vs. individual health insurance? This question is one of the most commonly asked by individuals and employers researching their health insurance options. A simple answer is that small business group health insurance is a policy purchased by an employer, while individual insurance is bought by a single person or family. Each option has distinct differences and reasons to consider, based on the specific needs of the person or employer seeking coverage.

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

Compensation is one of your biggest expenses as a business, but it is also your biggest investment in your people and your culture. A great compensation strategy can be an incredible asset that supports your business goals and lays a foundation of trust between your company and your employees. Whether you already have a compensation strategy in place or you’re building one from scratch, this guide will help you level up your approach through these 6 steps: 1.