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What is a Health and Wellness Coach?

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is a wellness coach? Who should be a wellness coach? Life versus wellness coach: what's the difference? How do I know that I need a wellness coach? 5 things to look for in a wellness coach.

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Pay awards hit highest level since 2008

Employee Benefits

Employee pay is rising at its quickest level for more than 13 years, according to new data. The median increase in basic wage handed to staff in the three months to the end of January this year was 3%, according to research by XpertHR. The benchmarking and compliance specialist analysed 101 salary settlements that became effective in the three months to the end of January this year, covering more than 170,000 employees.

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How to handle a micromanaging boss without losing your job

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are the traits of a micromanager? 7 signs your boss is micromanaging. What causes bosses to micromanage? Micromanaging and remote work. How to deal with a micromanaging boss. How to stop micromanaging.

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The feds want your opinion on climate change and 401(k)s

Business Management Daily

The Employee Benefits Security Administration has had an on-again, off-again approach to whether employers can allow 401(k) investment choices to promote social, environmental, or other public policy causes—called economically targeted investments or sometimes environmental, social, or governance investing. Most of its advice has been issued in sub-regulatory documents called Interpretative Bulletins.

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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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What is the key to happiness at work?

Employee Benefits

Something for the Weekend: There are not many things more integral to a benefits professional’s job than understanding what makes people happy at work; so the latest research from CIPHR makes interesting reading. The software provider’s poll of more than 1,000 employees uncovered some unexpected patterns in which roles they enjoy. Educational support assistants get the most joy from work, according to the survey, with 91% saying they like or love their job.

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First Wessex bus drivers secure 8.2% pay rise

Employee Benefits

Bus drivers in Weymouth, Dorset have secured an 8.2% pay rise from November after their union agreed a deal with operator First Wessex. The Unite union said the agreement, which it has been negotiating since last October, was a “significant” victory for the approximately 120 drivers. The drivers will receive an initial 4.4% rise from April, with the further 3.8% following from November.

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Constructive Criticism: What it is and How to Take it

BetterUp

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[Podcast]: Employee Retention Issues

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, Proskauer partner David Teigman , senior counsel Nick LaSpina , and special guest Michelle Garrett , a principal at the compensation consulting firm Semler Brossy, discuss employee retention. It seems like there is an article almost every day talking about the “great resignation.” In a nutshell, there have been far more job transitions recently than there have been in the past.

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What To Do If Employees Asked to Be Laid Off | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Employers often dread organizational layoffs. So what happens when the employee is the one asking for it? Read on to learn why this might happen and what you can do to navigate this issue and create an effective solution.

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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 create a positive workplace culture

PeopleKeep

If you’re starting a new business, chances are you’ve got a small number of employees doing the work of many. If you’re not careful, this can be a slippery slope toward a burnt out workforce, or worse, the foundation for a toxic work environment. Even if you have a larger team, factors like remote work, constant contact, and the pressure to scale quickly can blur the line between home and work, creating a growing amount of employee exhaustion across the United States.

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Barton’s blog: Pay increases hit the headlines

Employee Benefits

This week we have seen many stories of employers making changes to their pay strategies , whether that is through pay rises or signing up to the real living wage pledge. Travel firm Ocean Holidays Group is one of the latest organisations to become an accredited living wage employer, ensuring that its staff are paid a decent salary above minimum wage levels.

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Getting Replacement ID Cards for Members

Employer Connection

We’re reminding employers that replacement ID cards for members of group health benefit plans administered by Star Marketing and Administration, Inc., can be ordered online – as part of self-service options available to you and your covered employees. Members can log in at TrustmarkSB.com/login > Overview and then select “Order replacement ID cards,” fill in required information and click on Submit.

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How to get feedback from your employees

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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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Savings Soundbites for ASW 2022

Money Talk

The week of February 21-25, 2022 is America Saves Week (ASW), an annual event (since 2007) that encourages Americans to save money and build wealth. Part of the America Saves program, ASW encourages people to take an online pledge to save money, set personal savings goals, and create an action plan to save money. The theme for ASW is “Building Financial Resilience,” i.e., the capacity to handle financial “shocks” such as income loss or emergency repairs.

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3 Inner Work® lessons from Pau Gasol on meditation and mindfulness

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Bullying, mobbing, and incivility in the healthcare workplace

Minding the Workplace

On Wednesday, I discussed bullying, mobbing, and incivility in healthcare workplaces at a Grand Rounds session hosted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, in New York City. It was a welcomed opportunity to discuss the challenges of the current healthcare work environment with physicians and other professionals.

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Exclusive: 90% of employers have been asked for flexible pay option

Employee Benefits

Nine in 10 finance and people chiefs receive regular requests from staff keen to access their earnings ahead of pay day, according to research. A survey of 600 senior decision makers at UK organisations found that 90% were subjected to recurring requests from employees for advances or flexible pay. The poll, commissioned by Lloyds Bank and finance management platform provider Wagestream, also showed that almost one in five employers now pays staff through a mechanism other than a locked weekly o

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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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2022 Health Policy Outlook

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The US healthcare system is entering the third year of a public health emergency due to COVID-19, and the challenges and enduring pressures of the pandemic will require US Congress and the Biden administration to consider new response strategies. But other health policy priorities also will garner attention. As we start a new year and […]. The post 2022 Health Policy Outlook appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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The top 10 most-read articles between 11 February – 17 February 2022

Employee Benefits

The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 February and 17 February 2022 were: Lynda Gratton: We need to understand how hybrid work motivates employees. 2022 pay rise budgets soar. Aldi gives staff pay rise from February 2022. UK employers to give staff 2.9% pay rise in 2022. How is ESG changing the future of employee benefits?

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Catering for the needs of a remote and disparate workforce – easyJet

LACE Partners

Chris Howard and Emma Leonis were recently joined by Simon Cunniffe from easyJet to discuss how they engage workers who are unconnected, remote or – by their very nature of the job they do – often difficult to reach. This was a follow-on podcast from the webinar held in January focusing on the unconnected workforce, which you can also watch ‘on demand’ here.