Tue.Mar 15, 2022

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Productivity and morale: why positive workers get more done

Hppy

You’ve probably worked in an office where there was a lot of negativity – it’s a fairly common occurrence for companies. In fact, most people have things that they would rather be doing than working, and sometimes if there is the wrong team atmosphere, many members of staff can start to feel their morale dropping. If you’re lucky, you might also have worked in an environment that was a lot more positive, and everyone wanted the best for the business.

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How Inner Child Work Enables Healing and Playful Discovery

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is inner child work? What does healing your inner child mean? What causes a wounded inner child? Where do I start with inner child work? Creativity and work.

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How Tracking Near Misses, Employee Concerns Reduces Injuries

InterWest Insurance Services

The latest trend in workplace safety best practices is tracking “leading indicators” ? or measuring performance based on the lessons learned from past events ? to reduce the chances of future injuries. Safety professionals are increasingly keeping track of near misses, hours spent on training and facility housekeeping and measuring the impact on the organization’s overall safety record.

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International Employee Benefits Ideas | PeopleKeep

PeopleKeep

In the modern global economy, it’s increasingly common to have employees located in multiple countries. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis , multinational businesses based in the United States employed more than 43.9 million workers worldwide in 2019. Many of these employees were in countries like China, Mexico, India, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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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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Digital Health Benefit Tools Can Help Your Employees Save Money, Stay Healthy

InterWest Insurance Services

It’s no secret that most employees do not fully understand all of their health insurance benefits, which can lead to worse health outcomes and them spending more money than they need to for some medical procedures. A recent survey of 226 executives by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services concluded that employees and employers could enjoy better outcomes if it were easier for employees to find, understand and use the benefits available to them.

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Your Staff Are Susceptible to Medical Identity Theft

InterWest Insurance Services

Medical-related identity theft accounted for 43% of all identity theft in the United States in 2020, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. And the majority of documents criminals steal are the same ones your employees receive from their group health insurers. If an employee becomes a victim of medical identity theft it can take them years to undo the damage, particularly if their identity is stolen in the process.

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DOL Announces Changes to FMLA Audit Practices | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The DOL has recently announced that they will be changing the current FMLA auditing structure. This new format will include more frequent and extensive audits. Organizations will need to stay updated on all policies and refresh them as necessary. Here is what you can expect from the changes and how to remain compliant.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

I did not make up that title folks. That is a direct quote from Marc Antony's speech in Julius Caesar , by Billy Shakespeare (or whomever wrote those great works). He goes on to note a bit ominously that "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." And, yet, praise him Marc does, carefully and methodically (while denying he is). He admits, that "Brutus says Caesar was ambitious," as if that might be derogatory, and praises Brutus as a "honorable man.

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What is a SWOT Analysis? Definition, Method, and Examples

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is SWOT analysis? The benefits of a SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis example. How to do a SWOT analysis. How to use a SWOT analysis.

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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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What is Wrongful Termination?

HR Lineup

Employers have the right to choose who to work with and who does not fit in their organisation. If a team member does not fit into the work culture, and nothing can be done to resolve the situation, they may be terminated. In discharging individuals that do not fit the mould, care needs to be taken. Firing an employee needs to be done legally in the eyes of the law.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Strategies from the HR Superstars Summit

15Five

At our 2nd annual HR Superstars Summit , 15Five’s growing community of strategic HR leaders came together to share and learn about winning strategies and best practices in 2022. The event concluded on a high note, with a panel of experts on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). The panel shared their insights on what it takes to build diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces, and how HR leaders can work to advance their organizations’ DEIB initiatives.

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New Illinois Noncompete and Nonsolicitation Law in Effect

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

As of January 1, 2022, a new Illinois law governing restrictive covenants (Public Act 102-0358) is in effect. This law outlines the requirements for valid noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, and enforcement of those covenants. It applies to all agreements entered into on or after January 1. Read more here. The post New Illinois Noncompete and Nonsolicitation Law in Effect appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Proper phone etiquette is still a necessity in business

Business Management Daily

While email may be the main form of communication for many businesses, phone calls are still a frequent necessity, especially when interacting with the public. However, phone etiquette is something that many employees at businesses seem to lack. Have you ever experienced any of the following scenarios? You get a voice mail from someone unfamiliar. The person rushes and fails to speak clearly.

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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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How benefits make employees feel valued

Enjoy Benefits

Feeling valued at work is linked to better physical and mental health, as well as higher levels of engagement, satisfaction and motivation, longstanding research by the American Psychological Association reveals. At Enjoy Benefits, we believe that offering a comprehensive range of employee benefits is a great way to make staff feel valued. It also supports them at different times of their lives, and saves them money.

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HR Generalist vs. HR Specialist: Which Career Path is Best for You?

BerniePortal

HR has so much to offer—to employers, to employees, and to career-seekers. In fact, if you’re considering HR as your next career , it can seem like HR has too much to offer. The field covers so many areas of responsibility within organizations that it can be hard for the new HR pro to know which career path is best for them. So, let’s explore the difference between HR generalists and HR specialists, including which career path is best for you.

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Distinguished Employee Spotlight – Jessica Neal

InterWest Insurance Services

InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Jessica Neal. Jessica is always searching for ways to improve our department and the company as a whole. She investigates programs and solutions that will benefit InterWest. She strives to resolve issues and makes sure everyone is heard. If you give her a task she’ll run with it. Her management is constantly being told what a great job Jessica does.

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Intellectual Capital: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is intellectual capital, and why is it important? What are the 3 major categories of intellectual capital? What are examples of intellectual capital? How to measure intellectual capital. How to increase your intellectual capital. Intellectual capital versus human capital: what’s the difference?

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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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WFH may help recruitment but it won’t stem resignations, research shows

cipHR

Organisations looking to stem the tide of the ‘great resignation’ shouldn’t rely on flexible working options alone to retain their top talent, according to new research, which reveals that working from home (WFH), flexible working hours and even four-day work weeks, won’t necessarily be enough to keep employees onboard. HR software provider CIPHR conducted a survey of over 330 British employers last month to discover how the increasingly competitive talent market has affected their staff retenti

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Claim of FL Airlines Employee Barred by Going and Coming Statute

The Workcomp Writer

Construing Florida’s “going and coming” statute, § 440.092(2), Fla. Stat., a state appellate court affirmed a finding by a judge of compensation claims that injuries sustained by an American Airlines baggage handler as he walked from his work site through the public area of the Miami airport terminal toward a parking-lot-shuttle bus stop did not arise out of and in the course of the employment [ Aquino v.

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People Management: Definition and Tips to Succeed

BetterUp

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President Biden’s Administration Issues Executive Order to Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

AssuredPartners

On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E0 14026) requiring federal contractors to pay a minimum wage of $15/hour, raising the hourly rate from $10.65/hour for federal contractor employees. The increase went into effect on January 30, 2022, providing all agencies time to incorporate language into contract solicitations and contracts, with a final deadline of March 30, 2022.

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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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Work-life balance and how to improve It

Achievers

Work-life balance has always been important, and never more so than in our new normal. With work happening more and more often outside of the office, it’s not easy to unplug and unwind, even mentally. The effects of burnout are very real and are impacting organizations across industries on a daily basis, reducing employee productivity, engagement, and retention.

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Fern Health Featured in Presentation at White House

Fern Health

On Wednesday, March 16th, Dr. Shuhan He, Director of Growth for the MGH Center for Innovation in Digital Healthcare, will present at the White House Health Equity Forum: Broadband Access and Telehealth Equity. As part of his presentation on digital health innovation, Dr. He will highlight how Fern Health is democratizing access to a whole-person [.].