Best Money Moves

MARCH 9, 2022

4 family-friendly benefits to support employees. Work-life balance is an important focus for workforces. Consider these 4 family-friendly benefits to support employee growth and financial wellness. . Employers are investing in the work-life balance, with a keen focus on supporting families. About 60% of U.S. employers say family-friendly benefits have been critical to their talent strategy, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey.

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Achievers

MARCH 9, 2022

When working towards a major goal at work, whether trying to bring in a big project on time or make the perfect sales pitch to a client, it helps to know leadership has your back, from your manager on up. Empathetic leaders understand what you’re trying to achieve and the difficulties you’ll have to overcome on the way. They provide team members with the psychological safety needed to reach for the stars, knowing that if they can’t quite make it this time, they have the support needed to make an

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Workers employed by waste services organisation Hills Municipal Collections in Wiltshire have begun a two week-long strike as part of a campaign to achieve a pay rise. The organisation initially offered staff a 2% increase which was then amended to 7% over two years. However, affected employees believe that in practice it would only amount to a 3.5% rise for each of the two years, whereas a 7% augmentation each year would help them with the cost of living increases.

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PeopleKeep

MARCH 9, 2022

In recent years, the gig economy—a labor market with workers who have short-term contracts or gig work as opposed to permanent jobs—has shown incredible growth in the United States. In fact, according to the Aspen Institute ’s gig trends report, nearly a third of workers in the U.S. were members of the gig economy. That number has only grown in the wake of COVID-19 and the Great Resignation, a trend where workers are leaving jobs in massive numbers in search of better pay and benefits.

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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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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

New research has found the gender pension gap between men and women’s contributions is 35% for employees aged between 50 and 54, almost double the gap for 35 to 39 year-olds (18%). Pension and insurance provider Aviva’s findings were based on employer and employee contributions of more than two million savers and retirees into workplace pensions. The data also revealed that the gender pension gap increases to 23% for 40-44 year-olds, 29% for 45-49 year-olds and almost half (49%) for those aged b

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BetterUp

MARCH 9, 2022

Jump to section. What is anxiety journaling? 6 mental health benefits of journaling. How can journaling help you with anxiety? 5 tips to start journaling. 6 journaling prompts to help you with anxiety. Bottom line.

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Kollath CPA

MARCH 9, 2022

Are your employees really employees, or are they actually independent contractors? It’s not just semantics; the IRS makes a stark distinction. You don’t generally have to withhold or pay any taxes on payments to independent contractors, as you do with employees. If you’re a business owner hiring or contracting with other individuals to provide services, consider the following: What degree of control and independence is there in the contractual arrangement?

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BerniePortal

MARCH 9, 2022

Most organizations have high expectations for each position. They need to ensure their employees have the skills necessary to do their job effectively. Historically, a college degree was a proxy used to determine this quickly. But now, many employers are rethinking this traditional requirement. Degree requirements are changing, and as a result, candidate pools are expanding.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 9, 2022

Faith is an integral part of every employee, making religious diversity in the workplace imperative for every business leader. A religiously-diverse workplace is a symbol of inclusivity, positivity, and tolerance. As a modern-day leader, you can't ignore religious diversity's influence on creating an inclusive culture. With the shift to remote work, hiring people from new and different geographies has become infinitely easier.

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BerniePortal

MARCH 9, 2022

HR pros know better than anyone how confusing healthcare can be. In many organizations, employees see you as the insurance expert in the office even though your experience may only go so far as open enrollment or special enrollment periods. So, here's a primer on how health insurance works, including key terms.

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Darwinbox

MARCH 9, 2022

Building the strength of an organizational culture comes from facilitating rewarding employee experiences. The management in an organization must recognize employee involvement. This helps to foster loyalty and commitment, which builds organizational commitment.

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15Five

MARCH 9, 2022

The Expanded Solution Helps HR Leaders Create a Comprehensive, Fair, and Growth-Oriented Performance Program for Managers and Employees. SAN FRANCISCO – March 10, 2022 – 15Five , today announced the release of Perform , a robust performance management solution designed to help HR leaders create a performance program that fits their organizational goals, culture, and technology stack.

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Wellable

MARCH 9, 2022

Around 390 BCE, Plato’s Socrates ((i.e., the character Socrates used by Plato to explore his philosophical positions) proclaimed immoral actions are always bad for one’s well-being and that the best life is the most just life.

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Patriot Software

MARCH 9, 2022

Ah, the joys of employerhood. Having a team of employees to help grow your business can be a beautiful thing. But, getting the hang of payroll—especially payroll taxes—takes time. Not to mention, a multi-state payroll situation can confuse newbie and established employers alike. What’s an employer to do? Handling multi-state payroll processing starts with understanding […] READ MORE.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Need to know: Good communication and open dialogue with young carers is the most effective way of identifying the challenges they face. Offer benefits and support for their career progression and learning opportunities. Employers need to be aware of their legal responsibilities to staff caring for those with disabilities or who need time off in an emergency.

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BetterUp

MARCH 9, 2022

Jump to section. What is focus? Internal forces that inhibit focus at work. External forces limit focus at work. Benefits of staying focused at work. How to focus better at work: 13 tips. The myth of multitasking.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

There are an estimated 3.7 million carers in England and Wales and a growing number of people are having to juggle their jobs with caring responsibilities. So, how can organisations best support their staff and what are the benefits? First, employers need to identify which of their employees are balancing caring responsibilities alongside work. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) research, Supporting working carers , published in June 2021, found around a quarter (28%) of wor

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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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BetterUp

MARCH 9, 2022

Jump to section. What is all-or-nothing thinking? What is the impact of all-or-nothing thinking? All-or-nothing thinking vs. zero-sum thinking. Signs of all-or-nothing thinking. 3 ways to overcome all-or-nothing thinking.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

In January this year global marketing firm M&C Saatchi introduced a programme of support for the carers among its workforce, including young adults. The organisation employs around 700 people in the UK and has partnered with childcare provider Bright Horizons to deliver the initiative nationwide. Annabel Mackie, managing partner at M&C Saatchi, says: “This wasn’t something that people had specifically asked for, but we felt that it was important to be supporting our talent with caring re

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Abel HR

MARCH 9, 2022

Businesses strive to get leads and prospects and convert them into customers. And they can attribute that to marketing. Fortunately, any business has the luxury of choosing which strategies they can implement to achieve their marketing goals. But marketing can also be tedious without the right people to handle it. Some small businesses would outsource marketing, while others stick to DIY.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Employee benefits provider Unum UK introduced a new reproductive health policy for its more than 700 employees from 8 March in line with International Women’s Day 2022. Under the policy, the organisation will offer all employees with female reproductiive organs free access to private healthcare provider Bupa’s Menopause Plan. This includes 45 minutes with an experienced menopause trained GP, a 15-minute check-in 12 weeks later to talk through changes and improvements, and 24/7 anytime heal

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

The IRS has released a new round of FAQs in two fact sheets, both of which clarify the circumstances under which you must provide employees with Forms W-2c if you took the payroll credits for providing them with pandemic-related paid sick or family leave during 2020 and/or 2021. Unlike other fact sheets the IRS has issued recently, you can’t rely on these FAQs should the IRS later question you about the paid leave you furnished or tax credits you’ve taken.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Author: Zoya Ali BSc MSc. Deciding to become a parent is a huge decision, filled with uncertainties, even more so if someone is doing it on their own. Fertility technology such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) & in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has opened doors for those pursuing a solo parenthood route beyond adoption. Although most people assume that choosing to go solo is because someone may not have found the right partner or things their biological clock might be ticking away, in 2018, si

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LACE Partners

MARCH 9, 2022

Chris Kirby and Chris Howard discuss a recent blog on some of the common challenges Payroll Teams come to LACE Partners with, when their payroll transformation programme isn’t quite going to plan. We’ve also written a blog on the subject here. The post What are the symptoms and causes of an unsuccessful payroll transformation? And how can you tackle them?

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Author :Zoya Ali BSc MSc. Deciding to start a family can be exciting but also daunting, particularly for some employees who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, as their journey to parenthood might need some more support. Being a 21st-century employer means establishing an inclusive, progressive and supportive work environment to attract and retain employees.

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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.

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