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WWB Recap: Karin Hurt: How to Build a Team of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates

BerniePortal

On the final day of BerniePortal’s 5th annual users conference, Weekdays with Bernie , Karin Hurt—award-winning author of four books including– Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates – shared her expertise and offered practical tips and tools that she uses to develop leaders through her firm– Let’s Grow Leaders.

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35 Awesome Halloween Costume Ideas For Work

Vantage Circle

The spirit of Halloween is incomplete without the costumes. A pinch of creativity is all you need to portray a character so spooky yet extravagant. And if you are celebrating Halloween in your workplace, it is time to let that imagination flow. Halloween celebrations at work encourage fun and frolic that equally boosts workplace morale. If you are out of ideas then this blog will provide you with a list of Halloween costume ideas for work that you can use.

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Service Contract Act Fringe Rate Increases for 2022

AssuredPartners

The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) increased Health & Welfare (H&W) rates on wage determinations effective June 23, 2022. The new fringe rate is in effect for a particular contract only after the contracting officer incorporates the new fringe rate into that specific contract. The contracting officer should incorporate the new fringe rate that is applicable on the anniversary date of a multiple-year contract or at the beginning of the next contract option period after J

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How to be a good interviewer with Motivation Based Interviewing

Business Management Daily

Conducting a job interview is kinda like golf: it looks easy, but you’ll waste a lot of time if you don’t know the basics. Since the 1900s, the job interview process has undergone major changes, evolving from crude skill assessments into comprehensive personality exams aimed at finding the perfect long-term hire. When done correctly, a successful interview culminates in the hiring of employees with great skills, attitude and passion.

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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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Eligible Expenses to Help Beat the Heat

Benefit Resource Inc.

As the weather heats up, so do the prices on many summertime necessities. Beat the heat this summer by taking advantage of your FSA or HSA to purchase eligible items. Many people don’t realize that their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) can be used on various health-related purchases beyond doctor visits and prescriptions.

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All About Quarterly Tax Returns

Kollath CPA

IRS Form 941 is a tax form that businesses file quarterly. It is how businesses report income taxes. As well as payroll taxes, Social Security, and Medicare taxes that the business withheld from employee paychecks over the previous tax year. Filing deadlines are the last day of January, April, July, and October of any given year. Learn All About Quarterly Tax Returns below.

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How to Start Over in Life: Write Your Own Story

BetterUp

Jump to section. What does it mean to rebuild your life? 9 signs you should leave your old life. 12 ways to start over in life. How to stick to your life changes. 8 tips to overcome your fears. It’s never too late to start over.

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The best benefits if you’re near retirement

Enjoy Benefits

In this ‘My Benefits’ series of blogs, we discover how employees from all walks of life are getting the most out of employee benefits. It’s proven that employees tend to engage with four or more benefits offered by their employer. How does this differ for people at different stages of their lives and careers? This second ‘My Benefits’ diary comes from Lou , a 53-year-old charity administrator.

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Long-Term Versus Short-Term Goals: What You Need to Know

BetterUp

Jump to section. Why are long-term and short-term goals important? Defining short and long-term goals. Similarities and differences between short-term and long-term goals. 6 examples of short-term goals and long-term goals. How to set and keep your goals. The road ahead.

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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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Are workers’ compensation laws keeping up with changing demographics?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

For more than twenty years I have been speaking about demographic change to workers’ compensation insurers in the hopes of spurring policy changes in advance of an aging workforce and greater numbers of older workers in the workplace. To my regret, my presentations on “Demographic Effects”, while warmly received were not the catalyst for early and significant policy development.

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Performance Management: Benefits, Challenges, Advantages and Future

Darwinbox

Have you wondered why performance management is so vital? What are the benefits and advantages of performance management? What are the plausible challenges and how can you prepare for them? Learn all about these fascinating questions in this article.

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5 Ways You Can Make Virtual Meetings More Enjoyable  

Hppy

It’s undeniable that work practices like meetings have evolved in recent years. Nowadays, you can hold a group gathering without meeting each other in person. You can set up a meeting using a laptop or computer. This means you can discuss important matters with other people wherever they may be. . However, although virtual meetings are convenient, they can sometimes feel less enjoyable for some people.

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Declining capabilities in productivity and wellness signal a need for worker support

BetterUp

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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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Why HRDs need to embrace comfort

TLNT

For most of us, the word ‘comfort’ has extremely positive connotations. We all strive to be comfortable in all aspects of our lives, whether it be at home or at work, physically, emotionally or financially. Even when employees feel discomfort – typically when they arrive at a new company, meet their coworkers and learn what’s expected of them – this gradually eases over time.

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Is your employee wellness program up to par?

Insperity

In the last few years especially, employee wellness programs have soared in prominence. The COVID-19 pandemic and all the stressors placed on workers during this tumultuous time have highlighted how critical mental health , work-life balance and overall wellbeing are. As a result, increasing numbers of employees consider their wellness to be equally important as traditional priorities such as job stability, salary and benefits.

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Gender Pronouns in the Workplace: I See You

HR Digest

One of the most courageous stories in recent times is of the CEO of Swedish insurance company ICA Caroline Farberger, formerly known as Carl. After struggling for nearly five decades, Caroline publicly come out as transgender at 49. She admits that while it can be hard to find acceptance from others, by far the hardest part is accepting the truth to yourself.

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How Aligning Your Security And HR Tools Can Strengthen Your Overall Security Measures

Hppy

74% of businesses intend to increase business spending on HR technology. Before deciding which HR technology may be suitable for your business, you should consider the benefits and uses of an integrated HR and security system. How can integrated HR benefit your overall security and HR processes? Keep reading as we discuss how to build an integrated HR and security system and the benefits of incorporating both technologies.

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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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A view from July 5

Minding the Workplace

Peeking from behind the trees, fireworks from the Boston Pops annual July 4 celebration. Yesterday, for the first time in my 28 years in Boston, I did the famous Boston Pops July 4 celebration. I’ve never been one for big crowds, but a visit from friends who wanted to experience this Boston tradition overcame my resistance. Because we opted not to do the early a.m. campout, we didn’t get in front of the bandshell, but we found a place on an adjacent Beacon Hill street where we could