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7 Steps to Auditing Your Payroll | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Payroll is likely your organization’s biggest expense. It’s also complicated, and mistakes make payroll even more costly. But you don’t have to wait till an employee complains or the government calls to make corrections and stay compliant. Here’s how to conduct a payroll audit, including why it’s important in the first place and seven steps to get you started.

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Consumer Fraud: Statistics, Trends, and Tips

Money Talk

I recently attended a webinar about fraud sponsored by Consumer Action. The title was Fraud and Scams in the COVID-19 Economy. The webinar presented statistics about the incidence of fraud and types of consumer fraud complaints, as well as “red flags” of fraud and tips for working with fraud victims. Below are eleven of my key take-aways from the webinar: ¨ Fraud Reports - About 5.7 million fraud reports were logged by state and federal (e.g., CFPB, IRS, Federal Trade Commission) government agen

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Pet-Friendly Workplaces: A Paw-fect Employee Retention Tool

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Offering pet-related perks has been touted as one strategy for employers trying to get a leg up (or a paw up!) when competing for employees. In honor of Take Your. Read more > The post Pet-Friendly Workplaces: A Paw-fect Employee Retention Tool appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Is your noncompete killing a fly with a sledgehammer?

Business Management Daily

At least half of my legal practice is serving as outside labor-and-employment counsel for small to midsize businesses. And, increasingly, much of that practice is consumed with drafting post-employment covenants, sending cease-and-desist letters to employees who are in violation of those covenants or filing lawsuits to enforce those covenants. Or, conversely, I often advise businesses whether they can hire employees with noncompete agreements or defend lawsuits seeking to enforce said covenants.

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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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The Latest Compensation Trends Redefine Job Satisfaction

HR Digest

Life changed as society emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of all it impacted people’s views about work and how they work. So, it is not surprising that compensation trends for a post-pandemic world look vastly different from the one before the pandemic. Employee compensation trends have been heavily influenced by the change in work culture and expectations.

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Mature ESOPs: Remodeling the House You Own

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On May 5, 2022, McDermott Partner Allison Wilkerson delivered a presentation during the 2022 TEA National Conference titled “Mature ESOPs: Remodeling the House You Own.” Her presentation focused on the traits of a sustainable employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), common concerns of a mature ESOP and other ESOP-specific investment issues. Allison and her co-presenters also […].

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How can you recruit and retain talent in a world of digital transformation?

LACE Partners

In this week’s podcast we spoke to Mervyn Dinnen about a new book he has written with Matt Alder called ‘Digital Talent’. Chris sat down with Mervyn and discussed some of the core themes, including how to continuously develop employees, as well as leaders, to ensure that the organization has the skills it needs both for today and the future. The post How can you recruit and retain talent in a world of digital transformation?

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Looking For A Thriving Career? Focus On These 7 Top-Notch HR Certifications Of 2022

Qandle

[link]. To have an established and excellent career in recruitment or Human Resource , one needs to check the top-notch HR certifications. Depending on the industries that you are in, they may not be the need of the hour. But if you go along, they would provide you with a head start in no time. One must bear in mind that hard work and consistency would never have any substitution.

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California Supreme Court Agrees to Review COVID Take Home Liability Case

Workers' Compensation

The California Supreme Court has accepted for review the question of whether the workers’ compensation act does bars a claim against an employer by a household contact of an employee who contacted COVID at work. The court granted the request, made under California Rules of Court, rule 8.548, that the court will decide questions of California law presented in a matter pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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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 Give Someone Space: It’s Time to Let Go

BetterUp

Jump to section. Why is space important? How to give someone space and time. Are you invading someone’s space? How to ask for space. How to focus on yourself. How to give someone space when you don’t want to. Becoming a better partner.

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Free webinar: using people analytics to improve the employee experience

cipHR

To help you foster a greater employee experience for your business, we’re hosting a free live webinar on 12 July at 11am. The webinar – which is also available on demand – will aim to equip you with the tools you need to better understand your people data and create personalised experiences for your workforce. The concept of your ‘employee experience’ is so wide-ranging – encompassing everything from how a candidate applies for a role with you, to your parental leave policies, career development

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"Unmasking COVID" in 2022, Where Are We Now?

Workers' Compensation

A panel of infectious disease experts and public health specialists of the Veterans Administration who have been involved in the national COVID response discuss strategies to contain the spread of the Omicron variant and stay safe. Topics discussed: Community response to the Omicron variants The public's perception versus the actual risk of disease What workers, families, and patients should be doing What habits should we encourage to protect against reinfections, influenza, and colds What have

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InterWest recognized as one of the Top National Employee Benefits Consultants

InterWest Insurance Services

Congratulations to the Employee Benefits team at InterWest Insurance Services on their recognition as one of the Top National Employee Benefits Consultants by Mployer Advisor, June 2022.

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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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PEO Benefits: 11 Things You’ll Get With A PEO You Might Not Get Otherwise

Genesis HR Solutions

Running a small to medium-size business? See if this scenario sounds familiar: You’re doing pretty well, hitting some of your growth goals, and you have a relatively happy staff. But you’re feeling a little stressed about getting all the HR admin done correctly. And as you bring on more people, you’ve begun to realize that growing your business is more complicated than you thought it would be.

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The Principles and Purpose of Performance Management: A Primer for HR

Darwinbox

Around 84% of HR professionals feel performance management has changed significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic. This makes it essential for organizations to revisit the purposes, principles, and best practices driving their performance management strategy. This article explains seven vital goals in this function and its driving principles.

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Why Culture is Central to Managing and Supporting Mental Health at Work

Sodexo Engage

Summary: How workplace culture impacts your employees. How does employees’ mental health impact their work? How to identify weaknesses in your workplace culture. 5 ways to improve the culture of your business. Ready to improve the culture of your business? Why Culture is Central to Managing and Supporting Mental Health at Work. Think ‘company culture’ amounts to having a table tennis table in the break room, or implementing Dress Down Fridays?

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Outlaw Discrimination on the Basis of Height and Weight Says New Jersey

HR Digest

New Jersey is taking an unprecedented step as it tries to outlaw discrimination in all its forms. While federal law bans discrimination on the basis of gender, race, religion, ethnicity/national origin, and sexual orientation, New Jersey is taking it a step further by banning height and weight discrimination. The Garden state hopes to set an example as it presents a new bill in the senate that will allow legal action against discrimination on the basis of height and weight.

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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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Offboarding: How to Create an Effective Experience

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is employee offboarding? Why is employee offboarding important? What to include in employee offboarding.

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Jury awards $650K in damages for Massachusetts contractor’s unlawful retaliation against injured immigrant worker

Workers' Compensation

A federal jury in the District of Massachusetts has found that a Massachusetts employer and his company retaliated against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury. The jury awarded $650,000 in damages – $600,000 in punitive damages and $50,000 in compensatory damages – as a result. The verdict stems from the U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed against Tara Construction Inc. and its chief executive officer, Pedro Pirez, in February 2019 following a whistleblower investigation by the depa

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Adaptive Leadership Examples and Principles

BetterUp

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10 important ways to couple DE&I with your hiring strategies

Insperity

With diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as an increased business focus across the board, more are setting a strategic DE&I goal to hire a diverse workforce (aka DE&I hiring”). Multiple studies have shown that companies with diverse workforces and diverse leadership : Perform better, likely as a result of reduced groupthink and more innovation Enjoy greater financial returns Achieve stronger employee engagement and improved morale.

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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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How to Be A Good Storyteller: 9 Tactics to Try

BetterUp

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7 Management Mistakes That Can Hamper Employee Productivity

Vantage Circle

Productivity is all about getting more work done in fewer hours without losing quality. But strategic thinking about productivity may become a lost art in the eCommerce world that works in a hyper-paced loop of promotions and product launches. When it comes to expanding your eCommerce business, boosting efficiency is a powerful tool. When emphasizing the productivity culture within your eCommerce business, you need to avoid some of the common mistakes that come along the way.