Take It Personel-ly

JANUARY 21, 2022

Almost all students worldwide do homework, but the quantity differs from one region to the next. Kids in China spend at least 13.5 hours a week on homework while their counterparts in The Netherlands only handle about 5.8 hours. While homework is essential to completing syllabuses, it wouldn’t be productive to assign so much of […]. The post 4 Tips for Dealing with Large Amounts of Homework appeared first on Take It Personel-ly.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

New data has revealed that 78% of UK employees would change their jobs if they were offered the chance to work fully remotely on a permanent basis. A survey of 1,021 UK workers, undertaken by Marketing Signals, found that, when asked why working remotely would make them move jobs, 60% said it would allow them to enjoy a more flexible working environment and a better work-life balance.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 21, 2022

What motivates you? Is it money or something else? How does it motivate you? During job interviews, the “what motivates you” interview question is often asked. This question is meant to gauge whether the candidate clearly understands their strengths and weaknesses. Motivation is a complex concept. There are several types of motivation, such as intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation.

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Take It Personel-ly

JANUARY 21, 2022

Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels If you’re a business owner, you’ll have to wear a lot of hats to ensure your company is running smoothly. In some cases, you’ll be acting as the operations manager, the marketing executive, and the human resources manager. You’re faced with lots of important decisions, and some of these […].

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LACE Partners

JANUARY 21, 2022

Raj Sundarason , author of ‘The DAP Strategy’ , recently spoke to Chris from LACE Partners on the HR on the Offensive podcast about his latest book, which makes some bold predictions about the digital adoption market between now and 2027. Today’s blog looks at some of the key discussion points, as well as what some of the biggest predictions are in the digital adoption platform (DAP) space.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Author: Louise Haines, Managing Director at Henley Reward Consulting. As we enter 2022 there is an overwhelming agreement across the social housing sector that any pay award will be greater than last year. And this echoes the wider market where UK employers are expected to be agreeing much greater pay rises in 2022 given the restricted pay increases following the onset of the pandemic.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

There are no tax penalties for incorrectly coding items reported in Box 12 of your W-2s. Phew! But you’re not walking away scot-free. The IRS uses those codes to determine compliance with other sections of the tax code, like 401(k) compliance and teasing out employees who earn too much to make tax-deductible IRA contributions. W-2 coding for 401(k) contributions.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 January and 20 January 2022 were: 2022 pay rise budgets soar. Rocco Forte Hotels launches engagement programme. Four-day week pilot introduced in the UK. Mercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay. 48% of employers do not have IVF policies. Top tips for introducing or updating health-related leave policies.

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Abel HR

JANUARY 21, 2022

When employee productivity is at an all-time high, expect a significant revenue boost in your company. Employee productivity is what every employer aims to achieve to ensure that customers are happy and the organization is up to speed. Unfortunately, some people don’t know how impactful a work environment is for productivity. So if you’re wondering why you can’t seem to complete daily tasks in the office, maybe it’s time for an office overhaul.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

HR, reward and benefits professionals who want their organisation or team to be in with a chance of winning an award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, only have three days left to enter. This is the last chance for both individuals and teams to enter and win recognition for their achievements and contributions in terms of attracting, motivating and rewarding employees through benefits strategies during 2021.

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PeopleKeep

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate relies heavily on calculating your full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). This is because understanding the number of FTEs your company has allows you to determine if your company is considered an applicable large employer (ALE) and is even required to adhere to the employer mandate. You can avoid the employer mandate’s two penalties if you’re an ALE that offers affordable health coverage that meets minimum essential coverage (MEC) to FTEs and the

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Something for the weekend: With ‘the great resignation’ still in full swing, many employees are mulling over potential new opportunities right now. Flexible working ? Tick. More job satisfaction ? Tick. More money ? Tick. Throne, ‘crown’, sword and beer thrown all over me? Sorry, what? The Ship Inn on the remote island of Piel on the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria is looking for a new landlord, to start from April.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Stressing that the focus of the personal comfort doctrine was to determine if an employee’s actions occurred during the course of the employment , the Court of Appeals of Oregon held a workers’ compensation claimant nevertheless had to show that her injury arose from the employment [ Watt v. SAIF Corp. , 317 Or App 105 , 2022 Ore. App. LEXIS 100 (Jan. 20, 2022), emphasis added].

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Social care provider Praxis Care has introduced a new pay and benefits package for its 1,800 employees, as well as extending Covid-19 (Coronavirus) recognition payments to all. According to the business, these initiatives are in recognition of the “challenging” labour market and a bid to attract and retain employees, with them varying across the four jurisdictions of Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man and England in which it operates.

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Assurance Agency

JANUARY 21, 2022

Doesn’t pre-pandemic life feel so far away? Nowadays, we’re accustomed to looking for the hand sanitizer stationed at the entrance of most buildings. Things like HEPA filters, air exchange rates and surface cleaning schedules, have become a part of our daily vocabulary. Employees and tenants both are expecting more from employers and property management.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Refuse workers employed by Adur and Worthing Councils in West Sussex have voted in favour of a bin strike ballot over a pay rise dispute. According to the GMB union, 92.5% of members took part, with 100% voting to take industrial action. It said that this was due to the council’s “refusal to negotiate” with their workers’ union of choice, with members reportedly saying that if they do not receive a pay offer that reflects the value of their work, they will go on strike.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

On January 10, 2022 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury issued Affordable Care Act FAQs Part 51 which addresses, in relevant part, payment for over-the-counter (“OTC”) COVID-19 testing. For more information about the OTC COVID-19 testing and its impact on employer-sponsored group health plans, see our SW Benefits Update, “ Group Health Plans Must Provide Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Effective January 15, 2022 – Six Takeaways.”.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

As announced in April’s Budget, the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) will be frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. Latest reports have suggested that as a direct result of the freezing of the LTA, more than 1.6 million pension savers [1] are set to reach the limit and will be hit with a tax charge of 55% in retirement. However despite this, many employees don’t even realise that they are at risk.

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Hppy

JANUARY 21, 2022

In a world of hungry news cycles, publicity crises can be punishing—even fatal to the business that isn’t adequately prepared to handle them. Crisis management is a skill all businesses need to cultivate and master during peace times. To that end, a well-trained HR team can be the difference between a close call, and a true catastrophe. . Here are a few strategies HR teams can implement to be better prepared for any crisis situation.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Author: Jess Lilley, Head of Implementation at Reward Gateway. If improving employee engagement is a goal of yours this year, you’re not alone. Employee engagement is more important than ever – due to the pandemic and the rise of hybrid working, there’s a need to keep employees connected and motivated from any location, at any time. Think of your engagement strategy as a well-crafted recipe – employees might try it out initially, but ensuring it hits the mark and can evolve to suit everyone̵

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

The cost-of-living crisis hit the headlines this week, as the Office for National Statistics announced the consumer prices index (CPI) of inflation rose faster than expected to a 30-year high of 5.4% in December 2021. Despite news of higher starting salaries and rises in basic pay increases, UK households face immense pressure caused by higher prices of food and fuel.

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