Darwinbox

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Hybrid work is here to stay. This article looks at 11 research-backed trends and explores the future of hybrid work.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Research shows that if employees are happy at work, they’ll be more productive, more creative, and more likely to stay with their company for the long term. That’s because happiness at work is linked with job satisfaction, which leads to higher performance for both employees and employers alike. It’s a common fact that employee satisfaction at work is linked to business success.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Quiet quitting is the popular new Great Resignation -era term for an employee who hasn’t quit (yet), but definitely exists on a spectrum of disengagement. As employees become increasingly fed up with some aspect of their job or company, they may withdraw from others and withhold discretionary effort, instead just doing the bare minimum to get by without attracting too much negative attention.

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Qandle

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Using email, physical documents, and electronic spreadsheets leaves human resources open to errors. Payroll processing mistakes, a lack of resources, and regulatory noncompliance are all examples. Periodically measuring, monitoring, and managing workers’ leaves is a tedious task that cannot be simplified by using even Google Forms. Therefore, understanding the merits of a web-based leave management system is crucial.

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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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AssuredPartners

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Electrical risks are one of the most overlooked hazards in agriculture. According to the National Ag Safety Database (NASD), thousands of workers are shocked and burned due to accidental contact with electricity each year, and an estimated $1.2 billion in property damage occurs because of faulty electrical usage. Accidents happen for a variety of reasons.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Office and commercial building vacancies have exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, leaving many buildings completely empty of tenants or partially occupied. According to the website Statista.com , the average vacancy rate for offices nationwide in the first quarter of 2022 was 12.3%, which is an improvement from 17.4% in the first quarter of 2021.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a pair of report and recommendations issued the same day, a Magistrate Judge in Wisconsin recently recommended that the district court (i) grant motions for reconsideration of prior denials of motions to dismiss claims challenging defined contribution plans’ fees, and (ii) grant the motions to dismiss in their entirety. Underpinning the recommendations is the fact that after the motions to dismiss were denied, the Seventh Circuit decided Albert v.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A new law will require almost all contractors in California to carry workers’ compensation coverage, regardless of if they have employees or not. According to the author of the bill, State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, the new law was necessary due to the tendency of many small contractors to claim they have no employees, when in fact they regularly hire day laborers or undocumented aliens.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Two in five businesses have either cut or maintained workplace wellbeing budgets despite growing pressures on their staff, according to a new report. Faced with stressors such as the cost-of-living crisis, political uncertainty, and the ‘return to work’ post-Covid, just 16 percent of directors and risk practitioners said their wellbeing budgets had seen a significant increase.

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Florida Workers' Comp

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I recently ran across a fantastic retrospective published in 2018 by Time, " The 25 Moments From American History That Matter Right Now. " It is a compilation of the thoughts of "25 acclaimed experts in U.S. history" and their thoughts on what has occurred that remains pertinent or important. The list is obviously both expansive in scope (centuries of U.S.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Workers are looking for new jobs, asking for extra shifts, or taking on side hustles to make ends meet as everyday expenses eat up a bigger chunk of their pay cheques. A new Qualtrics study claims that 77 percent of workers say it’s harder to pay for their living expenses than it was a year ago. In the UK, inflation recently rose above 10 percent for the second time this year amid soaring food prices.

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15Five

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

When done right, employee recognition programs can positively impact individual employees and create better business outcomes. Top performers who are adequately recognized for their efforts are often more highly engaged and productive and less likely to leave their organization. Unfortunately, it’s easy to get recognition wrong, and too many companies miss the mark when it comes to incorporating it into their company culture or building a formal recognition program.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What has resilience got to do with the workplace experience? It is a word that has been used a lot recently as the great British public has demonstrated massive amounts of resilience in coping with Covid-19, fuel shortages, worries about food availability and a massive shift in how we work. So what is it? The dictionary gives two meanings: firstly the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, i.e. toughness.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

US employers are taking steps to provide abortion access to workers despite threats from anti-abortion activists and conservative lawmakers. In this Law360 article, McDermott’s Sarah Raaii said that “we’re certainly continuing to monitor” threats against employers. “And we’re now in the position — really an unprecedented position for employers — of having to potentially look at 50 […].

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Best Money Moves

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

3 financial struggles faced by Black and Latinx Gen Zers — and how companies can help. The number of Gen Z employees entering the workforce is on the rise. Here’s how to address the unique challenges facing the Black and LatinX Gen Zers on your team. . By 2025, Gen Z employees will comprise nearly one-third of the total workforce, according to data from the World Economic Forum.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Marketing agency Leader Marketing Partnership has changed its ownership structure to become an employee ownership trust (EOT). The agency, which has eight members of staff, was founded in 1965 by Bryan Holden, joined by his son James in 1983, who then took on the role of managing director in 1991. As part of the employee ownership transition, James Holden will depart from his role, but retain an involvement as a consultant and minority shareholder.

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Multiemployer pension plans that intend to apply for SFA from the PBGC should note the schedule for reviewing applications and may want to consider submitting a lock-in application. The post PBGC Special Financial Assistance “Lock-In” Application for Nonpriority Plans appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Image credit: Gov.uk. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Laura Trott MBE as minister for pensions, after predecessor Alex Burghart officially held the role for less than one month. Trott was appointed on 27 October, and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made the announcement on 7 November via its official Twitter account. At the same time, it confirmed that Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott OBE has retained her role as the spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords.

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BetterUp

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Jump to section. From combat to corporate: Tips for veterans making the transition. Setting up for success: Tips for organizations hiring veterans.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

More than 80 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers employed by Wincanton on an outsourced contract, delivering food to Asda’s regional distribution centres, have accepted a 9.5% pay increase. The drivers, who are members of the trade union Unite, are based at Wincanton’s depot in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They were previously paid £13.50 an hour, and according to the union often required to work up to 15 hours a day, transporting goods from Scotland to Bedford and Bristol in the South East and W

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Monica Scott. Monica is friendly, patient, persistent and always willing to work with new employees to share her expansive knowledge about markets and underwriters, which make their jobs easier. She has been successful in placing accounts that were being non-renewed due to wildfire hazard with other standard markets.

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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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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Image credit: AL Robinson / Shutterstock.com. Online fashion retailer Boohoo has given shares to more than 1,100 of its employees, including several members of its senior leadership. The Manchester-headquartered group released a statement to the London Stock Exchange, stating that the move was part of its Save As You Earn (SAYE) share scheme for 2022.

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BerniePortal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

HR professionals know how important it is to keep their organizations up to required industry standards and competitive enough that employees can provide clients access to cutting-edge tools and skills. To that end, organizations can use learning pathways to educate employees on the internal and external skill sets they need to succeed. Two types of learning pathways can streamline complex learning processes for your team: learning management systems and learning experience platforms.

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Professionals Alternative

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Executive Assistant as a Strategic Partner . An executive assistant is one of the important roles in a business. It will take someone who is talented, able to trust the executive and their subordinates, and someone who will be indispensable when new projects and opportunities arise. We’ll talk about how executive assistants can be the best strategic partners for a successful business.

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Sodexo Engage

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Summary: A time for stressing. Family & relationships. Financial concerns. A complete approach to employee wellbeing. Mental wellbeing. Physical wellbeing. Financial wellbeing. Provide meaningful employee support this Christmas and beyond with Sodexo Engage. IS CHRISTMAS 2022 CAUSING EMPLOYEE STRESS LEVELS TO RISE? Halloween is last week’s news, and it is officially acceptable to talk about Christmas – even though, from a business perspective, it’s been on all our minds for a while.

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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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