Achievers
MARCH 7, 2024
Kumari Williams, VP of belonging and diversity at Workday , and Jeff Cates, CEO of Achievers , reveal the steps employers can take to keep employees motivated for the long haul. Every HR leader grapples with retention challenges in today’s job market. While offering competitive pay is essential to mitigating turnover, it’s not the only thing that keeps employees engaged and committed to your organization.
Money Talk
MARCH 7, 2024
Financial shocks are events that result in unexpected expenses and they are especially challenging for individuals and households with limited resources and tight budgets. Examples of financial shocks are plentiful and include the following: ¨ Big spikes in expenses due to inflation (e.g., childcare, food, insurance, rent, utilities) ¨ Car accidents ¨ Disability ¨ Divorce ¨ Large home repairs (e.g., roof, furnace) ¨ Large out-of-pocket medical or dental bills ¨ Loss of a job ¨ property damage du
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Workplace Insight
MARCH 7, 2024
One of the UK’s greatest ever athletes and now a corporate wellbeing consultant and speaker , Sally Gunnell discusses with Kate Usher the challenges faced by women in the second half of their lives, in the latest Workplace Insight podcast. Sally is the only female British athlete ever to hold the Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles for 400m Hurdles.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
Image credit: photocosmos1 / Shutterstock.com Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt (pictured), delivered his Spring Budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 March. Below is a summary of the key announcements that could affect employers’ pay , pensions and benefits strategies: Spring Budget 2024: National insurance contribution (NIC) rate cut to 8% Spring Budget 2024: DC pensions required to disclose investment in UK equities Spring Budget 2024: TPR and FCA given powers to
Speaker: Sean Raible
Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
MARCH 7, 2024
International Women’s Day is an ideal time to pause and reflect on the status of women in the workforce—both how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go to achieve true gender equality. In this blog, Alyssa Hodder interviews […] The post International Women’s Day: Women in Leadership appeared first on Word on Benefits.
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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
MARCH 7, 2024
Lawmakers, employers, consumer groups and other stakeholders have called for more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Lack of transparency enables PBMs to engage in the practice of spread pricing where PBMs charge health plans more than they pay pharmacies for the […] The post Prescription Drug Plans: Spread Pricing Explainer appeared first on Word on Benefits.
Business Management Daily
MARCH 7, 2024
Being more productive is something we’re all interested in. But with the endless meetings, messages, meals, and bathroom breaks each workday, eight working hours isn’t always enough time to get stuff done. With habits of efficiency and precision, however, those limited work hours can go further. Detail-oriented focus is the marketable skill of the modern workplace.
Florida Workers' Comp
MARCH 7, 2024
The criminal defense legal practice has evolved over the almost 250 years that America has existed. Our legal system is imperfectly bound by purported parameters that are equally imperfect. I strive in my teaching to help students realize that these challenges exist and persist. They all want to excel, to go to law school, and to make a career path in this imperfect world of statutes, rules, and the ubiquity of judicial interpretations, the "common law.
InterWest Insurance Services
MARCH 7, 2024
If you have staff with health savings accounts, they still have until April 15 to make additional contributions to their accounts if they want to reduce their tax bills for last year. HSAs allow your employees to put away funds to pay for future medical expenses. Usually, these accounts are funded with pre-tax deductions from your employees’ paychecks, but if they didn’t max out their contributions last year, they still can do so up until the tax-filing deadline.
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There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.
Employee Benefit News
MARCH 7, 2024
Jennifer Mahone Rightler, founder and CEO of Elements2Inclusion, explains how mini sabbaticals can refresh and re-engage their workforce.
PayrollOrg
MARCH 7, 2024
The extra day in 2024 could cause an extra payday for some employers.
Patriot Software
MARCH 7, 2024
You’re ready for some help around your business. Should you hire a W-2 employee or a 1099 contractor? The choice might not be yours. There are key differences between a W-2 employee vs. a 1099 contractor that you must understand to stay legally compliant.
McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the New York State (NY) 1115 Medicaid waiver “Medicaid Redesign Team” (MRT). The MRT is a long-standing waiver in NY that has continuously evolved to improve the administration, structure and financing of the NY Medicaid program; enhance Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to services; […] The post CMS Approves New York 1115 Medicaid Redesign Waiver appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.
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In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group has named Rachel Osikoya director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). With more than 20 years’ experience in culture, diversity and inclusion, Osikoya will be responsible for driving the group’s strategic DE&I agenda and will build a multi-year plan to further embed DE&I for employees, customers and communities.
Employee Benefit News
MARCH 7, 2024
Resume Now ranked some of the things employees would have done differently in their professional lives.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
Gaming and betting firm 888 William Hill has introduced wellbeing support for its 11,000 employees globally. Through the scheme, which is provided by Wellness Cloud, 888 William Hill employees will be able to access the Wellness Cloud hub, which includes more than 100 live talks and events each year on a range of topics related to wellbeing and health , and a library of on-demand content and resources available on both desktop and a mobile app, such as expert guides, podcasts, question and answe
Employee Benefit News
MARCH 7, 2024
The governor's signed legislation temporarily protects providers and allows the continuation of in-vitro treatments.
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The pressure is on to create a positive onboarding experience. Plus, a sub-par onboarding process can domino into other concerns such as low performance, burnout (for you and new hires), and retention challenges. Our 2024 State of HR report will give you a realistic picture of the HR landscape and tips to onboarding effectively in the year to come.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 7, 2024
To coincide with International Women’s Day, a UNESCO study revealed worrying tendencies in Large Language models (LLM) to produce gender bias, as well as homophobia and racial stereotyping. Women were described as working in domestic roles far more often than men – four times as often by one model – and were frequently associated with words like “home”, “family” and “children”, while male names were linked to “business”, “executive”, “salary”, and “career”.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
John Lewis Partnership and the Co-op are to increase their minimum pay rates for 2024. The Co-op has reaffirmed its commitment to paying the real living wage as recommended by the Living Wage Foundation, increasing its minimum hourly wage from £10.90 to £12, or from £12.25 to £13.15 in London. Team leaders will also receive a 10.1% increase from £12.10 to £13.32 per hour.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 7, 2024
Yesterday’s Spring Budget included a number of announcements that affect the various people, place and technology professions in the UK. These include a cut in National Insurance, pension fund reforms, support for working parents, AI, helping people back in to work and more. You can see the Government’s own summary here. The various industry sectors have been quick to respond to the announcements.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 7, 2024
Bakery chain Greggs is to share a £17.6 million bonus among some of its employees after posting a record annual profit. In a webcast detailing the business’ latest results, chief executive Roisin Currie explained that Greggs will continue to share 10% of its profits with team members with at least six months of service as part of its profit share agreement.
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Employee Benefit News
MARCH 7, 2024
While the majority of men believe salary is equal at their workplace, just 23% of women feel the same.
Professionals Alternative
MARCH 7, 2024
[link] The Key to Success: Recruiting the Best Mortgage Talent in the Real Estate Industry Image Source: Unsplash The importance of recruiting the best mortgage talent in the real estate industry Recruiting the best mortgage talent is crucial for success in the real estate industry. As the mortgage industry continues to evolve and become more competitive, companies must ensure they have a team of skilled professionals who can navigate the intricacies of the market.
HR Digest
MARCH 7, 2024
Establishing policies on how to prevent data theft by employees has never been more important than it is now considering the increasing number of ways for employees to access and use data. An ex-employee from Google, Linwei Ding, was recently indicted for the theft of trade secrets from Google. The Chinese national was accused of stealing data related to Google’s AI trade secrets to share with two PRC-Based technology companies and the Justice Department saw this as a blatant theft of advanced t
BetterUp
MARCH 7, 2024
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Discover essential strategies for employers to balance cost optimization with care. The top priorities for employers in 2024 are retaining talent, growing revenue and sales, and attracting talent. To achieve these goals, employers are turning towards comprehensive total rewards strategies informed by data-driven insights. Hear from industry experts on cost optimization strategies and how to leverage these approaches for a healthier workforce.
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