Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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Informational Interviews: Your Guide for Success

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Section 125 Cafeteria Plans: A Guide to Compliance

BerniePortal

Whether you knew it or not, your organization likely has a Section 125 cafeteria plan. Even though cafeteria plans are quite common, ERISA compliance can be an oversight for many employers. But the consequences of noncompliance can be costly. So, here’s what employers need to know about Section 125 plans, including how to keep your organization compliant.

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How to get out of your comfort zone (in 6 simple steps)

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is the comfort zone? Why is it hard to leave your comfort zone? How to get out of your comfort zone. What happens when you leave your comfort zone? Steps to getting out of your comfort zone. Key tips when getting out of your comfort zone.

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Streamline Recruiting Efforts with an ATS | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

It’s no secret that a successful business starts with successful recruiting. Many HR teams face the challenge of streamlining their organization’s recruiting efforts, and often as an HR Party of One. From managing candidates and scheduling interviews to onboarding new hires, there is a lot to juggle when recruiting new talent. More and more, employers and HR leaders are turning to Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to optimize the recruitment process in the current competitive hiring environment.

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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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Manifestation Methods: Can You Really Get Everything You Want?

BetterUp

Jump to section. Law of attraction breakdown. How can I start manifesting? The bottom line.

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Stay interviews – what’s making your employees leave and, conversely, what’s making them stay?

LACE Partners

In this week’s blog we look at why employees may quit a job but also what makes other employees want to stay. Stay interviews are a great way to get that type of information. Should your business implement stay interviews, or does it depend on your pre-existing level of communication? Co-Founder and Managing Director Cathy Acratopulo explores this.

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Hermes UK introduces pension scheme in rebrand

Employee Benefits

Delivery firm Hermes UK has announced that as part of a rebrand it will auto-enrol its self-employed plus (SE+) couriers into a pension scheme by the end of this year. The organisation, which employs more than 30,000 UK couriers, has rolled out a new logo and brand identity – ‘Evri’ – as of today (11 March), and has argued the move represents a £7 million plus investment each year in the earnings security of its SE+ couriers, who make up 85% of its overall network.

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15 Perks To Consider Offering Your Staff to Retain Employees

Benefit Resource Inc.

To retain employees the best thing a business owner can do for their staff is offer them benefits that help. This might mean assisting in paying student loans or providing subscription services, so workers’ lives are more fulfilled! BRI’s Becky Seefeldt and 14 other Forbes Business Council members shared suggestions on how they’ve successfully attracted new talent while keeping current ones around – you’ll want some of these ideas if your company needs an update!

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360-degree reviews: How the best managers follow-up with feedback

BetterUp

Jump to section. The 1:1 conversation: Be a trusted advisor. The action plan: Be an understanding coach. Follow-up: Be a well-intentioned supervisor. The self-assessment: Be a learner. Create a culture of feedback.

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

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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Royal Mail Group reports 1.4% gender pay gap

Employee Benefits

Royal Mail Group has revealed that men are paid 1.4% more than women in its latest gender pay gap report of average salaries paid to its male and female staff. The group, which employs around 137,000 members of staff, reported that women represented 19% of the UK operational workforce and 32% of senior managers in 2021, with the latter increasing by 1% from 2020.

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How To Answer, “Why Do You Want To Work Here”?

HR Digest

I’m sure you’ve heard common interview questions like, “What is your greatest weakness?” or “Why do you want to work here?” These are frequently asked interview questions because they help the interviewer learn more about you. This blog post will talk about some common reasons you want to work here on interview questions and how to answer them!

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The Bottle Club to pay espresso martini tasters

Employee Benefits

Something for the weekend: Alcoholic beverage wholesaler The Bottle Club is searching for a candidate to help them find the best espresso martini in the UK. Yes, you read that right, you could be paid to drink espresso martinis. According to The Bottle Club, Google search data shows that the Espresso Martini is officially the most popular cocktail in the UK, as the coffee-based cocktail was searched 118,000 times on average in the last month.

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Refusing to hire a litigious applicant could be illegal

Business Management Daily

If you haven’t read the class-action lawsuit that Brian Flores (the fired coach of the Miami Dolphins) filed against the NFL and three of its teams, you should. It reads like a law school employment law exam question. It has allegations of systemic racial discrimination, fraud, bribery and even a smoking gun text message. This lawsuit will likely bring much-needed change to the NFL’s hiring practices.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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The top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2022

Employee Benefits

The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March and 10 March 2022 were: Unum UK launches reproductive health policy for employees. Princes rolls out mental health first aider initiative. Organon gives staff day off on International Women’s Day. SafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leave. Bright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and benefits.

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Final Boohoo Group pay and conditions report shows progress

Employee Benefits

Image credit: AL Robinson / Shutterstock.com. The final report into fast-fashion retailer Boohoo Group has indicated that the group has made progress in addressing the criticism it received over its workers’ pay and conditions. Two years ago, former High Court judge Sir Brian Leveson was appointed to oversee the firm’s reforms after some of its Leicester suppliers were found to be underpaying and exploiting staff, as well as making them work in dirty and unsafe conditions.

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Employee benefits that can support staff with the cost of living

Employee Benefits

The cost of living crisis has left many HR teams and businesses looking for ways to help employees with their finances. Many organisations have been in the news lately for helping employees with their energy bills. The cost of living has soared in recent times and looks set to continue to rise, with threats to the global economy looming too. It’s a complicated topic and employee benefits won’t solve everything but can provide some much-needed support in areas you may not have thought of.