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8 Technological Solutions To Improve Employee Experience In 2022

Vantage Circle

Most HR professionals and business leaders can confidently say that investing in the employee experience. is well worth the effort. But how exactly do you improve the employee experience? Smart office technology is no longer a luxury but rather a need. Luckily, technology provides some of the best solutions to boost the employee experience at any workplace effectively.

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The Complicated Joy of Juneteenth

BetterUp

Jump to section. The joy and responsibility of freedom for all. Not the color of my skin, but the content of my character. A legacy of resilience.

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DEI In The Workplace – What is it and Why is it important?

Benefit Resource Inc.

With diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) being such a hot topic in today’s workforce it is important that companies not only focus on their employees’ backgrounds but also what they can do for the company. DEI begins with leaders who advocate for change. Then this trickles down into management positions so all team members feel valued despite differing opinions or experiences.

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30-60-90 Day Plan: Guide, Examples, and Templates

BetterUp

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Combatting the Effects of Inflation: Keeping Benefits Competitive While Cutting Cost

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP - Employee Benefits and Total Rewards Leader, World at Work Content Author, and Speaker

After years of facing the global pandemic, we are now struggling with a new problem: inflation. No one could have predicted the impact of inflation on employee benefits and how it affects both employees and employers. Employers are now trying to maintain or lower the cost of benefits while competing for talent in a competitive and tight labor market, but the rising costs of consumer goods and healthcare make it extremely difficult to consider increasing their benefit offerings.

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Cost of Commercial Property Insurance Surges Thanks to Inflation, Climate Change

InterWest Insurance Services

As climate change continues to create more turbulent weather and natural catastrophes, commercial property insurance rates are still climbing — and the recent surge in inflation is adding fuel to the cost of coverage. While overall commercial property rates increased about 10% on average in 2021, rates surged between 25% and 40% in areas prone to natural catastrophes during that same period, according to MarketScout, which tracks insurance prices.

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Charging employees for training? The CFPB wants to know

Business Management Daily

I’ve been through lots of employer training. There was the afternoon course over several weeks teaching new hires how to write according to the company’s style guide. (It went OK.) There was a one-day training on a new computer program in which the trainer very confidently said we could now chuck paper. (I was mildly rebuked for asking what was wrong with paper.

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Women experience increased stress in male-dominated industries

BetterUp

Workplace experience can vary widely based on any number of factors. One worker’s love for conversation and friend-making may make her in-person, highly collaborative position a dream job. But that dream job may look more like a nightmare for an introvert who prefers to focus on independent projects from his home office.

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What is a section 125 plan?

PeopleKeep

Many employers find it challenging to provide a budget-friendly and attractive benefits package. Although benefits costs are impacted by factors like healthcare costs, which are continually rising , a section 125 plan, or cafeteria plan, allows you to boost your employee benefits while staying in-budget with its significant tax savings. Employers wanting to compete for top talent can offer section 125 plans as a fringe benefit to help attract and retain employees.

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Ways Indecision Is Destroying Your Career

HR Digest

I have met many people who always ask the question, “why am I so indecisive?” Indecision is a deal breaker when it comes to your career. As a worker, you will eventually need to start making proper decisions in your workplace. . It’s not always healthy to try to put the decision making in the hands of someone else, especially when you were specifically asked for one.

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Unleashing AI in Recruitment: The Ultimate Guide

Discover the power of AI in recruitment with Paycor’s complete guide. Learn how to streamline your hiring process, increase interview pipeline, uncover candidates other tools miss, and save time. Get ready to revolutionize your talent acquisition strategy today!

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Discover The Benefits of Knowing Yourself

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is knowing one’s self? Why is it important to know yourself better? 9 symptoms of not knowing yourself. The 6 pillars of self-knowledge. Other important areas of self-knowledge. 7 signs that you know yourself. How can a life coach help you?

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Burn Pit Benefits: The US Senate Passed The Pact Act

Workers' Compensation

2Bill Now Heads Back to The House Before Going to President Biden’s Desk to Be Signed into Law; The PACT Act is Named in Honor of Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson of Ohio. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is celebrating the passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, which will deliver comprehensive benefits to all generations of veterans who have suffered due to toxic exposure, for the first time in our nation’s

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June 10, 2022 – InterWest Sacramento supports Foster Care Youth Program, Aging Up!

InterWest Insurance Services

InterWest’s Sacramento offices held a gift card donation drive the first two weeks of June to help teens from the Aging Up foster care program enjoy free time and gain much-need items this summer. Aging Up helps empower Sacramento Region youth who have current or former foster care experience successfully transition into adulthood. 42 gift cards from stores and restaurants frequented by teens were donated.

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What Employers Need to Know About Monkeypox

BerniePortal

While the workforce continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, another potential health threat—monkeypox—has been making news recently as the number of cases continues to rise here in the US and abroad.

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How Can You Aggressively Manage Benefits Affordability?

Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies

Benefit cost increases regularly eclipse all other costs for organizations, yet bringing costs down is illusive. Now corporate priorities are swinging from solely a focus on talent to the need to actively manage benefit expenses, but no one wants to reduce benefits or ask employees to pay more. Join two total rewards experts, Alex Anderson and Leo Tokar, for an in-depth discussion on tactics to efficiently and effectively control and manage benefit cost.

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InterWest’s Roseville Employees Support Girls Rock Sacramento!

InterWest Insurance Services

InterWest’s Roseville employees voted to support Girls Rock Sacramento (GRS) as the quarter 2 recipient of a $500 donation from the employee driven InterWest Gives Back program. Amy Craig, Administrative Supervisor at the Roseville office and passionate supporter of GRS, delivered the donation to GRS Executive Director and Co-Founder, Larisa Bryski on June 14 th.

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5 Ways to Help Employees Enjoy a Productive Summer

Honeybee

Summer is the time of year for picnics and BBQs, parties and potlucks. The best way to introduce what summer has to offer into the office is to think of a healthy approach for your. Read more. The post 5 Ways to Help Employees Enjoy a Productive Summer appeared first on Honeybee Benefits.

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See What’s Next with McDermott+Consulting’s 340B Ligitation Tracking Tool

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The 340B program landscape is constantly shifting. Wednesday’s US Supreme Court American Hospital Association v. Becerra decision is of critical importance to hospitals that participate in the 340B program. The Court held that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) improperly imposed a payment cut of almost 30% on 340B drugs paid by […].

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A Detailed Comparison Between Performance Review and Appraisal

Qandle

Employees and sometimes even management are sometimes confused about the differences between performance evaluations and performance assessments. These phrases are frequently used interchangeably, which is not useful. However, we must recognise that there are significant disparities between the two. The misconception is understandable, given they are both instruments for evaluating an employee’s performance and fall under the same performance management umbrella.

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HR and Employee Healthcare Reform: Keys to Increasing Employee Wellness and Retention

Speaker: Mallory Herrin, CEO & Principal HR Consultant at HerrinHR

Your employees are your most valuable resource. If you want to retain employees and keep them happy, you want to make the incentives more valuable. With a full-stack employee experience, culture, health, wellness and benefits navigation solution, you can provide employees with the wellbeing support they need. The results? Employees who are happier, healthier, and more engaged, as well as a business that is thriving both internally and externally, every day.

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OSHA Fines Robbinsville NJ $368K for Scissor Lift Hazard

Workers' Compensation

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the fatal fall of a contractor at a Robbinsville NJ frozen food manufacturer identified a wide range of potentially fatal workplace hazards at CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC, leading the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue the employer citations for 36 violations and proposed $368,513 in penalties.

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Life @ LACE – Chris Horton

LACE Partners

In today’s blog we talk to a member of our Extended Leadership Team, Chris Horton, about what life is really like to be a ‘LACEr’. We are in an exciting period of business growth with lots of new clients and a growing team, of which Chris is a big part of it. Chris joined the organisation in 2021 from a Big Four background and today he shares his story and his first year at LACE Partners. 30 years (I started very young I promise) .

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30 Leadership Skill Feedback Examples

BetterUp

Jump to section. Examples of positive leadership feedback. Leadership feedback for areas of improvement. Leadership feedback to improve key areas.

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Bernard Health Announces Expansion to New Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee

BerniePortal

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The 5 Types of Hourly Workers: An HR Guide to Recruiting and Retention

All hourly workers want similar things, but when it comes to recruiting & retention, it helps to understand personal motivations. Download Paycor’s guide to learn how to find & keep the 5 types of hourly workers.

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How to Coach Your Team to Success: 5 Key Tips For Managers

BetterUp

Jump to section. 1. Emotional intelligence. 2. Know each individual’s strengths. 3. Ask questions. 4. Empower them. 5. Feedback is key.