April, 2022

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12 virtual employee appreciation ideas for recognizing remote workers

Achievers

At this point, there’s no denying that remote work is part of our new normal. For many employees, that is a relief. They can spend more time with their families and less time commuting. They can set aside time for deep work without the inevitable interruptions that come with an in-office day. And they can make themselves truly comfortable wherever they decide to get the job done.

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 Employee benefits are inequitable — and it’s getting worse

Joe Markland

Read my recent article as published in Employee Benefit News. See the link below.

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Top 4 ways to connect employees in a hybrid workforce culture

Achievers

You’ve listened to your workforce and they’ve told you they prefer a blended approach to work moving forward. Your IT colleagues are putting the bells and whistles on the virtual-first environment. As you make the shift to your hybrid office culture, how will you ensure a collaborative employee experience when only a portion of the team is in one another’s company at any given time?

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Seven Tips for Choosing a Financial Advisor

Money Talk

Many people think about hiring a financial advisor when their personal finances start to get complex (e.g., accumulated wealth over time) or a major life event such as retirement, the birth of a child, or the death of a spouse occurs. Three questions people often ask are “how can I find a financial advisor?,” “What factors should I consider when selecting one?

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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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HR Service Delivery Helps Improve the Employee Experience

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Neocase , a provider of cloud solutions for HR transformation. For 20 years, Neocase has been offering solutions to improve the employee experience. They recently announced a new Employee Journey solution that provides a customizable complete onboarding to offboarding experience.

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Employee Experience Predictions for 2022

HR Digest

There are many employee experience predictions for 2022, and we made the most important list of these predictions. You will see what the future of employee experience looks like and what the main points are. Keep reading to find out how the companies will change their direction when it comes to employee experience in 2022. . The well-being of the employees will become the most important thing .

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How you can boost employee experience in a flexible working world  

LACE Partners

Our latest blog looks at how organisations can design their flexible working policies to create positive experiences for employees. If you’d like to talk to us about how you differentiate your people experiences , we can help, so get in touch using the contact form below. . Your employees won’t be happy all the time and you shouldn’t expect them to be.

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What is employer branding? How to build a great employer brand

Achievers

Your organization’s employer brand should always be top of mind. It makes a major difference when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent. Let’s take a closer look at what employer branding is and what your company can do to organically build an employer brand that sets it up for success. What is employer branding? Employer branding is how you promote your organization to job seekers and current employees.

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Miscellaneous Nuggets From Conferences Past

Money Talk

I was recently cleaning out some of my files and threw out some old conference programs from the early 2010s. Before I did, I reviewed notes that I had taken looking for some “timeless nuggets” that are still relevant in 2022. Below are ten conference insights that stood out to me as still being relevant a decade later: Future Mindedness - Things appear “closer” than they otherwise are if clarity is forced upon people.

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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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Social Media Background Checks: What Employers Should Know

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Accurate Background , a leading provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screenings, and Form I-9 verifications. They’ve been named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for the seventh time. Congrats to them.

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5 Benefits to Include In Your Employee Retention Strategy

Best Money Moves

5 benefits to include in your employee retention strategy. The Great Resignation isn’t over yet. Up your employee retention strategy and keep your team where they belong with these five benefits. . Nearly 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in February of 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. These numbers suggest that the period of record employee turnover known as the “Great Resignation” is not slowing down. .

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How to Answer “What Is Your Expected Salary?”

HR Digest

There are many tricky questions that you may be asked in a job interview. One of these questions is “What is your expected salary?” You can answer in many ways, but only some of the answers are the most suitable in this situation. . It’s only normal to want to be fairly compensated for your work. And yet, talking compensation openly with someone you intend to have a long working relationship with, much alone with a hiring manager who has far more inside information than you, may be unnervi

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Benefits of positive thinking: 10 ways to improve life with optimism

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is positive thinking? 10 benefits of positive thinking. 5 tips to start “thinking positive”. How to identify negative thinking. 2 examples of positive thinking. Switching mindsets.

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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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Is Gamification an Effective Employee Motivator? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Gamification has become one of the more popular methods of enhancing the employee experience within the modern workplace. It has been marketed as a system to increase employee engagement and productivity while also boosting employee satisfaction. But what exactly is gamification? And what impact can it have on your organization? Continue reading to learn all of the details.

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96% of Workers Are Stressed: How Employers Can Help

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

April is Stress Awareness Month. As the pandemic continues and employers report high levels of stress in the workforce, the International Foundation’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits survey. Read more > The post 96% of Workers Are Stressed: How Employers Can Help appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Make the Workplace Worth the Commute

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. I discovered an informative website recently called the Microsoft Work Trend Index. It’s focused on providing insights about hybrid work as well as work in general. I know that some organizations are focused on inviting employees back to onsite work and trying to reduce the amount of remote and hybrid work available to employees.

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Ninth Circuit Revives Fee Challenge to Salesforce.com 401(k) Plan

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On Friday, the Ninth Circuit became the first circuit court to rule in a 401(k) plan fee and investment litigation following the Supreme Court’s January 2022 decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University , 142 S. Ct. 737 (2022). In Davis v. Salesforce.com, Inc., No. 21-15867 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2022), the Ninth Circuit, without discussing Hughes , upheld the viability of the types of claims that Hughes reinstated and remanded for further review.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Key to Successful Leadership

HR Digest

Leaders have a significant role in the economic world. While great leaders can benefit an organization in a number of different ways, unsuccessful leaders can be damaging. Emotional intelligence has been proposed as a factor in determining whether or not a leader is effective. Here we look at the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness.

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What Is Social Health? How It Affects Your Well-Being

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is social health, and why is it important? What social health is not. 7 signs you are socially healthy. How to improve your social wellness. What does all of this mean for you?

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5 Solutions For Low Employee Engagement In Healthcare Industry (2022)

Vantage Circle

If you lived through the nightmare that 2020 was, you know that doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are nothing short of heroes. However, there is another well-known reality that most healthcare leaders choose to overlook. Employee engagement in healthcare industry is possibly at an all-time low. If you are thinking about how employee engagement has anything to do with providing quality healthcare, here are a few stats for you: According to a study , a small (1%) increase in employee e

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Employee bonus programs: What’s right for your company?

Insperity

A thoughtful, high-value employee bonus program can help make the difference between struggling to recruit and retain talented employees , and having a workplace that employees never want to leave. That’s especially true in job markets that are tilted heavily in favor of job candidates. But before you dive in and implement an employee bonus program, it’s important to consider your options, evaluate what’s best for your company and find what’s most valuable for your people.

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5 Trends to Help Your Organization Boost Job Satisfaction and Productivity

Treating your workforce as the organization’s top priority improves customer satisfaction and revenue growth and can boost job satisfaction and productivity. Read about five trends that are helping organizations around the country improve their people’s career well-being.

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Five Challenges Paid Time Off Could Help Solve

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

In 2022, employees expect their benefits to address flexibility as much as they expect health and retirement benefits. Many employers are starting to realize that flexibility will affect the future. Read more > The post Five Challenges Paid Time Off Could Help Solve appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Ninth Circuit Revives Second Excessive Fee 401(k) Plan Litigation

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On Friday, for the second week in a row, the Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal of a 401(k) plan excessive fee litigation challenging the offering of retail share classes of mutual funds instead of cheaper institutional share classes. As with its decision reviving the other 401(k) plan litigation (discussed in detail here ), the Ninth Circuit declined to consider at the pleading stage defendants’ explanation that it offered the more expensive retail share classes because they paid revenue sharing

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80% Of Tech Workers Are Looking For a New Job, Blind Survey Finds

HR Digest

According to a Blind survey, eighty percent of tech workers are considering looking for a new job this spring. Employees at Better and PayPal were the most likely to consider quitting, with 95 percent of those polled stating they were considering leaving. Many financial sector firms made the list, with at least 85% of respondents considering quitting Deloitte, American Express, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Capital One.

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Why taking a joke isn't the point

BetterUp

Jump to section. When joking isn’t a joke. How different types of humor impact teams. How “joking” damages psychological safety. What happens when you can’t “take a joke?”.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.