Employee Benefit News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Employers should be investing just as much into education as they are into creating robust benefit offerings.

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PayrollOrg

AUGUST 1, 2023

On August 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with an edition date of 8-1-23.

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Fringe Benefit Analysts

AUGUST 15, 2023

You probably know the feeling well. Another six months rolls around and then one day you glance down at your upcoming week’s schedule and there it is, your bi-yearly dentist checkup. But don’t panic. You know the dentist really isn’t as bad as it seems and there are actually some very important reasons to have a dental checkup and cleaning every six months.

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Employee Benefit News

AUGUST 31, 2023

A virtual appointment with a medical specialist at the Cleveland Clinic helps patients get the right kind of care.

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Achievers

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your relationship with your manager goes a long way towards determining how happy and successful you’ll be in your job. So it only makes sense to do your best to develop that relationship in positive and productive ways. That’s what managing up is all about. Read on to discover how you can leverage your communication skills to help both yourself and your manager reach new heights.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 30, 2023

From 2024, employees will be able to request flexible working hours and patterns twice in a 12-month period and will not have to explain any potential effect on their employer. Organisations will have to consider all requests and provide a reason before rejection within two months. Being able to request flexible working should eliminate any stress, anxiety or worry for employees trying to balance work with caring responsibilities.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to a new poll from the Asana Work Innovation Lab , nearly two-thirds of executives of executives think that artificial intelligence will help their companies reach their objectives. The report also suggests that 36 percent of employees in the United States and United Kingdom already use AI at work at least weekly. And a perhaps surprising number of people wouldn’t mind having their work graded by artificial intelligence or even having a robot as their ‘boss’ The repor

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

AUGUST 31, 2023

With the federal student loan debt relief plan ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, more employers are expected to consider offering student loan repayment benefits (covered in Part 1) or retirement plan matching under the SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022. The optional […] The post Matching Contributions for Qualified Student Loan Payments Under SECURE Act 2.0 appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

There often comes a time when you need employees to move for your business. Perhaps you are opening a new location and want a few of your top team members to lead the charge. Or you may have the perfect promotional opportunity for an employee arise, but it’s at a different branch. When this happens, it’s common to offer relocation reimbursements.

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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.

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Achievers

AUGUST 24, 2023

Diversity has been incorporated into the policies and practices of organizations the world over. But despite its increasingly prominent place in the corporate and social landscape, it’s often unclear just what it means. Can diversity initiatives make a major impact at your organization, or is it just a fluffy HR term? If you’re looking for a greater understanding of what diversity in the workplace looks like, how it can benefit your company, and which diversity initiatives to prioritize, you’re

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HR Digest

AUGUST 31, 2023

A regulation is being suggested to guarantee that a greater number of employees are compensated for working extra hours. The U.S. Department of Labor has made an announcement today in the form of a notice of proposed rulemaking that intends to bring back and extend overtime protections for 3.6 million salaried employees. The proposed regulation would assure overtime pay for the majority of salaried staff making less than a weekly earning of $1,059, which is an annual salary of approximately $55,

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 30, 2023

It’s nearly that time of year again where parents and their children start planning for the return to or start of school. The school day and the typical 9am to 5pm working schedule are not aligned and parent employees may request to change their start and finish times permanently, or ask to work from home on certain days to allow them to perform their work around school hours, if that is possible in their role.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 30, 2023

No author uses the built environment like J G Ballard. In his 1975 novel High-Rise, the eponymous structure is both a way of isolating the group of people who live and compete inside it and a metaphor for their personal isolation and inner struggles. Over the course of three months, the building’s services begin to fail. The 2,000 people within, detached from external realities in the 40-storey building, confronted with their true selves and those of their neighbours, descend into selfishness an

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HR Lineup

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of human resources (HR), event planning has become an essential component for fostering employee engagement, boosting team morale, and facilitating organizational growth. With the advancement of technology, HR professionals now have access to a plethora of event planning tools designed to streamline the process and enhance the overall experience.

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TalentCulture - Employee Benefits

AUGUST 18, 2023

Sponsored by Abenity Employee perks are like mom and apple pie. Who doesn’t love them? Still, employers may hesitate to invest in “extras” like perks programs in this shaky economy. But perks and discounts are much more than just a fun way to help employees feel special. They’re also a smart talent strategy. Want proof? […] The post Using Employee Perks to Beat Inflation appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

AUGUST 16, 2023

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ( Patterson v. United HealthCare Ins. Co. , No. 22-3167, 2023 WL 4882436 (6th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023 ) ) illustrates the importance of clearly describing key plan terms in the plan document and summary plan description. Incomplete documentation or disclosure can nullify rights of the plan and its sponsor.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 29, 2023

In today’s competitive and fast-paced work environment, professionalism plays a crucial role in creating a positive and supportive atmosphere. When employees exhibit professionalism, it not only enhances individual growth but also contributes to the overall success of the organization. In this article, we will explore the importance of professionalism in the workplace and discuss strategies to foster a healthy work culture.

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Speaker: Hayley Doran - Chief Growth Officer, Group Benefits Humana | John Lahr, OD, FAAO - Medical Director EyeMed | John Yamamoto, DDS, MPH - Director of Clinical Innovations at Humana

Discover how to unlock the power of early childhood dental and vision care to boost children’s health and employee satisfaction. As employees negotiate benefits - either as new recruits into a company or for retention purposes - oral and vision care for employees and their families is becoming an increasingly common request. Benefit providers are fielding more and more questions from HR leaders on how to offer flexible benefits and convenient access to oral and vision care for children and famil

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 30, 2023

Network Rail has withdrawn annual bonuses for staff who went on strike in a long-running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. Those who participated in strike action from June 2022 onwards will not receive a performance-related payment this year. This decision is likely to affect up to 20,000 members of the RMT union, whose members took industrial action earlier this year.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 23, 2023

Passionate firms perform higher in terms of team progress, regardless of whether that passion is focused on one or multiple team activities, finds new research from Aalto University School of Business. According to Associate Professor Ewald Kibler, Head of the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto, and postdoctoral researcher Bernadetta A. Ginting-Szczesny, team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) plays an important role in business ventures as it can positively impact team outcomes and venture performance.

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HR Lineup

AUGUST 25, 2023

Human Capital Management (HCM) software has become an essential tool for businesses of all sizes, enabling them to efficiently manage their workforce, streamline processes, and optimize their human resources strategies. In 2023, the landscape of HCM software continues to evolve, offering a range of solutions tailored to the unique needs of various industries and organizations.

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AssuredPartners

AUGUST 13, 2023

Changes for 2024 As 2024 approaches, employers should be aware of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting changes on the horizon. Since 2015, the standard that employers have been able to rely on when filing their Forms 1094-C and 1095-C was that they could do so by paper rather than electronically if they were filing less than 250 returns.

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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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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

There’s a noticeable difference between work environments where people enjoy their lives versus where they don’t. Some circumstances can’t be controlled — like a lunch rush while waiting tables or the holiday madness at retail stores — but workplaces that emphasize employee happiness just seem to feel better. Before we talk about making employees happy though, let’s get something out of the way: employee happiness does not translate to productivity, at least not directly.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, effective people management skills are crucial for leaders and managers. People management encompasses a range of responsibilities, from recruiting and onboarding to training and development, performance management, employee engagement, and more. By mastering these skills, leaders can retain top talent, boost productivity and engagement , and drive overall business success.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 28, 2023

More than ever, being able to demonstrate your values as an organisation is imperative not only to active employees but also to recruitment candidates looking for a match not only in respect of the role, but also the organisational culture. Encouraging employees to take greener travel options can be an important part of an organisation’s sustainability and environmental efforts and it is well worth taking the time to revisit the education programme and benefits that can embed and endorse t

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s a banality to point out that futurism is nowism plus either a robot butler or blasted landscape. So, I was taken with a press release we had last week from Studio Alliance which shows an AI’s depiction of the office of the future at various points over the next quarter of a century. What is most striking to me, if you set aside the Jetson-y outside views, is how much like the office of the present each is.

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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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