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5 Ways to Improve Your Training and Development Program

Achievers

Making sure your workers have top-notch skills isn’t cheap: According to the Training Industry Report , U.S. training expenditures rose 32 percent year over year, reaching $90.6 billion. The report broke this figure down into the following categories: Outside training products and services accounted for $7.5 billion, while other expenditures such as travel, equipment, and facilities represented $44 billion, and payroll for in-house educators accounted for $41.6 billion.

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Organizations: The Time to Start Recruiting is Right Now

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Poster Guard® Compliance Protection , a division of HRdirect and the leading labor law poster service that gets your business up to date with all required federal, state and local labor law postings, and then keeps it that way — for an entire year.

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TO START FIXING HEALTH CARE LET’S START WITH SOME TRUTHS (My Ideas)

Joe Markland

This was my first post on my other blog titled, New Health Care for America. I am republishing this here because this is a different audience. It is intended to start discussion. To start my blog about fixing health care I thought I would start with just making some comments that in my heart of hearts I believe to be true. These are random thoughts but my thoughts.

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What Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Mean For Your Skilled Nursing Facility?

Hireology

At the time of this publication, the vaccine has not been mandated by the federal government , but that could become a requirement for any agencies that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding. It’s worth noting that an employer, or state or local government could create a mandate based upon specific societal needs for safety. For the time being, however, there’s no explicit requirement mandating the vaccine at the highest levels of government. .

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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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New Ways to Set Yourself Apart From Other Businesses

Take It Personel-ly

It’s no secret that half of all businesses fail within their first five years. One-fifth even fail to make it through their first year. There are a lot of reasons for a business to close its doors, but one of the most critical mistakes that entrepreneurs make is failing to stand out in a packed […].

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How will COVID-19 change the workplace permanently?

Insperity

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel – COVID-19 vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic may be over in the foreseeable future. Undoubtedly, many aspects of how we traditionally carry out work had to change because of the risks of virus transmission. But the question remains, how will COVID-19 change the workplace for the long haul? Were the changes a temporary abnormal?

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Application Page Best Practices for Employers | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The employee recruitment process starts long before screening resumes and interviewing applicants. From the moment you post an open position online, you’re competing for top talent. How candidates interact with your organization’s website and application page can be the deciding factor in whether or not they actually apply to the job. What should organizations have on their application pages and why does it matter?

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10 Healthy Snacks That Can Help You Lose Weight

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Snacking is the one way that many fail to remain on their path to weight loss. It is easy to fall prey to candy bars or soft drinks when you feel like you are starving, and there is nothing close by besides junk food. When your body needs energy, it can’t tell the difference between […].

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How to celebrate Administrative Professionals Day in 2021

Business Management Daily

Administrative professionals keep businesses running. Without them, day-to-day work would be significantly more challenging. Administrative Professionals Day offers the perfect opportunity to acknowledge the work of office assistants, secretaries, and other administrative support professionals. With their vast array of skills and knowledge about the company, they consistently help the organization and its people operate effectively.

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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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Changes to the Employment Law in the Maldives

Global People Strategist

In September 2020, the Parliament made several changes to the Employment Law in the Maldives. Initially, this was submitted to the government in 2019, but the Parliament has since made the changes in collaboration with the Maldives’ Social and Economic Affairs Committees. Here are some of the key changes made to the Employment Law in the Maldives: Employment Agreement.

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Dependent Care FSA Limit Increase: What Employers Should Know | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 introduced multiple provisions to provide assistance to organizations and individuals who have been impacted by COVID-19. One of those provisions included changes to dependent care FSA rules and limits, providing more flexibility for employers and their employees to use their funds. Read on for more details about what those changes are.

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Bitcoin for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know

Take It Personel-ly

Are you finally ready to invest in cryptocurrency? All your friends and coworkers are always talking about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how the value is constantly rising. But you are sitting out by yourself, with an empty crypto wallet, wondering where to even begin. It can be overwhelming to get started with cryptocurrency. There […].

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10 HR Tech Trends Driving Workplaces Forward in 2021

Vantage Circle

Since early last year, many companies have found HR technology to be crucial for running effective businesses when staff are in remote locations. This technology has also been essential for helping teams to provide virtual benefits. Sharing information with remote employees is easier with the proper tools and resources. That’s why more businesses are focusing on implementing different technologies that can help them stay compliant, monitor time efficiently, manage payrolls, and drive engagement.

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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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A Rise in Unemployment Fraud Requires Quick Employer Action

Patriot Software

Notice something fishy about an unemployment claim that you receive? If so, one of your employees might have fallen victim to unemployment fraud … which means you could, too. Between 35% – 40% of unemployment claims are fraudulent. Because employers are often the first to see unemployment fraud warning signs, you must take action. Read […] READ MORE.

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Pulse Check: Employee Back Pain Management Programs

Wellable

Every month, Wellable asks a single question to the large, growing, and dedicated community of human resources and wellness professionals subscribed to the Wellable Newsletter. The question for April explored how many employers were implementing targeted programs to address employee back pain from prolonged sitting. Of the 144 employers that Wellable polled, less than one out of five are implementing programs to reduce back pain.

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How Many Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck, and What Can They Do to Get By?

Take It Personel-ly

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Do you find yourself without any money to spare once your bills are paid each month? If so, you’re one of the millions of U.S. residents in the same boat. Living paycheck to paycheck is frustrating and stressful — and overwhelmingly common. Between the rising costs of living and […].

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Event Recap: How to Hire to Retain Talent

Hireology

Were you able to attend our healthcare webinar on how to hire to retain talent? If you missed it or want to rewatch the session, you can watch the on-demand recording below. And here’s a quick summary of what was covered: As we approach a more normal reality and the applicant pool begins to reduce, staying competitive in your employment offerings is becoming even more essential to attracting talent.

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Cancel Quiet Quitting: Detoxing Corporate Culture & Engaging Top Talent

Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.

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FMLA vs. PFL vs. FFCRA: Different Types of Leave for Your Employees

Patriot Software

When an employee needs to take time off, you may start asking what you need to do as an employer. What are the different types of leave? Do you need to offer FMLA leave? What about PFL? Or, does the FFCRA come into play? With so many different laws (and acronyms!) about sick leave, your […] READ MORE.

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Overwork: Why It Happens, Why It’s Bad, And How To Stop It

Wellable

One of the drawbacks of remote work is its effect on the prevalence of overworking. According to a survey conducted by the Los Angeles-based staffing firm Robert Half, nearly 70% of professionals who transitioned to remote work because of the pandemic say they now work on the weekends, and 45% say they regularly work more hours during the week than they did before.

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4 Ways Your Business Can Start Recycling More

Take It Personel-ly

Businesses need to do their part with recycling. If you want to do better than ever with this, then you can follow these four tips. Use them to feel better about what your business is doing for the earth. Set Up a Well-Organized Recycling Area One of the best ways to encourage the people working […].

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Event Recap: Building a Brand For Job Seekers

Hireology

Our CEO delivered a great message at our Building a Brand For Job Seekers webinar, so if you didn’t get the chance to attend, you can watch it below! Here’s what was covered: Hiring talent this past year remained difficult, despite record-high unemployment. With fear of getting sick at work, increased unemployment benefits, and the closure of schools and daycares, companies struggled to find top talent.

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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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How to get better at delegating

HR Digest

Most new bosses find it difficult to let others handle their work, especially those that require extreme skills. Sometimes, they are afraid to let their subordinates acquire the necessary skills to override them and most times, they are deeply dedicated to handling every task by themselves. It is normal, but you can’t remain like this and delegate effectively.

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Employer Paid Leave Tax Credit: Biden Incentivizes Covid Vaccine | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The White House announced a new paid leave tax credit for small businesses that offer paid time off (PTO) for employees who elect to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Find out how this new tax credit works, which organizations are eligible, and what else employers need to know.

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8 Expenses to Factor Into Your Home Budget

Take It Personel-ly

Your home budget, also known as your household budget, is the money you set aside that will go toward essential living expenses. It’s critical to budget your finances to only spend what you can afford and reach your savings goals. You can guess what kind of things go into a home budget: rent or mortgage, […].

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How to apply Agile project management principles to your work

Business Management Daily

You’ve created a great work plan, all the parts are in place, and you’re ready to go. The only problem? Things hardly ever go as planned. That’s why Agile project management doesn’t try to plan them, or, at least, not exactly. Project management is a vital skill for everyone in the workplace, and Agile project management is a great tool to add to your kit.

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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.