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How to write an inspiring vision statement and 4 great examples

Achievers

What makes employees stay? It’s a question worth thinking about. Headlines continue to signal that the Great Resignation is in full swing, and companies are struggling to retain employees and recruit new ones, particularly for roles that were already hard to fill. Some have defaulted to boosting pay or improving benefits. That might draw in some new talent or make some existing employees change their minds about leaving, but for many organizations, it’s not financially sustainable.

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Recruiting: 6 Activities that Can Reduce Your Time to Fill Open Positions

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Regardless of the job market, I’d like to think that most organizations want a short time to fill. The time to fill metric traditionally represents the average length of time it takes to fill an open job requisition. While you have some flexibility in when the clock starts and ends, most people consider a job open when the requisition is approved and consider the job closed when the candidate accepts the offer.

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Lonely at the Top? Here are 9 Ways to Deal

Vantage Circle

Leadership comes with a lot of power. However, the nature of power and its psychological effects frequently leave the debilitating feeling of being isolated from others. It's a feeling so common among successful people that it's become an idiom: "It's lonely at the top." In a wide-ranging interview in 2016 , Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke candidly about the challenges of running one of the world's most iconic companies. "It's sort of a lonely job," he admitted.

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HOW (AND WHY) TO PROMOTE SELF-CARE TO YOUR EMPLOYEES

Employee Benefits

Employee burnout isn’t a new issue, but things have been made a lot worse by the impact of Covid-19. Depression rates in the UK have doubled since before the pandemic, with 21 % of adults experiencing some form of depression. On top of this, 79% of people are regularly experiencing workplace stress. Organisations that enjoy the highest levels of employee engagement and retention understand the importance of employee wellbeing.

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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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Future is Here: How Metaverse Becomes the Part of HR Technology

HR Digest

The Metaverse is a virtual or alternate world in which individuals are replaced by avatars and digital depictions, allowing people to gather in the same space regardless of their geographical location. Metaverse is now expanding its horizons into other areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) , HR technology , big data analytics , and cloud computing.

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How to love what you do and do what you love

BetterUp

Jump to section. How does it feel to love what you do? Learning how to find the things you love to do. 6 ways to love what you do. In need of inspiration? Get help along the way.

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27% of Brits plan to work from Europe this year

Employee Benefits

More than one in four desk-based Brits are planning to work remotely from Europe this year amid a culture of ‘hybrid holidays’ according to research. A survey of 2,000 adults who usually work at home or in an office, carried out by phone network Virgin Media O2 Business, revealed that 27% were thinking of carrying out their duties abroad. Of those with overseas work plans, 76% were considering adding remote working days to annual leave to make the most of time away.

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A Better 401(K) Is the Top Reason Why Workers Switch Jobs

HR Digest

Most employees are still struggling in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis Many people work from home and they face debts and difficult financial positions. Emergency funds are almost empty and employees need some kinds of financial benefits to stay satisfied at work. . To provide financial support, many employers think about 401K retirement plans a nd student loans.

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Ninth Circuit Agrees with Third Circuit that “Highest Contribution Rate” for Withdrawal Liability Payment Calculations Excludes PPA Surcharges

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On January 31, 2022, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s finding that surcharges imposed by the Pension Protection Act (“PPA”) are excluded from the determination of an employer’s “highest contribution rate” for withdrawal liability payment calculations. While the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (“MPRA”) explicitly excluded surcharges that accrued after 2014 from such calculations, this case concerned surcharges that accrued before 2015 – which remains relevant even today because the h

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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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How cultural humility versus cultural competence impacts belonging

BetterUp

Jump to section. Cultural humility versus cultural competence: What’s the difference? The benefits of cultural humility. Cultural humility at work. How do you cultivate cultural humility in the workplace?

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37% of employers struggling with disengaged staff

Employee Benefits

Tackling employee disengagement is the biggest challenge facing HR chiefs and internal communications staff this year, according to research. A survey of people in these roles at 1,300 employers worldwide, carried out by benefits consultant Gallagher, revealed that 37% saw a lack of staff focus on their mission as among the obstacles they had to negotiate this year, ahead even of lack of staff numbers (32%).

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How to Organize Your Office Desk for Maximum Efficiency

HR Digest

If you feel overwhelmed at your job, the possible reason might be your disorganized desk. In most cases, if your desk is a complete mess, you will feel less motivated and less focused on your daily activities. In this article, we explain how to organize an office desk and what actions to take to have your desk tidy and clean. . Keep reading to find out more about the ways to organize a desk.

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Bipartisan Bill Bans Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Cases

BerniePortal

In a substantial bipartisan effort, the House and Senate have passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 , and it now moves on to the President's office. This bill is an effort to create a fairer system for handling sexual assault and misconduct claims in the workplace. Read on to learn about forced arbitration, what the bill entails, and how it might affect your organization.

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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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Understanding entrepreneurship: What is it and its types

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is an entrepreneur? How entrepreneurship works. Types of entrepreneurs. 5 qualities entrepreneurs have. Why is entrepreneurship important? How to be an entrepreneur. Final thoughts.

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Royal Mail bolsters menopause support for staff

Employee Benefits

Royal Mail has announced the launch of a menopause support campaign for staff. The mail delivery giant, which employs about 137,000 people, said the Let’s Talk Menopause initiative was designed to make a difference to affected workers by raising awareness and increasing conversation. The campaign has four main aims: to lead and manage with empathy providing a supportive environment; to raise awareness and understanding; to normalise conversations, and to provide education, information and practi

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How to Face Job Rejection and Move on Confidently

HR Digest

How would you go about a job rejection? Would you take it personally, or would you try to move on? Job interviews are stressful enough without having to deal with job rejection. The good news is that most companies don’t reject applicants outright. They usually give them feedback on their application. If they decide to hire you, then you get the job offer.

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IRS Updates 2022 ACA Penalties | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The IRS recently updated ACA penalties related to section 4980(H), failure to file, and failure to furnish. These new guidelines are crucial to understanding if you wish for your organization to remain compliant for the 2022 taxable year. Read on for some important details to help you prepare for these new changes in 2022 and prevent any compliance penalties.

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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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Generational differences: how to retain multigenerational talent

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are generational differences? Why are there generational differences? 5 generations that make up the workforce. What generational differences look like in the workplace. 3 reasons to embrace a multigenerational workforce. How managers can bridge the generational gap.

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Dr Sabrina Robinson: How can employers use healthcare benefits to ease the NHS backlog?

Employee Benefits

We are extremely fortunate within the UK to have access to the excellent healthcare provided by the NHS, which is of course free at the point of delivery and has a wide range of skilled professionals who do a fantastic job. However, it is evident that health services have faced months of growing demand and a rising backlog caused by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, in a system that was already experiencing challenges.

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Then versus Now: The Toll Covid is taking on HR Teams

AssuredPartners

The toll Covid-19 has had on our personal and professional lives has forever changed how we look at work/life balance. Human resources directors, and their teams, have been at the forefront of this ongoing storm as consistent, well-established processes and procedures were developed overnight. All at once, protocols for interviewing, hiring, conducting performance reviews, and managing employee benefits, compensation, safety, and communications changed.

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Peaking Employers: Is Employee Surveillance Taking Away your Privacy

HR Digest

It is important to know that employee surveillance has become a new norm in recent times. During the Covid-19 pandemic, many workers were tied to their homes and they needed to work in the home environment. This meant that their employee privacy law was in danger. . Many employers completed employee surveillance and this was usually against the will of the workers.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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How to Outsmart the Innovator's Bias and Boost Future-Mindedness

BetterUp

Jump to section. The "Innovator's Bias" gets in the way of assessing the future. The research experiment: Induce the innovator’s bias, then cure it. A simple exercise to out-smart bias. Moving forward with clear-eyed confidence. In changing and uncertain times, we innovate our future every day. Companies, countries, and individuals face challenges. Developing solutions that help — that meaningfully address challenges, that have a durable positive impact — these solutions demand a different minds

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SSQ transitions to employee ownership

Employee Benefits

Legal search and recruitment consultancy SSQ has become an employee-owned business in a bid to provide long-term stability for its employees. All shares in the London-headquartered business, which has several international offices, have been sold to an employee ownership trust (EOT) for an undisclosed sum. SSQ said the move would enable all members of staff to share in the potential financial rewards of the new format.

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The Importance of Having the Proper Auto Insurance For Your Vehicle

AssuredPartners

It’s the encounter we all wish to avoid, and yet may experience when we least expect it. You or someone close to you is involved in a car accident. After the initial shock has passed, the police report is filed, everyone involved has received proper medical attention; you may be left staring at a vehicle in need of repair. What is the next step?

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Is Outsourcing HR the Right Call?

HR Digest

Outsourcing HR might be a good move for your company and it can provide a better result when it comes to business decisions. There are many benefits of outsourcing , and we present them in this article. You will find out how to outsource HR and what steps to take to organize the HR department in the right way. What is HR outsourcing? HR outsourcing represents an arrangement through which the company hires a third-party company to take care of the HR tasks.

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How to Implement Pay Transparency: A Comprehensive Guide

With pay transparency legislation on the rise globally, it can be difficult for organizations to navigate how to share salary ranges due to administrative complexities, lack of clear job architecture, employee reactions, and more. To help make this process easier, Barley's comprehensive guide shares how to begin implementing pay transparency while staying true to your compensation philosophy.