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Cutting Costs? 5 Employee Benefits You Should Never Cut Back On

Achievers

During the lean periods when finances are stretched too tight, and you need a quick solution, employee benefits are often first on the chopping block. While this might seem like a necessary course of action, it can be a detrimental shot to the team morale. Evaluate your employee benefits. Reducing or eliminating employee benefits can affect motivation and amplify “retaliatory behavior,” says Sigal Barsade, professor of business management at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Race Against Bias: Are we aware of our own unconscious bias?

HR Digest

Unconscious bias is hard-wired into our brains. It’s a survival mechanism, so basic and below our conscious radar. It helps us better sift through the constant stream of information to make accurate decisions based on instinct rather than logic. What’s more, everyone harbors them and takes them into the workplace. In fact, studies demonstrate bias across nearly every organizational activity and for nearly every group of people.

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Learning from failure: 5 inspiring life lessons

Insperity

You’re not perfect and that’s OK. Once you’ve accepted that, you can begin to reorient your mindset from feeling bad about making mistakes to recognizing your faults and learning from failure. Sure, you want to succeed. Everyone does. But you must realize that the road to success is often littered with past failures. The difference between successful people and everyone else is their determination to turn failure into life lessons that strengthen their resolve.

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Warehouse Hacks That Can Improve Its Efficiency

Take It Personel-ly

It is indeed true that working in a warehouse company can be a hard, harsh, and a demanding job for any employee. More often, operation in warehouse spaces especially in Kansas City can be painstaking. However, there are some processes that you can do so that you can improve and lighten these processes. Here are […].

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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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5 Must-Watch TED Talks To Help You Build Leadership Skills

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Every great leader possesses unique leadership skills that have propelled them to the top, but one quality they all share is a strong commitment to continuous learning. Take Bill Gates, the legendary founder of Microsoft, who reads over 50 books a year. This is Gates’ primary way of gaining new knowledge and testing his understanding. But in case you’re not ready to average four books a month, we’ve gathered five powerful TED talks below, each focusing on a particular facet of leadership, from l

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How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Guide Health Benefit Choices

WEX Inc.

Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Benefits. Second only to compensation, health insurance is one of the most important benefits employers offer. Yet with rising health care costs and an increasing number of options to choose from, whether employees understand their benefits plan - or not - continues to be a challenge for employers and HR pros alike.

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5 Tips for Sticking to Your Workout Routine

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Like many people, you no doubt struggle to get your workout routine to stick. All it can take is a quick change to your schedule or your day, and all of your progress grinds to a halt. Worried that might be you? Then there are some useful tips for making sure you stick to the […].

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An Open Letter to HR on Policies, Regulating, and Training (10 years later)

UpstartHR

Ten years ago I started this blog. One of my earliest posts was about the critical importance of treating people like adults and training for the attitudes and behaviors we want, not just those we don’t want. Is it still true today? You decide. . AKA An open letter to HR professionals who think it’s a good idea to regulate the snot out of everything.

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Which GOT character defines your personality?

HR Digest

We are just a few days away from knowing who will sit on the iron throne. With it we’ll bid farewell to our favorite GOT characters. Until of course, we are blessed a GOT prequel or GOT sequel. Game of thrones has been a lot more than just a fantasy show. It made us wonder, made us laugh, made us gasp when our favorite GOT characters were brutally killed en masse, and it definitely left us wanting for more.

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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 to Reduce Stress in the Workplace: 3 Tips to Start

Best Money Moves

How to reduce stress in the workplace: 3 tips to start. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and here are three ways employers can reduce stress, boost morale and attract talent for better employee morale and a more productive workplace. Forty-eight percent of employees have cried at work when stressed out, according to a recent report by Gin g er. More than 80 percent of employees say they are stressed on a regular basis and 45 percent of workers under 40 are extremely stressed on a daily basis

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Happy Clients, Happy Company: How to Set Up a Business Website They’ll Love

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Every business needs a business website these days or you run the risk that no one will take you seriously. Unfortunately, the other 30 million small businesses in the US alone also put up websites. That means you can’t phone it in when you set up your business website. A hum-drum site will leave your […].

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Unemployment Reaches the Lowest Rate in 50 Years. How to Attract Top Talent for Your Team.

Hireology

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that unemployment reached the lowest rate in 50 years, at 3.6 percent. And there are currently 7.5 million job openings in the U.S. The low unemployment rate is significantly impacting businesses across industries – and small businesses are getting hit the most when it comes to hiring qualified employees.

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My coworkers won’t stop skinny shaming me. How do I handle comments about my appearance?

HR Digest

Skinny shaming can be as harmful as fat shaming. A coworker’s remarks on appearance at work can rise to microaggressions and lead to actionable harassment. Read Jane Harper’s take on how to respond to offensive comments at work. I lead a small team at a small-sized enterprise. To make Friday a little sweeter, and definitely, a day employees look forward to, we have lunch together.

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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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Hot Jobs Alert: Work at benefitexpress!

WEX Inc.

At benefitexpress, we're always looking for driven individuals to join our growing team. If you or anyone you know is looking to be part of an organization with big company capabilities but a tight-knit feel, we want to know! From client advocates, technology gurus and benefits experts, we're looking to fill multiple open positions across a variety of departments.

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Advantages of VPN in your digital marketing toolkit

Take It Personel-ly

Are you someone who is growing more and more interested in digital marketing? Then you should look to get a VPN. While it might not seem the case to begin with, a VPN has many advantages for anyone who is taking part in digital marketing. According to research by Bestvpn.uk.com, 25% of internet users have […].

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Why Manager Face Time is Essential to Employee Engagement

15Five

My name is Alex and I’m a software engineer. Given the stereotypes about people in my line of work, what I’m about to say next may come as a shock… but, I actually don’t mind meetings. I even look forward to my weekly one-on-one with my manager. Lately, I’ve noticed that a lot of the advice written about managing engineers comes from the point-of-view of an experienced manager, and is based on what has worked for them.

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HRA or HSA? Which account is it? 

Benefit Resource Inc.

HRA or HSA? It seems like a simple enough question. But, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) prove to be a little mind boggling for people. Many people overlook the key benefits, or confuse HRAs and HSAs with FSAs. For the most part, people tend to understand Medical FSAs. With a Medical FSA, you make an election.

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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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How to inspire discretionary effort in employees

Insperity

In a leader’s desire for encouraging employee engagement , inspiring discretionary effort is the crown jewel. The greatest company success stories can be traced to employees who went above and beyond at work – to fine-tune the final product, to reimagine the marketing strategy, to make one more cold call. How can you inspire discretionary effort in your employees, especially ones who might already care deeply?

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How Men Can Stay Healthy at Work

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Believe it or not, the average person spends ? of their lifetime at work. It’s said that our health is our wealth, which is why it’s crucial to be mindful of it, even while we’re on the clock. We all know self-care can help us achieve our career goals, so in light of Men’s Health […].

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Why building an alumni network will benefit your business

cipHR

Starting a network of former employees is simple, and a cost-effective way to fill roles. So why don’t more organisations have an alumni programme? Many of us have got a job through people we know, with studies estimating that between 60% and 85% of all roles are secured thanks to our professional contacts. The traditional way of networking is usually candidate to company, but that’s changing as employers build their own alumni networks.

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Your Workplace Data: Preventing a Cyber Attack

Hppy

The technological revolution has transformed the way we conduct business, but it has also brought with it several new challenges and risks. One of the biggest of these challenges is the topic of data protection in an online world seemingly swarming with hackers, fraudsters and cyber-criminals. A data breach (when an unauthorized person accesses confidential information about your business or your customers) can have disastrous consequences in more ways than one.

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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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New risk: EEOC now suing over small claims

Business Management Daily

Employers haven’t worried as much about being sued by the EEOC in smaller, less unique cases. But that’s all changing. The post New risk: EEOC now suing over small claims appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Entertainment: The online poker ‘tells’ you need to know

Take It Personel-ly

When playing live poker, poker ‘tells’ are a sure-fire way of gauging what kind of players you are up against and give you an idea of deciphering the strength of their hand, their overall skill level or even their game plan. Converting this into the online environment is a lot more difficult as you’re not […].

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The Return of the Social Security No-match Letter: What You Need to Know

Patriot Software

Verifying your employees are authorized to work in the United States is one step of the new hire paperwork process. You must gather your employees’ names and Social Security numbers (SSNs) so you can fill out essential documents like payroll reports. But if an employee’s SSN and name don’t match the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) […].

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How to Get to the Root of Employee Conflict

Abel HR

You’ve heard rumors of a rift in the office, and now one of the parties in question has set up a time to come sit down and hash it out. You agree to the appointment but then aren’t sure what to do next. How do you handle these conversations? Should the other person be present? What should you say? What can you legally say? Below, offer some tips for small business owners – many of whom are sans in-office HR help – to help guide them and ensure the conversation goes smoothly and some degree of a

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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.