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HR Chatbots: Using AI to Engage Employees

Achievers

Our world keeps moving online — and work is no exception. While it has its benefits, working remotely removes the opportunity to bump into each other in the hallway, have an impromptu chat, or even take colleagues out to lunch. Without frequent two-way conversations, it’s tough for managers to establish and maintain relationships with their employees, make meaningful changes, and encourage better performance.

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What Is Social Security Disability?

Attorney Charlie Hall

WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY? Social Security is a vital income security net for Americans. As of 2019, there were 64 million Americans, including disabled workers, retired workers, and survivors receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA). The Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the Federal Government.

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Performance Management: 5 Drivers for Success

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Regardless of your opinions about the traditional annual performance appraisal, organizations still need to have a process for managing performance successfully. The process of performance management is a way to provide feedback, accountability, and documentation for performance outcomes. Even organizations that are “ditching” the annual review aren’t abandoning accountability, feedback, and documentation.

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4 Factors to Consider When Building an Employee Referral Program

Hireology

Are you thinking about building an employee referral program at your company? If so, smart decision. Employee referral programs are an incredibly lucrative source of great talent. Your best employees have a network of former colleagues, friends, and classmates who are just like them and a great employee referral program enables you to tap into those connections.

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Portfolio Rebalancing in Later Life

Money Talk

One of my favorite “niche” areas of content development work, in addition to personal finance topics for military families and financial educators, is financial transitions in later life. Especially since publishing my latest book, Flipping a Switch , I spend a fair amount of time teaching and writing about financial topics that affect older adults.

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Will health insurance be more expensive for the unvaccinated?

PeopleKeep

As the world continues to feel the effects of the global pandemic, health insurance professionals are speculating whether changes in health insurance costs could be coming soon for unvaccinated Americans. With the large majority of COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in the U.S. among the unvaccinated, some suggest that the increased risk for unvaccinated employees could cause a spike in group health insurance premiums, or even cause an increase in individual health insurance premiums for the u

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How to Market Your Hotel Roles to Young Talent

Hireology

As more and more individuals resume traveling, hotels are looking to staff up to ensure they’re able to provide a great guest experience. But as we’ve seen across nearly every industry, a hiring crisis has caused a surplus of unfilled roles. . Some industries are rethinking how they’re marketing their roles to talent, and many are focusing on attracting young job seekers to find the perfect start to their careers.

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The 3 Best Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce

Best Money Moves

The 3 best benefits for a multigenerational workforce. In a multi-generational workforce, it can be difficult to find employee benefits that address the needs of every employee. This article highlights the top 3 benefits that work well for multi-generational teams. It’s no secret that employees of different generations expect different kinds of support from their employers.

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What Are the Benefits You Get When You Buy Weed Online?

Take It Personel-ly

The revolution of the internet and the overall ease of access to products has definitely revolutionized the way we buy and sell things. Buying and selling weed online is a win-win situation for both parties (the seller and the shopper). If you wish, for example, to get kush online, all you have to do is […].

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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How to supplement your HRA with a group health insurance plan

PeopleKeep

The first time a small or medium-sized business (SMB) is able to offer their employees health benefits is an exciting milestone. Offering a quality health benefit is an excellent tool for both employee retention and recruiting that sets your organization apart from those struggling to offer health benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are one of the health benefits options that have made it possible for SMBs to successfully contribute to their employees’ h

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HSA contribution models: Which one is better?

Benefit Resource Inc.

Employers building out their company’s HSA contribution models often choose the default option, but there are more choices than general experience might suggest. While there is nothing wrong with the status quo, employers should consider their financial goals and allow that to inform their choice, even if it means adjusting certain processes. In this article, we explore two approaches employers can examine when considering HSA contribution models to increase adoption.

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Standing Ovation Award: Chitra Santhakumar | benefitexpress

WEX Inc.

A Standing Ovation is a special reward program at benefitexpress that honors employees who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling our Community Pillars. Nominations are submitted by fellow peers, and are tallied, read and carefully considered before being awarded at our company-wide 'Town Hall' meetings each quarter. Each award is read aloud by our chief operating officer to highlight just how much the winners have done to deserve the recognition — and when their names are finally announced, w

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Back-to-School: How Can Employers Help Parents this Fall? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Back-to-school season usually means that parents are adjusting to new routines based on their childcare and family needs. This year is even more complicated as the coronavirus Delta variant surges across the country. Employers play an integral role in helping their employees balance family needs with their work schedules, as well as educating their employees on benefits available to them to help.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Can I have an HRA and an FSA at the same time?

PeopleKeep

If your employer offers a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), then you have access to a unique health benefit that empowers you to make your own healthcare choices in ways a traditional group health insurance plan doesn’t. From choosing your own individual health insurance plan to spending your HRA dollars on the qualifying out-of-pocket medical expenses that make sense for you, an HRA gives you the freedom to choose.

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Top 5 Applicant Tracking Systems 2021

HR Lineup

Recruitment and talent acquisition procedures can easily be simplified with applicant tracking software. Using an ATS software automates the entire recruitment procedure by streamlining workflows and integrating with other career sites and job boards. Not only does this make the recruitment process quick, but you improve your chances of hiring top-quality talent.

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[Podcast]: Special Financial Assistance for Multi-employer Pension Plans (Part 2)

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

This episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief is the second of our three-part series analyzing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) guidance on the new special financial assistance program for troubled multiemployer pension plans that was created by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Tune in as Rob Projansky and Justin Alex dig into more details on the guidance and the program.

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BerniePortal Introduces Guided Onboarding for New Employers

BerniePortal

Onboarding your organization onto BerniePortal? We recently released a new guided onboarding experience that will help you set up your organization more quickly, with less hassle along the way. In just 15-20 minutes, your entire organization will be successfully onboarded with BerniePortal. We designed this onboarding process as a checklist to easily track your progress.

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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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Is Mandatory Time Off the Cure for Workaholics?

Patriot Software

So, you’ve decided to give your hard-working employees paid time off (PTO). You’ve drafted a clear PTO policy that details the benefit. But, nobody’s taking their time off. What gives? In an effort to force workaholics to take a vacation, some businesses are shifting gears and implementing mandatory time off. Should you? Read on to […] READ MORE.

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Developing Interpersonal Skills for better success at work

HR Digest

Interpersonal skills are the ability to effectively communicate with an individual or a group. These verbal and non-verbal forms of communication are picked up in our infancy. And as we grow older, they are given the terminology of politeness, empathy and sharing of views. In today’s world, where a lot of communication is done virtually, the ability to communicate effectively becomes doubly important.

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Finding the right HR software system for your requirements

cipHR

Myhrtoolkit list five key aspects to consider when choosing HR software. HR software is a great solution for getting more organised and effective when it comes to many aspects of staff management – but knowing which kind of system will be best for your organisation can be a challenge. From simple, off-the-shelf solutions that are easy to implement and adopt, to more bespoke, modular systems that you can tailor more specifically to your organisation, there are plenty of options out there for orga

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Why New CEOs Should Practice Transparent Leadership (2021)

Vantage Circle

It's 2021, and mere job security and career development aren't enough for employees to stay motivated. They want to be part of a workplace culture that encourages transparent leadership. Hence, if you're a new CEO, you must focus on implementing transparency in your leadership skills. Transparency fosters a sense of trust and provides serious motivation. - Billy Boughey.

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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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The Hidden Caregiver: Isolated Elderly And The Workers Who Help Them Stay Connected

Wellable

Though much attention has been directed at the rise in loneliness during the pandemic , its specific impact on elderly populations has not be reviewed separately, reflecting the false but potentially widespread notion that older adults are impacted similarly by loneliness.

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5 Excellent Ways of Attracting More Customers

Take It Personel-ly

It’s a well-known fact that no business can survive without customers, and that steady streams of new consumers are what allows companies to grow, expand, and fulfill their potential. However, attracting new audiences can often be a difficult task, requiring an efficient marketing plan that helps to draw in and retain customers in an effort […].

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How To Follow IRS Rules To Create a Nonprofit

Kollath CPA

Before forming a nonprofit organization, you should understand the types of structures available so you can choose the one that provides the most benefits. You can organize in one of four ways, which are discussed below. How To Follow IRS Rules To Create a Nonprofit. An unincorporated association — this includes any informal group of people who get together for a common purpose, such as playing bridge.

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Disability Leave vs. Disability Insurance: What’s the Difference? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

When it comes to disability leave and disability insurance, there’s a lot that employers need to know in order to best support their teams. Many people refer to disability benefits, insurance, and leave interchangeably, but the differences are significant when it comes to compliance and benefits administration. What is the difference between disability leave and disability insurance, and what are employers’ responsibilities with each?

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.