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73% of employers think their benefits meet employee needs

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits poll: Almost three-quarters (72.7%) of organisations think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefit s readers. Meanwhile, 13.6% do not think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs while the same number were unsure either way. Last month, Employee Benefits reported that although 59% of HR professionals say their organisation’s benefits meet individuals’ needs, only 28% believe this to be true on an unconscious leve

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What Are the Deadlines for Open Enrollment 2024?

Best Money Moves

What are the deadlines for Open Enrollment 2024? Learn about key deadlines and special enrollment opportunities for the 2024 Open Enrollment Period. Open Enrollment 2024 is right around the corner, providing your workforce with an important opportunity to choose a health insurance plan for the upcoming year. During this period, employees are able to review their healthcare options and choose the plan that will best suit their families’ needs.

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What are retention bonuses?

PeopleKeep

Retaining valuable employees is crucial to the long-term success of a business. During company instability, reorganization, or a competitive labor market, employers must satisfy their top talent so they don’t leave for another opportunity. One way to keep productivity high and turnover low is by offering retention bonuses. Unlike performance-based bonuses, retention bonuses entice your most experienced and sought-after employees to remain at your company, regardless of performance.

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HR and AI: Which Archetype Are You?

Flimp Communications

AI might be the new kid on the block, but technological change isn't new to folks in HR. But how will HR organizations fold AI into their processes? There are essentially three approaches HR teams can take toward the increased adoption of AI within their organization, embodied by the following archetypes: The post HR and AI: Which Archetype Are You?

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How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Drive Business Results

According to Forbes, employees who feel listened to show a 64% longer commitment to tasks. And that’s just for starters. Learn how emotionally intelligent leaders drive business results. Download Paycor’s guide for the full story.

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Find Out How EWA Fuels a Happier, High-Performing Workforce

PayrollOrg

Sponsored by Earnin, the free for PayrollOrg members' webinar "How Earned Wage Access Fuels a Happier, High-Performing Workforce" takes place Wednesday, September 13 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT.

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Why suicide awareness should be a workplace priority

Employee Benefits

More than 6,000 people in the UK take their life every year. Three-quarters of those suicides are men. Suicide is the biggest killer of young adults under the age of 35 and of men aged between 50 and 54. And while there is a link between unemployment and suicide, the reality is that most people who die by suicide are in employment. So why does suicide remain one of the biggest workplace taboos ?

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Not many people want fully remote work, but nearly everybody wants a better office

Workplace Insight

Just 7 percent of UK office workers back fully remote work, but eight in ten would like to see significant improvements to their company’s office and more support for flexible working, according to the Sony State of Offices Report 2023 [registration]. The report from Sony Professional Displays and Solutions Europe suggests that over two fifths (41 percent) of UK office workers still prefer to work from a dedicated company office, and across Europe this trend is even more pronounced with ov

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A 100-Year Old Journey of Human Resource Management

HR Digest

If you think the challenges faced by Human Resource Management (HRM) today are unprecedented, think again. HR professionals have been at the forefront of change for over a century, constantly adapting to the shifting landscape of the workplace. From labor unrest to economic crises, wars to civil rights movements, HRM has weathered it all. Join us on a journey through time as we explore the fascinating evolution of the HR department and its functions.

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The 7 best HR analytics software options for today’s workforce

Business Management Daily

Do you have a way to visualize crucial HR metrics like employee engagement , performance management , and time tracking? If not, then consider adopting an HR analytics software program so you can start making data-driven decisions. After all, there are many reasons why 80% of businesses use HR software , and it’s not just to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks (although that’s a big part of it, too).

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

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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Kris Weber: The impact of BBC v Christina Burns on pension costs

Employee Benefits

BBC v Christina Burns concerns the ability of employers to amend their old-fashioned and prohibitively expensive defined benefit pension schemes to make cost-saving changes. Often this is done by closing a scheme to future accrual, so members no longer earn any further benefits in it. The court said the BBC could not do this. It also highlights a disconnect between the language used in pension scheme rules, as some of which, like the BBC’s, can date back as far as the 1940s, and the wishes

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AI is giving business leaders the heebie-jeebies, new poll suggests

Workplace Insight

An overwhelming majority of business leaders (94 percent) admit to some form of ‘tech anxiety’ when it comes to AI and other technology, according to a new survey from Kin + Carta. This anxiety is on the rise as the pace of digital and technological change accelerates, and is prompting top executives to invest more in digital transformation, according to the survey.

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Insightful Employee Benefits Tips for Educating Young Employees about Your Benefits

Take It Personel-ly

For many businesses, employee benefits play a vital role in attracting and retaining top talent. Despite their importance in creating a supportive work environment, these [.] The post Insightful Employee Benefits Tips for Educating Young Employees about Your Benefits appeared first on Take It Personel-ly.

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A Guide To Consolidating HSA Funds?

Benefit Resource Inc.

HSAs (Health Savings Accounts) are an excellent tool for controlling healthcare costs and setting up money for the future. They are a beneficial addition to your employee benefits because of the flexibility and tax advantages they provide. It can become overwhelming, though, if you have to manage many HSAs as a result of job changes or shifting insurance companies.

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Modernizing Your Benefits: 5 Trends Employers Need to Know and Act On

Discover 5 key trends derived from Gallagher's 2023 Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey data that give employers an evolved perspective on organizational wellbeing. These insights come from over 4,000 US organizations that are navigating benefits and HR decisions so their people and businesses can thrive. Watch the free recording now!

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Channel 4 offers staff reproductive health and hormone testing

Employee Benefits

Channel 4 employs around 1,300 people across the UK including offices in Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. Through its staff network, 4Womxn, it has challenged the stigmas around women’s health , as Pamela Bird, co-chair of 4Womxn, explains: “Women can experience difficulties conceiving, painful periods, endometriosis and problems with the menopause.

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Breaking eggs and a two thousand year quest to make the most of each day

Workplace Insight

The fracturing of time and place underlies every one of the great workplace issues of our time. Everything that springs from this – the where, when, how, what and why of work – is defined by the shattering of any fixed idea we may once have had of a time and a place to work. Because the challenge to these traditional ideas is now so inextricably linked in our minds with new technology, we might often forget that people have been asking questions about how we can get the most out of each day for

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12 Best Virtual Career Fair Platforms in 2023

HR Lineup

In the ever-evolving landscape of job hunting and recruitment, virtual career fairs have become an integral part of the process. These online platforms offer a convenient and efficient way for job seekers to connect with potential employers and explore career opportunities. As we step into 2023, the demand for virtual career fair platforms is higher than ever.

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The ‘Data Evaluation Requirement’ for NQTLs Under the Newly Proposed MHPAEA Regulations

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Last week’s post examined the “no more restrictive” requirement that would apply to non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) set out in recently proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). (Our description of the proposed regulations is available here.) The proposed regulations deal principally with NQTLs, which are non-numeric benefit coverage limits […] The post The ‘Data Evaluation Requirement’ for NQTLs Under the Newly Proposed MHPAEA Re

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Top HR & Workplace Benefits Trends to Improve Employee Satisfaction + Family Health

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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The overlooked influences impacting employee health

Employee Benefits

Need to know: Personalised health and wellbeing support is more likely to engage employees and drive behavioural change. Tests can highlight a variety of health issues including fertility problems; menopause and andropause; gut health issues and cancer. As employees gain deeper insight into their health, education will help them understand the implications of any tests they take and raise awareness of the support colleagues may need.

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How to rebuild social connection for high-performance hybrid work: a deep-dive for workplace innovators

Workplace Insight

Social connection is often cited as a justification for return-to-office mandates, many of which are not well received by employees. This suggests that merely spending time in the office isn’t enough to spark the connection that gets ideas flowing, ramps up performance and creates a cohesive culture. So, if physical presence alone isn’t enough to rebuild connection, what is?

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12 Best Interview Scheduling Software in 2023

HR Lineup

In today’s competitive job market, streamlining the hiring process is crucial for both employers and candidates. One of the most critical aspects of this process is interview scheduling. The right interview scheduling software can save time, reduce scheduling conflicts, and enhance the overall candidate experience. In 2023, there are numerous software options available to help organizations manage their interview scheduling efficiently.

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Five Tips for a Successful Benefits Open Enrollment

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

The arrival of fall signals the start of benefits open enrollment season for many organizations. A 2020 International Foundation survey found that benefits open enrollment periods most often begin in October and November—which means open enrollment starts in just a few weeks […] The post Five Tips for a Successful Benefits Open Enrollment appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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The Buyer’s Guide to HR & Payroll Technology

Choosing an HCM partner is one of the most important decisions you’ll make because time is one of your company’s most strategic assets. How do you want to spend your time?

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5 steps to help employees engage with their pensions

Employee Benefits

Given cost of living worries and the notion this may be impacting pension savings, WEALTH at work conducted research* with employees to find out their thoughts into what’s happening in reality. It found that whilst a minority (13%) are taking action now and either reducing or stopping pension contributions, more worryingly, many more admit they may consider stopping payments (29%) or reducing payments (30%) in the future.

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Scottish government to trial public sector four day week

Workplace Insight

The Scottish government is to trial a four day working week for many civil servants. The experiment is set to last for a year and a number of departments and public sector bodies have been invited to take part. After twelve months, if the trial proves successful, the four day week scheme could be extended to include a wider range of central government bodies, councils and quangos.

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Top 10 HR Analytics Tools in 2023

HR Lineup

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, Human Resources (HR) professionals are harnessing the power of data-driven insights to make informed decisions, improve employee engagement, and optimize workforce management. HR analytics tools have become indispensable for organizations seeking to unlock the full potential of their human capital.

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Reward & Recognition: Boost Motivation to Avoid Procrastination

Sodexo Engage

Procrastination costs UK businesses billions each year. Discover how to increase motivation to reduce procrastination through rewarding with eVouchers.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno