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Help Employees Be More Productive Through Apps

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by Jotform , a powerful online forms solution that helps organizations go from busywork to less work in minutes. Check out this FastCompany article by Jotform Founder Aytekin Tank on “ 4 ways to ensure workplace cliques don’t take root in your organization ”. And enjoy the article!).

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Understanding the 3 Most Important Digital Marketing Platforms for Small Businesses

Take It Personel-ly

In the past, you probably thought that marketing your small business was all about letting customers know that you’re here and open for business. While this is still a realistic goal of marketing a small business, there seems to be a shift towards direct, aggressive marketing online. This means that many small business owners want […].

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Workplace stress leads 49% of legal workers to job hunt

Employee Benefits

Half of legal professionals have looked for new jobs as a result of workplace stress, according to research. Legal technology firm Exizent conducted a survey of 52 people working in the law industry, with 49% saying they had actively searched for different employment because of challenges and stresses at work. More than half of those polled (56%) said stress at work during the pandemic has caused them to make mistakes.

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Walmart’s Ben Hasan is moving the dial on workplace diversity and inclusion

HR Digest

In a remarkable interview with The HR Digest, Ben Hasan talks about the value of DE&I initiatives in the global business sector and what makes Walmart one of America’s top employers. “We are on a journey,” he says. “Every small step we take in the right direction represents an important step in our journey.” As a prominent HR leader, the SVP Chief Culture Diversity Equity & Inclusion at Walmart has made a tremendous contribution to paving the way to a more inclusive workforce.

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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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Bookmark This! The Talent and Technology Podcast Edition

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. In our first season of The HR Bartender Show, we came up with the theme of “ The Future Workplace ”. We’re in the height of the pandemic and it seemed to make sense to talk about the future and what the next normal might look like. If you haven’t listened to it, I hope you will. One of the topics that came up quite a bit was technology.

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52% of HR staff consider paying above the average rate

Employee Benefits

More than half of HR professionals are considering handing their employees pay increases above the market average to retain talent, according to research. A poll of 125 senior HR, diversity and inclusion, reward and people professionals at FTSE 100 businesses by insights firm HR DataHub found 52% were mulling an above-average pay rise for staff. The organisation’s Outlook 2022 report revealed that 14% of respondents already had this deal in place in an attempt to maintain current staffing

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How to Write a Resume in 10 Easy Steps

HR Digest

If you wonder how to write a resume, we offer you 10 easy steps that will make this process easier. Everyone should know the secrets of creating the perfect resume and there are many ways to make a good resume that will stand out. . Did you know that it takes 6 seconds for an employer to decide whether or not to take your resume into further consideration?

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Top 5 Financial Wellness Program Features for 2022

Best Money Moves

Financial Wellness programs are the must-have benefit for 2022. Make sure your financial wellness plan includes these 5 top program features. . Financial wellness is 2022’s must-have employee benefit. According to Corporate Insight’s Workplace Finance Monitor Report, 85% of employees without a financial wellness program want one. . However, not all financial wellness programs are created equal.

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Top 10 Recruitment Strategies to Attract Talent in 2022

Darwinbox

It is easy enough to think that hiring is merely the process of looking for talent and putting them to work. A lot of thought goes into recruitment strategies. Every organization’s HR department is responsible for creating a plan for recruitment that is efficient.

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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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Poor mental health causes 19% of lost working time

Employee Benefits

Poor mental health accounted for almost a fifth of all lost working time across the UK this year, according to research. Wellbeing and performance service GoodShape took data from its proprietary workplace absences database – which includes more than 750,000 employee records – and found that UK workers have taken more than 319 million days off work in 2021 for an illness or injury at an estimated cost to employers of £43 billion and counting.

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5 Hidden Attributes in Health Insurance Plans

CorpStrat

Many people don’t even think about their health insurance plan until they get sick. The fact is, it also means many people aren’t getting the most out of their plans because they don’t know how to unlock hidden benefits. We firmly believe that a good health insurance plan can do something powerful for everybody. Even if you’re not sick or injured, a good plan can put you on a path to optimal health with the right type of support along the way.

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Can You Have an HSA and HRA at the Same Time? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

A common question many people ask is “Can I have an HRA and an HSA at the same time?” The answer is yes. The primary difference lies in the ownership of the account. An HSA is typically owned by an employee while an HRA is typically owned by an employer. Read on to learn more about the difference between HRAs and HSAs, and how you can manage them together.

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6 management best practices you can implement now

Business Management Daily

While each manager has his or her own individual management style, certain management practices exist that great leaders tend to have in common. Attending to these areas results in a positive, productive work environment. It is one thing, though, to know the importance of a concept to successful management and quite another to put that management skill into action.

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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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43% of executives say flexibility critical for engagement

Employee Benefits

British business leaders consider flexible working to be more important for employee engagement and wellbeing than salary, research has revealed. Of 54 UK-based board level executives polled for Bupa Global, 43% said flexible working was the most important factor for engaging staff and looking after their wellbeing, compared with 35% who chose competitive remuneration.

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Standing Ovation Award: Patricia Hill | 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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7 Company Culture Trends to Watch in 2022 | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Company culture changes with the workforce, which means it changes over time. But culture doesn’t cultivate itself! If not already, HR should assume the role of caretaker in your organization—building, managing, and measuring company culture. So, here are seven culture trends that HR teams should keep an eye on in 2022 and how your team can take advantage of them.

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Delays, Higher Insurance Costs Burden Owners, Contractors

InterWest Insurance Services

Increasing construction project delays are combining with a hardening market for builder’s risk and liability insurance to create headaches for project owners and contractors. If your project suffers from delays, you may find it difficult or costly to extend the length of your insurance coverage as insurers have tightened their underwriting policies and some have stopped underwriting construction projects altogether.

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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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Aldi gives staff pay rise from February 2022

Employee Benefits

Aldi has announced that it will increase the hourly pay rates for its 28,000 members of staff from 1 February 2022 in a bid to maintain its position as one of the UK’s highest-paying supermarkets. All UK-based store assistants at the German-owned grocery chain are set to receive at least £10.10 an hour, while those located inside the M25 will get a minimum of £11.55.

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A Transition?

Florida Workers' Comp

In July 2021, a post noted the potential for SARS-CoV-2 to transition from pandemic to endemic status. See How Does the Story End (July 2021). There, I noted that "The science from past pandemics suggests to the Statnews writer that 'viruses morph from pandemic pathogens to endemic sources of disease within a year and a half or two of emerging.' That is not to say this must be the same, because this is not an influenza we are dealing with, and its pattern and timing could be different.

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Can I Contribute to an HSA if My Spouse Has an FSA? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

HSAs and FSAs are similar, yet different types of health plans. They are both intended to offer people a tax-advantaged means of paying for health and medical expenses. These plans vary in both function and eligibility. But how exactly do you qualify for an HSA? Can you qualify for both simultaneously? What if your spouse is already enrolled in an employer-sponsored FSA?

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Social Referrals Now Available in the Hireology + EmployUs Platform

Hireology

Since we acquired EmployUs this summer, one of our most requested features has been to allow employees to share a personal referral link on their social networks or directly with potential candidates. Today we’re excited to debut just that — social referrals for EmployUs. As a refresher, Hireology acquired EmployUs in order to add employee referral […].

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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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43% of executives say flexibility critical for engagement

Employee Benefits

British business leaders consider flexible working to be more important for employee engagement and wellbeing than salary, research has revealed. Of 54 UK-based board level executives polled for Bupa Global, 43% said flexible working was the most important factor for engaging staff and looking after their wellbeing, compared with 35% who chose competitive remuneration.

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What is Different

Florida Workers' Comp

Live from Orlando, Florida it is the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC). Here, an unbelievably diverse and talented assortment of people bring workers' compensation to the fore each year and strive in their own way to make it better. There is scholarship, introspection, criticism, and reflection. It is a worthy effort to better understand the community of workers' compensation, how it is, and what it perhaps could be.

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Department of Labor to Update Overtime Rule in 2022 | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

In a regulatory agenda published on December 10, the Department of Labor announced its intention to review and update Fair Labor Standards Act regulations regarding the overtime threshold. Find out more about the announcement and what it could mean for your organization in 2022.

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4 SEO Best Practices for Your Job Descriptions

Hireology

In today’s post-pandemic hiring crisis, the number of open roles far exceeds the number of folks actively looking for work. That means job seekers have more options for employment than ever before. So in order to attract and hire top talent, you have to do everything you can to enhance your employment brand and cut […].

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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.