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American Workers Are Burned Out; Employers Can Help

InterWest Insurance Services

Here are a few tips that can help with employee satisfaction, retention and recruitment. Paid sick leave. Workers who have paid sick leave can take those days off when they really need to stay home and don’t feel obligated to go to work when sick just because they need the money.

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Tracy Layney Makes Way for Her Vision

HR Digest

For example, over the past several years, we’ve implemented paid family leave and paid parental leave, as well as extended paid sick leave to part-time retail employees so our employees never have to choose between work and taking care of their own health, a new child, or a sick parent or spouse.

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Employee Benefits: Types, Cost & Examples

HR Digest

In this article, we’ll take a look at 12 types of employee benefits , including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance. Employee benefits are an important part of a company’s recruiting and retention strategy. What are employee benefits?

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Hiring in a crisis: How mindsets and strategies must shift

Insperity

Typically, one crisis spurs other crises, which gives the experience a lengthier, episodic quality and complicates the conditions in which you recruit candidates. If you’re targeting highly skilled professionals in niche areas and other choosy job candidates , be prepared to deploy ingenuity in your recruiting strategy. Be flexible.

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Hiring in a crisis: 10 strategies for uncertain times

Insperity

Typically, one crisis spurs other crises, which gives the experience a lengthier, episodic quality and complicates the conditions in which you recruit candidates. If you’re targeting highly skilled professionals in niche areas and other choosy job candidates , be prepared to deploy ingenuity in your recruiting strategy. Be flexible.

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Employee benefits for small businesses

Higginbotham

Employee benefits for small businesses can support many goals, including retention, recruitment, engagement, workplace culture and even the company’s bottom line. Some employers offer paid sick leave, but usually not enough to cover a serious health problem. Dental and Vision Insurance. Retirement Plans.

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How to retain parents after parental leave

HR Digest

Do you offer paid sick leave for children ? Involve the person who is going into parental leave during the training of their substitute. If a successor or replacement has yet to be found, involve the employee in question throughout the recruiting process. Initiate a well-organized handover in good time.