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New Trends in Workplace Benefits: What Employees Want

HR Digest

Here are some of the new employee benefits regulations that are impacting the workforce: Flexible Work Arrangements With the rise of remote work, flexible work arrangements are becoming increasingly important to employees. Employees want the option to work from home, choose their working hours, or work part-time.

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5 Company Initiatives That Improve Office Culture

Achievers

Set a sleep goal for employees and have them track their sleep over a period of time to earn rewards like gift cards, merchandise or PTO. Employees will feel better and they’ll love telling people they have “sleep goals” for work. Work from home: If possible, allow employees to occasionally work from home, be it once a week or month.

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Which state laws apply to remote employees

Business Management Daily

During the pandemic, many businesses allowed their employees to work from home as a matter of safety. Now, remote work has become the norm. However, it can be tough to navigate the switch from a compliance perspective, particularly when it comes to out-of-state remote staff members. Work uniforms.

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Back to basics: Managing termination pay

Business Management Daily

It’s important to understand company policy and state laws on paying commissions and draws against commissions, accrued vacation, bonuses and PTO time. You must also understand how to handle employees who terminate with negative PTO balances. Vacation and PTO time. Unreturned company property.

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On-site, fully remote, or hybrid? 3 things you must consider before deciding.

Business Management Daily

Only 12% plan to give staff the complete freedom to choose where they work. Previous research found that 49% of employees prefer a hybrid arrangement, and 34% of professionals currently working from home due to the pandemic would look for a new job if required to be in the office five days a week.

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15 Ideas for an Unforgettable Employee Appreciation Day

Achievers

Consider catering a meal, surprising your team with a box of tasty snacks — even if they work from home — or taking folks out for coffee. Your platform’s user interface should be straightforward and integrate with other software your employees already use. Who doesn’t love a free lunch?

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Eight Techniques to Manage a Flexible Workforce

Abel HR

Since it’s unlikely that you’ll hit it out of the park right from the start, be sure to circle back with them at regular intervals to see what’s working and what isn’t and collaboratively adjust the plan until you land on something that works for managers and employees alike.