2023

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4 steps to a great employee experience strategy

Achievers

Employees and job candidates now look far beyond salary when deciding whether to remain at or join an organization. While great compensation and benefits still matter, factors like inspired company culture, and truly engaging work are more important than ever. In short, people are looking for a great employee experience that lasts from the moment they apply for a job until the day they leave the organization.

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Organizations Need an Artificial Intelligence Strategy

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes A few years ago, I published an article on “ Everything HR Needs to Know about Artificial Intelligence ”. I hope you’ll check it out. The purpose of the article was to explain what artificial intelligence (AI) is and how it might be used by HR departments. Since then, we continue to see articles about advancements in AI.

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85% of adults on the autism spectrum are unemployed — and hiring practices may be to blame

Employee Benefit News

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What Is Imposter Syndrome? Learn What it is and 10 Ways to Cope

BetterUp

Jump to section What is imposter syndrome? What causes imposter syndrome? Characteristics of imposter syndrome Types of imposter syndrome What kind of imposter are you? 15 questions to help you find out How to deal with imposter syndrome 10 tips for dealing with your imposter syndrome Bias and imposter syndrome The prevalence of imposter syndrome and why it matters “Any day now, they’re going to realize what a mistake they made in hiring me.

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Combatting the Effects of Inflation: Keeping Benefits Competitive While Cutting Cost

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP - Employee Benefits and Total Rewards Leader, World at Work Content Author, and Speaker

After years of facing the global pandemic, we are now struggling with a new problem: inflation. No one could have predicted the impact of inflation on employee benefits and how it affects both employees and employers. Employers are now trying to maintain or lower the cost of benefits while competing for talent in a competitive and tight labor market, but the rising costs of consumer goods and healthcare make it extremely difficult to consider increasing their benefit offerings.

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How can employers support LGBTQ+ employees?

Employee Benefits

Need to know: In ensuring that they are supporting employees from within the LGBTQ+ community, employers need to talk to and gain feedback from their employees to establish their needs and identify areas where they feel support is lacking. The inclusion of LGBT+-friendly benefits, such as gender transitioning treatment, fertility and parental benefits, must meet the needs of all populations within the workforce.

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Examples of poor communication in the workplace

Business Management Daily

Poor communication in the workplace can happen at any and every level. Regardless of whether it involves top brass or a brand-new hire, the result is often an undesirable mess. But what does poor communication look like? Many people might explain it differently, yet we typically recognize it when we see it. In order to improve communication , it’s necessary to understand what poor communication skills look like and their negative impact on the workplace.

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12 Experts Weigh In On Why You Need An Employee Handbook

Genesis HR Solutions

We’ve talked about the importance of an employee handbook from our perspective, but we thought it would be interesting to hear directly from CEOs, business owners, and HR managers about how employee handbooks have made a difference at their companies. Check out their perspectives below—you’ll likely find something that surprises you! Unfortunately, most employers don’t have a handbook that thoroughly addresses the processes and activities of their employees.

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Why blockchain is about compliancy first and technology second

TLNT

Thanks to blockchain – distributed ledgers that comprise records (or blocks) containing information about the previous block – we are all going to see some big changes to benefits technology.

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What happens when a qualifying COBRA event occurs?

Benefit Resource Inc.

An employee terms and you notify your COBRA administrator of the qualifying event. A letter goes out and you are done, right? Well, yes and no. It is important that a COBRA Qualifying Event Notice is: (1) provided to required individuals and (2) contains the appropriate details regarding COBRA coverage and election rights. Who needs to receive a COBRA qualifying event notice?

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Unleashing AI in Recruitment: The Ultimate Guide

Discover the power of AI in recruitment with Paycor’s complete guide. Learn how to streamline your hiring process, increase interview pipeline, uncover candidates other tools miss, and save time. Get ready to revolutionize your talent acquisition strategy today!

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Discretion Over Who Gets Severance Benefits

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

A recent Seventh Circuit decision affirms the principle that an ERISA severance plan can reserve to the employer discretion over who is eligible for severance benefits. The case is Carlson v. Northrop Grumman Severance Plan , No. 22-1764, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 3299703 (7th Cir. May 8, 2023). The case involved former Northrop Grumman employees who were laid off in 2012 and claimed a right to severance under Northrop Grumman’s severance plan.

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8 little-known benefits of employee assistance programs

Insperity

It is often assumed that employee assistance programs (EAPs) are only for people seeking counseling and mental health support. Of course, an EAP provides those services, but that’s not the extent of what an EAP can do – not by far. In fact, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to EAP benefits. What are EAPs used for? With any EAP, the goal is to lift weight from employees’ shoulders and give them peace of mind so they can focus their attention on work and achieve better work-life bal

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How to Find the Right Artificial Intelligence Tool for HR

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes I’ve published a couple of articles lately about the need for organizations to have an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and how AI can help organizations with employee development. It’s possible that with all the conversation about AI technologies in today’s news, organizations are talking about what AI could mean for their operation and how to get started.

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Time to rethink company swag: 40% of corporate gifts end up in landfills

Employee Benefit News

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HR and Employee Healthcare Reform: Keys to Increasing Employee Wellness and Retention

Speaker: Mallory Herrin, CEO & Principal HR Consultant at HerrinHR

Your employees are your most valuable resource. If you want to retain employees and keep them happy, you want to make the incentives more valuable. With a full-stack employee experience, culture, health, wellness and benefits navigation solution, you can provide employees with the wellbeing support they need. The results? Employees who are happier, healthier, and more engaged, as well as a business that is thriving both internally and externally, every day.

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What Is Productivity? Definition and Ways to Improve

BetterUp

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EXCLUSIVE: 90% say flexible pay improves their finances

Employee Benefits

EXCLUSIVE: Nine in 10 (90%) employees reported that their financial situation is either stable or improved after switching to a flexible pay cycle, according to research from Wagestream. The financial wellbeing provider’s whitepaper ‘Unlocking the pay cycle’ was authored by its head of impact and inclusion Emily Trant, with advisory input from Resolution Foundation, Money and Pensions Service, Nest Insight, RideTandem and the University of California, Berkeley.

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Is At-Will Employment Intimidating? Demystifying At-Will Employment

HR Digest

You may ask what exactly “ at-will employment” is. You are definitely not alone in thinking so, many people do not know the definition of at-will employment, or the legalities of the same, despite most of the employment relationship in U.S. are “at-will” except when you have a contractual agreement. At-will employment, simply defined as “an employer can fire an employee at any time for almost any reason without any legal liability.

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Workflow Management: Meaning, Types, Benefits & Components

HR Lineup

Workflow management is the process of streamlining business operations to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. It involves the creation, optimization, and automation of a sequence of tasks or processes that are necessary for completing a specific business objective. Workflow management helps organizations achieve their goals by enabling them to focus on their core competencies while delegating time-consuming administrative tasks to automated systems.

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Cancel Quiet Quitting: Detoxing Corporate Culture & Engaging Top Talent

Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.

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8 Ways to Empower Employees Through Financial Education

TalentCulture - Employee Benefits

These days, many people are dealing with stress from all kinds of personal financial concerns. This can harm workforce wellbeing — especially when people aren’t sure how to manage these issues or who they can trust for advice. That’s why organizations are increasingly offering workforce financial education. But which strategies are most effective in helping […] The post 8 Ways to Empower Employees Through Financial Education appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Is your HR policy really ‘human-centric’?

TLNT

In an article for Fortune magazine in late 2021, Rasmus Hougaard, CEO of Potential Project and co-author of “Compassionate Leadership: How to do Hard Things a Human Way,” made a deliberately arresting statement.

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Data brokers could be mining employee data, the CFPB isn’t happy

Business Management Daily

Data brokers are already in your workplace, surveilling your employees and selling what they gather, whether you know it or not. And we’re not the only one who thinks there’s a creep factor here. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently published a request for information regarding data brokers. The Federal Trade Commission recently dinged a digital healthcare platform for sharing consumers’ sensitive health information for advertising purposes.

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Northwestern University’s Alternative Explanations Not Strong Enough To Defeat ERISA Excessive Fee Claims

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University , concluding that participants in two Northwestern 403(b) plans plausibly pled fiduciary-breach claims based on allegations of excessive recordkeeping and investment management fees, but dismissed their claim that too many investment options caused them “decision paralysis.

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

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

As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.

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PBMs Feeling the Heat on All Fronts

InterWest Insurance Services

While drugmakers have been assailed for years for increasing their prices and driving the cost of medications higher and higher, there is another player in the health care space that is receiving increased scrutiny: pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Empower Your Employees

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes A few weeks ago, I published an article about how Organizations Need an Artificial Intelligence Strategy. The conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) is growing and organizations need to think about when and how they want to use this powerful tool. One of the most talked about ways of using AI is with our workforce.

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How to get employees to head back to their primary care doctors

Employee Benefit News

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15 Ways to Improve Your Focus and Concentration Skills

BetterUp

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Creating Benefits Flexibility Your Employees Will Value

Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies

The workforce of today has a completely different perspective on total rewards, and it's time for businesses to adjust to meet their requirements. Employees want more personalization. In fact, the most common inquiry that total rewards experts receive from workers in all fields is how much control they should have over their compensation and benefits.