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Labor Day 2015

HR Bartender

Bottom line, Labor Day is to celebrate the American worker. percent – there are still many employment issues facing us. I’m thinking this Labor Day should be to celebrate everyone who has (1) been a worker, (2) is a worker, (3) wants to be a worker and (4) will be a worker in the future. While the U.S.

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A quarter of UK employers think DC pension will provide comfortable retirement

Employee Benefits

Only a quarter of UK employers think their defined contribution (DC) pension provision will leave their workers with a comfortable retirement, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Furthermore, half (51%) of UK employers want to specifically address retirement adequacy in the next two years.

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Tesla ordered to cough up $137 million to ex-worker over toxic workplace culture

HR Digest

has been ordered to pay around $137 million to a former worker who alleged a racist workplace culture. A San Francisco federal court ruled that Tesla should pay former contract worker Owen Diaz after he was subjected to a toxic and racist work environment. Tesla, Inc. This means that he was not legally mandated to sign the agreement.

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Just Another Week?

Florida Workers' Comp

I was engaged in a conversation at the Florida Workers' Compensation Conference in 2015. We spoke that day about many aspects of Florida, workers' compensation, and the community of interests that surrounds and permeates it. Jenna Sutton, Medical Mgmt and Re-Employment Marissa Shearer, Commercial Risk Mgmt.

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Christopher Hitchins: The impact of The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023

Employee Benefits

In a bid to address the new types of working patterns that are associated with the gig economy, the government’s long-awaited private members’ bill entitled The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent in the House of Lords.

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Reporting Workers’ Comp Claims Late Can Push up Costs Nearly 50%

InterWest Insurance Services

One of the keys to keeping the costs of a workers’ compensation claim from spiraling out of control is prompt claims reporting. Claims are routinely filed late, either by the injured worker who fails to report it to the employer, or the employer dawdling or procrastinating and not reporting the claim to its insurer.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Many aspire to work at companies like Google, not just due to the pay they offer but because there seems to be no dearth of provisions for engaging employee and employer relationships. The focus on employee welfare started post-World War II when retirement and pension plans appeared as the biggest forms of employer care.