HR Digest

JUNE 10, 2023

Target and two union workers have reached a settlement over allegations that the company discriminated against older workers in its hiring practices. The allegations against Target stemmed from a 2017 job posting for a store manager position. The settlement is a victory for the two workers and for the EEOC.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 22, 2024

The Work and Health Programme (WHP), launched in 2017, will cease operation this autumn. This news comes amidst Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s proposed benefit cuts for 420,000 sick and disabled individuals, aiming to push them into employment. Charities warn these cuts could leave many in poverty.

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Achievers

MAY 9, 2017

When I entered the workforce in 1997, I wanted to find an employer that would offer me a long and fruitful career; a goal I shared with the Baby Boomer generation before me. The social contract between employer and employee has changed. Almost 70% of workers say they’d work harder if they felt their efforts were better appreciated.

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Achievers

JANUARY 23, 2018

While you’ll never be able to avoid individual events that disrupt the lives of workers and their families, it’s helpful to have an overview of preventable causes for employee churn. Otherwise, you will lose them to an employer who will.”. The key is to understand each reason well enough to defuse it with a proactive intervention.

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Achievers

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Workers are Still Rewarded Just for Existing. A Gallup survey finds that only 1 in 3 workers strongly agree that they have been praised or recognized within the past week for doing good work. Most Workers are Not Engaged. Actively Disengaged Workers: A Problem Waiting to Happen. Pro Tip: They can’t.

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Achievers

AUGUST 15, 2017

According to the 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report, 78% of Executives see diversity as a competitive advantage. Still, only 24% of workers feel strongly connected with their peers. And when you focus on employees’ strengths, you are 30x more likely to make workers actively engaged at work.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This can demoralize the rest of your staff, and you may lose some of your more dedicated workers. A 2017 nationwide survey of workplace bullying found that 60 million people are affected by bullying on the job, and 29 percent of the victims remain silent about it. Get to Know Your Employees Better. Set an Example of Positive Energy.

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cipHR

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Twelve months ago, we predicted five major trends that would affect HR and workplaces in 2017. Employers have a legal obligation to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work, including minimising the risk of stress-related illness. But how did our predictions shape up? Our predictions were: Employee wellbeing.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Claimant, who had a long career as a firefighter, filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits in 2018, alleging that he suffered PTSD brought on by “countless horrific, work-related emergency situations” that he had encountered during his long career. Workers’ Comp. The 2017 Amendment to § 10(3). Workers’ Comp.

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Achievers

JULY 20, 2017

A great employment relationship does more to drive engagement than a one-size-fits-all program that’s going to last a few weeks and fade into memory. Engagement is down. Let’s create a program to push engagement up!”. Good luck with that. The truth is that employees are probably tired of your “programs.” Programs begin and end.

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HR Lineup

MAY 3, 2023

The company was founded in 2017 with the mission to simplify the process of hiring and managing staff for events and businesses. The platform aims to provide a seamless experience for both employers and workers by automating many of the manual tasks associated with temporary staffing.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 25, 2024

A worker employed by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham who was dismissed after taking sick leave for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been awarded £4.6 million by an employment tribunal for disability discrimination. She was diagnosed with PTSD in October 2017 and diagnosed with ADHD in 2016.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The traditional concept refers to legally mandated benefits plus a few voluntarily added by employers. Employers are responding with a menu of voluntary employee benefits, driven by generational shifts and technology that is dramatically changing the workplace. . labor force with 56 million people working or looking for employment.

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HR Bartender

MAY 19, 2017

What I like about the results is that the respondents were workers aged 18 – 81. It’s their 2017 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey. Employees want to be respected by their manager and co-workers. The good news for employers is that this shouldn’t be a surprise.

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Achievers

APRIL 17, 2018

What types of commuting issues do your workers have? At the same time, individual workers save between $2,000 and $7,000 annually. Many companies already realize the cost effectiveness of remote work options, since 37 percent of American workers report telecommuting at least some of the time. Let Workers Control Their Schedules.

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Achievers

JUNE 29, 2017

You may even need to improve your employer brand in your community if you don’t have a positive reputation as an employer in your area. Perhaps you really are hiring the wrong people and/or it is time to revamp the interview process, selection criteria, and applicant communication plan.

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Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Division of Workers' Compensation, Bureau of Compliance issued a joint report summarizing their respective efforts and activities in combating workers' compensation fraud and employer non-compliance.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 10, 2022

The right to disconnect policy has been gaining traction globally ever since it was made into law by the French government back in 2017. The right to disconnect allows the employees not to answer calls, emails, or text messages from their employers outside of work hours. Will the United States Adopt the Right to Disconnect Policy?

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HR Lineup

JUNE 7, 2021

It grew tremendously and made a separate company in 2014, later acquired by Atlassian company in 2017. It eases workers’ work procedures, making it one of the best software in managing and organizing organizations’ projects. This report shows that many employers prefer Trello because of its efficiency. Trello Features.

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Achievers

APRIL 13, 2017

Aon Hewitt, in their 2017 Trends in Global Employee Engagement Study , found that engagement levels have dropped for the first time in five years and Gallup recently reported in its State of the American Workplace report that a full 70% of U.S. workers are not engaged at work. and globally.

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Insperity

JANUARY 5, 2017

If you’ve still got someone entering timesheet data by hand, 2017 is the year to automate your HR processes. It was simpler to stay in compliance with state and federal regulations related to employment back then. It speeds up onboarding since new employees can complete employment documents online, before their first day.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The settlement follows a 2017 employment tribunal judgment that ruled Addison Lee drivers are workers, which was upheld by a 2018 employment appeal tribunal and 2021 Court of Appeal case. Addison Lee argued that the 2017 judgment does not apply to the other drivers.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 1, 2018

The number of “older” workers is rising at an unprecedented rate. Older workers- those age 65 and older- have always been present but their proportion in the workforce has been on the rise at rates that far exceed any change in their proportion of the population. The 1999-Q4 count was just under 4 million workers age 65 and older.

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The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In a case arising out of a tragic and bizarre 2017 multiple-shooting incident at a New York hospital, a state appellate court reversed a decision of the Empire State’s Workers’ Compensation Board that earlier found a first-year medical resident’s injuries from a gunshot wound arose out of and in the course of his employment [ Matter of Timperio v.

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cipHR

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Yet 2017 figures suggest that only 3.4 million disabled people are in employment. The organisations who employ disabled workers will, arguably, be able to design products and services that suit their needs – potentially giving them a significant competitive edge. It’ll boost your employer brand.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Skills and Employment Survey 2023 (SES2023), which also involves researchers at UCL, the Universities of Oxford and Surrey and the National Centre for Social Research, will help academics assess the impact of an extraordinary period of turbulence for workers which includes the economic downturn, Cost-of-Living Crisis, Covid-19 and Brexit.

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Achievers

JULY 24, 2018

Looking at a sample service business with $3 million in revenue, this lost productivity from just one worker can add up to $93,750 in a year. To avoid the lost revenue of alienated workers, you might be tempted to block social media sites from company computers, or institute various rules about not coming back late from breaks.

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cipHR

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Here are four key areas employers should be focusing on. The 2017 Skills and Employment Survey, released in October 2018, found that although British people are working harder and faster than ever , their productivity continues to stagnate. Workplace design can be overlooked when trying to solve the causes of low productivity.

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Achievers

APRIL 18, 2018

What’s more, a January 2017 report by Kronos and Future Workplace found that 46 percent of human resources professionals blame burnout for up to half of their staff quitting each year. During these hours, employees can job shadow a co-worker, take a course, or draw inspiration from a favorite podcast. Flexibility.

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Achievers

APRIL 6, 2017

Yet, even with more evidence stressing its importance, the state of engagement in the UK remains low, with only around a third of workers being highly engaged. The 2017 Summit will also include delegate friendly interactive polling technology designed to encourage networking and full immersion into the day’s proceedings.

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BetterUp

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Today marks another milestone in our company journey to help workers at all levels flourish in the workplace via the use of coaching, technology and evidence-based research. The post BetterUp and Workday Partner to Enhance Worker, Workplace Well-Being appeared first on BetterUp. 1-4, in Las Vegas. Workday is also a BetterUp customer.

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cipHR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

From likely UK case law developments to changes to annual leave calculations and employees’ entitlement to written statements of particulars , ESP Law’s team of legal experts look ahead to what 2020 has in store for employment law . Here’s an overview of the changes that employers need to be aware of : . Case law decisions .

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Deliveroo riders do not have the right to be classed as workers and cannot unionise following a seven-year legal battle. Deliveroo was advised throughout the case and its various appeal stages going back to the original ruling in 2017 by law firm Lewis Silkin.

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The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

3) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act provides that, after a claimant has received TTD for a period of 104 weeks, unless otherwise agreed, the claimant must submit to an IRE to “determine the degree of impairment due to the compensable injury” [77 P.S. § 511.3(1)]. 2017) and Sicilia v. Turner (WCAB), 2024 Pa. LEXIS 225 (Pa.

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cipHR

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A strong, positive employer brand can really make your organisation stand out in the competition hiring market. Employers should always be open to using new and different strategies to help them recruit the best new talent. Here are 11 simple steps you can take to develop a strong employer brand. . Be authentic.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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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Business Management Daily

JULY 25, 2024

As of 2024, the talent shortage in the US stands at 70% , meaning that a whopping 7 out of 10 employers aren’t able to find qualified candidates for their open positions. For one, the aging workforce has been largely retiring , and there aren’t enough young skilled workers to replace them. Almost 10% of young people plan to never work.

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