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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

Health insurance. Some paid parental leave. Here’s what they said: Of course, these are the responses to businesses that don’t offer “need-to-have” benefits like paid sick time, health insurance, or time off for vacations. Consider the benefits you offer currently. Retirement savings account. Flexible hours.

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Employee wellness matters: Exploring the benefits of health insurance

Higginbotham

An employee wellness program is a driver of success and sustainability for any organization in any industry, and the core of an effective strategy for employee wellness is comprehensive health insurance coverage. In a 2020 survey of large U.S. However, increasing inflation amidst World War II brought a wage freeze in 1942.

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SHRM Study Finds Employer-Provided Benefits Have Dramatically Changed and Expanded During COVID-19 Pandemic

HR Professionals Magazine

SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) released data from a survey of HR professionals who report that COVID-19 has prompted significant changes to employer-provided benefits in 2020. Additionally, benefits that could be accessed virtually were more likely to increase in 2020, compared to 2019 data.

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Post-COVID record keeping — what you’re required to keep

Business Management Daily

Instead, it allows some employees to take 12 or 26 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave depending on the reason. Federal employees did get the right to 12 weeks of paid parental leave before the pandemic struck. But that leave wasn’t scheduled to go into effect until October 2020.

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10 most popular employee benefits and perks

Higginbotham

Health Insurance, Telemedicine and Wellness Programs. Health insurance remains a staple of the standard employee benefits package. KFF says that 58 percent of small firms and 83 percent of large firms that offer health benefits offer some type of wellness program, such as tobacco cessation or weight loss programs.

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Creating a Culture of Quality: An Interview with Beth Galetti

HR Digest

This includes our $15 starting wage for all employees and our competitive benefits, including health insurance from the first day on the job, 401(k) partial matching, up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, and access to free skills training for higher-paying, in-demand roles. How are you going to shake things up next?

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Health benefits in the workplace: A closer look

Business Management Daily

Employers are going beyond providing traditional health benefits to address employees’ well-being, finds a survey from the Robert Half staffing firm. In research conducted for the Robert Half 2020 Salary Guides, most employers said they offer physical (63%), financial (65%) and mental (74%) wellness programs. 2020 incentive plans.