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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

Yet many business owners today still seem hesitant to invest in better coverage or more paid vacation hours to woo new talent. Get started by accessing best practices from Achievers’ e-book. Ten years ago, that wasn’t a problem. Are you ready to incentivize the modern workforce? Do you have any thoughts on this article?

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Give Employees the Option of Donating Vacation Time

HR Bartender

During this past holiday season, I spoke with several colleagues who were being “forced” to take their vacation time. The finance department does not want a huge vacation accrual on the books. So the manager says, “Start taking some vacation each week.”. You know how this works. Year-end is approaching.

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5 Hidden Costs of Employee Turnover

Insperity

She now has summers and holidays off, in addition to paid vacation. Find out where to start by downloading our free e-book, How to Develop a Top-notch Workforce That Will Accelerate Your Business , now. Sometimes when one person leaves for a new opportunity, others follow suit. Your people are your greatest revenue generators.

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4 Ways to Get Employees to Use More Vacation Time

UpstartHR

In a recent episode of the HR Happy Hour Alexa show, I talked about unlimited paid leave plans (episode embedded below; subscribers click through to listen to the 4-minute discussion). Then last week I spoke with a firm that mentioned the accrued vacation leave liability on their books (millions of dollars!)

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Recent Amendments To European Labor Laws And Their Impact: What You Need To Know

Global People Strategist

First, all employees are entitled to at least four weeks of paid vacation per year – and this minimum cannot be substituted with anything else, including extra pay or additional time off. So go ahead and book those flights – you deserve it! Holiday Pay. Maternity Leave.

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10 Unique Extrinsic Rewards That Your Employees Will Love In 2023

Vantage Circle

A new survey conducted by Fractl found that, after health insurance, employees favor benefits that are relatively inexpensive to employers, such as flexible hours, extra paid vacation time, and work-from-home options. In his book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , Daniel Pink attempted to answer this question.

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10 Basic Employee Needs And How To Meet Them

Vantage Circle

Maternity and paternity leaves, paid vacation, sick days, bereavement leaves, etc., When she is not in the vicinity or thinking about food, you can find her curled up in a corner with a good book and music. play an important role in maintaining a healthy work-life balance.