Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

Lisa McDowell, CMO of Immersive Gamebox, explains what makes the best offsite corporate bonding events.

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PayrollOrg

APRIL 4, 2024

In this April 2024 edition of Compliance TV: IRS announces 2024 foreign high-cost locations; IRS grants waivers for 2023 foreign exclusion requirement; and more.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

Seventy-two percent of people with addictions will recover — but they need help from their employer to feel safe seeking support.

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PayrollOrg

APRIL 4, 2024

Sponsored by rapid!, this free webinar for members “How Payroll and HR Can Rescue Your Company’s Bottom Line,” on April 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET explores strategies and techniques to revolutionize workforce management and enhance your company’s financial health.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

Looking closely at candidates with different educational and cultural backgrounds can be an advantage to a business.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

Health plan sponsors must know the direct and indirect compensation paid to benefit brokers, consultants and medical and prescription drug claims administrators.

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HR Lineup

APRIL 4, 2024

In the realm of business operations, payroll management stands as a fundamental pillar. It ensures that employees are compensated accurately and timely for their work, making it a critical aspect of organizational success. Over the years, payroll processes have evolved significantly, transitioning from manual methods to automated systems. As we stand in 2024, it’s imperative to explore the dichotomy between automated payroll and manual payroll systems, understanding their respective merits

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

Adobe Acrobat tested over 1,000 Americans on their knowledge of workplace acronyms, and the results are in.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

The nascent years of new ways of working in the late 80s and early 90s coincided with a widely held but soon to be discarded belief that the Japanese had cracked management practices. So it was perhaps inevitable that the principles of a process called just in time manufacturing – most famously applied in the factories of Toyota – should migrate to new forms of office design and the rapidly developing practice of flexible working.

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Speaker: Shawnequa Albert

As our workforce evolves, so must the way we support it. With more employees choosing to work beyond age 65, HR leaders are increasingly being called upon to guide aging employees through one of the most complex transitions in their professional lives - from employer sponsored plans to Group Medicare. Without clear guidance, confusion around eligibility, coverage options, and cost implications can lead to uncertainty and missed opportunities for optimized benefits.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 4, 2024

The plan would ensure affordability is no longer a factor for obtaining contraception.

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APRIL 4, 2024

XPO Logistics, a provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has enhanced its maternity benefits for soon-to-be and new parents based in the UK. After two years’ service, employees will be entitled to the first six weeks of maternity leave paid at 90% of their weekly average earnings, with the following 20 weeks paid at 80% of their basic pay and allowances, including statutory maternity pay.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

A new poll of 2,000 people suggests that while 90 percent of business leaders think their performance management process is a success, only 55 percent of employees agree with them. According to the State of Performance Enablement report from Betterworks, there are significant disconnects between how organisational leaders and their employees and managers view their ability to perform optimally and maximise productivity.

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

APRIL 4, 2024

Recent DOL reports on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act enforcement indicate pitfalls that plan sponsors should avoid in order to be compliant with parity rules. Learn more about impermissible exclusions of key treatments for MH/SUD and parity enforcement. The post Mental Health Parity—Pitfalls to Avoid appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

A new report from Sage claims that HR professionals now welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout. The annual report, titled ‘The Changing Face of HR’ [registration], surveyed over 1,000 HR leaders across a range of sectors and countries, finding that 77 percent believe AI has the potential to revolutionise ways of working within their company.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 4, 2024

In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 (the Notice), providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). SECURE 2.0, which was passed in December 2022, includes more than 90 provisions affecting US retirement plans, many of which are specifically aimed at enhancing savings opportunities […] The post A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEF

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 4, 2024

Back in the day, remember SARS-CoV-2? We went home for Spring Break 2020 and before it was over the Universities had all told us "STAY AWAY! We did the shift, the pivot, the switch. I went to video for teaching. We went to video for trials. We shifted mediation to telephonic. It was a tumultuous time. I later wrote Little Black Boxes (December 2021) riffing on the old Mellencamp tune Little Pink Houses.

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15Five

APRIL 4, 2024

Successful employee programs rely on accurate data and insights, which is achievable only with the right tech stack. Some businesses lean on their HR Information System (HRIS) to fulfill all of the needs of HR leaders, including gathering insights into employee performance… but an HRIS on its own is ill-equipped to manage the demands of effective performance management.

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Speaker: Joana Ardelean, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP, CC

The benefits landscape is shifting rapidly, and AI is at the center of this transformation. From optimizing health and wellness programs to predicting future benefits needs, AI is empowering HR and total rewards leaders to make smarter, more proactive decisions. The challenge? Understanding where AI fits in your strategy and how to leverage it effectively while keeping employee well-being at the forefront.

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Insperity

APRIL 4, 2024

Talk of emotional intelligence, or EQ, and its importance for business success has been around for years, but some leaders still think it is touchy-feely nonsense. The problem with this train of thought? Nothing could be further from the truth. EQ can actually make or break a person’s career, and that means every leader needs to be smart about emotional intelligence.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 4, 2024

Law firm Lodders has hired Grace Walton (pictured left) as people and culture director. In her role, Walton will lead and coordinate the delivery of the firm’s strategic and operational HR function, people initiatives and talent management activities, as well as growing the HR team. She has dedicated HR experience as well as legal sector expertise, having worked in-house at law firms since 2017.

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cipHR

APRIL 4, 2024

Payroll is generally regarded as something that is to be seen but not heard. But there comes a time when it’s necessary to overhaul an existing setup.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 4, 2024

Almost one-third (29%) of parents with young children do not feel at all confident in their ability to cope financially if diagnosed with a critical illness, according to research by life and pensions mutual insurer LV=. Its second annual Reaching resilience report , which surveyed 4,000 UK adults, also found that the average working adult supports three people with their income, including themselves, with 10% supporting five or more dependents.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 4, 2024

One often overlooked cost driver to your employee benefits plans is administrative errors and oversights that are the result of sloppy record-keeping and a lack of checks and balances among your account and human resources teams. If you are not diligent in keeping up with outgoing employees, are not paying enough attention to admin details and checking billing for errors, and are not reviewing accounts regularly, you could be leaving money on the table unnecessarily and overpaying for your group

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Benefit Resource Inc.

APRIL 4, 2024

As an employer or HR manager, you’re constantly seeking ways to enhance your employee benefits package, ensuring it not only attracts top talent but also supports their financial well-being throughout their careers and into retirement. One often-overlooked gem in the world of benefits is the Health Savings Account (HSA). While traditionally associated with healthcare expenses, HSAs can play a pivotal role in retirement planning for your employees.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

The aura of moral goodness coming from within charitable organisations can blind their employees and volunteers, according to new research from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). Lead researcher, Dr Isabel de Bruin found that people in charities’ can glorify their charities’ noble goals, noble values, and noble people. This self-glorification can lead to unethical behaviour, which she terms as the “NGO halo effect”.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 4, 2024

Nearly 100 percent of workers want to work from home at least some of the time. Remote work is here to stay, folks, making virtual meetings the glue keeping offsite teams getting along. Virtual meetings aren’t new. Most of us are familiar with the pros and cons of video conferencing and how it behaves as a substitute for in-person meetings. Online meetings are incredible collaboration tools.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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