Tue.Feb 06, 2024

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5 Scenarios When You Should Consider a Third-Party Investigator

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Case IQ , a leading provider of case management solutions that helps companies manage the process and workflow of investigators collecting and analyzing information related to a case, with the goal of resolving issues, managing risk, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

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68% of employees suffer from health problems at work

Employee Benefits

Almost seven in 10 (68%) employees have reported suffering from health problems at work, according to research by Simplyhealth. The employee health plan provider, which surveyed 4,000 UK adults about their workplace health and wellbeing , and employer practice, also found that a total of almost 19 million days are taken off for physical health problems alone, while 25% of respondents who experienced a health problem said their workplace was not supportive in managing their pain.

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#HRandPayroll20: Mastering Leave Orchestration with Special Guest Keith Christensen

3Sixty Insights

On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome HR operations executive Keith Christensen to the show to share his knowledge and tips for navigating and mastering the complex world of leave-of-absence orchestration! Keith shares his experience and lessons learned from his tenure as the former SVP of HR Corporate Services for CVS Health, where he led HR operations and, with his team, transformed a highly complex leave of absence management and orchestration program for the Fortune 10 organization.

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Fastest Growing Software In 2024: Wellable Recognized As A Top 100 Product

Wellable

Wellable has been recognized in G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards, securing the 68th spot on the Fastest Growing Products list! The post Fastest Growing Software In 2024: Wellable Recognized As A Top 100 Product appeared first on Wellable.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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IRS Confirms Same Hours-Counting Rules Still Add Up for Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Following the SECURE Act and the SECURE 2.0 Act, employers must now offer employees who work at least 500 hours within three (reduced to two beginning January 1, 2025) consecutive 12-month periods an opportunity to make elective deferrals to their 401(k) plans and, beginning in 2025, their 403(b) plans. This new long-term, part-time employee rule […] The post IRS Confirms Same Hours-Counting Rules Still Add Up for Long-Term, Part-Time Employees appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Sustainable return-to-work, with help from Vocational Rehabilitation

Employee Benefits

By Kay Needle, Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Expert at Generali UK Employee Benefits For employees with long-term and chronic health conditions, returning to work – or even staying in work – is rarely black and white. It’s not always a case of being fully at work, or not. Or being fully fit, or not. There must be a middle ground. Traditional Occupational Health approaches haven’t always afforded that middle ground.

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Safety and Technology

Florida Workers' Comp

I would not have believed it, had it not been in the news. Of course, you can believe anything you read in the news. But, whether you believe it or not, the press reports there were two people recently identified as not having a cell phone. In the twenty-first century, I really thought everyone over the age of two had a pocket computer (yes, you can also make a phone call with these little computers).

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SpaceX accused of sexual harassment as fight with ex-employees intensifies

Employee Benefit News

Executives at Elon Musk's SpaceX allegedly discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns.

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Hefty fine for Amazon has implications for employee surveillance policy

Workplace Insight

The French data protection watchdog CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique €32m, equivalent to 3 percent of the entity’s annual turnover, approaching the maximum permitted level of 4 percent. Describing Amazon’s employee surveillance as “excessive”, the regulator also cited instances where the monitoring of staff was found to be outright illegal, by breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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New Survey Results—Top Trends in Apprenticeship Programs

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

While already struggling to replace retiring tradespeople, apprenticeship programs are dealing with a host of new challenges related to external competition and internal challenges. Despite these hurdles, stakeholders say apprenticeship programs are successful overall, and they are anticipating a positive hiring outlook […] The post New Survey Results—Top Trends in Apprenticeship Programs appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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ADP reveals what an ideal HR team looks like

Employee Benefit News

Using its payroll data, ADP explores what HR staffing ratio led to reduced employee turnover.

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Latest News: Biggest Payroll Trends for 2024 and Beyond

3Sixty Insights

All over the world, we’re seeing payroll play a bigger and more strategic role in many organizations, and the power of payroll data and processes is increasingly being leveraged to support more modern pay experiences. This is a sentiment shared by all the attendees at our Service Partner Summit just before the end of 2023, and one of our guest speakers in particular spoke passionately about market trends and drivers, and what’s to come.

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How the right tech could fix a toxic work environment

Employee Benefit News

A workplace misconduct expert shares how tech can play a bigger role in the harassment and reporting process.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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New OSHA Electronic Reporting Rule Takes Effect

InterWest Insurance Services

A new rule by the Department of Labor requires firms with 100 or more employees in certain industries to electronically submit their OSHA Form 300 and 301 logs, starting in 2024. These are in addition to submission of Form 300A-Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. The new rule applies to businesses in 104 high-hazard industries that include the agricultural, food production, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, transportation and medical sectors.

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Pets are helping employees sit and stay in a job

Employee Benefit News

Businesses benefit when they prove themselves to be a pet-friendly workplace.

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RAPP UK introduces family-focused app for staff

Employee Benefits

Customer engagement agency RAPP UK has implemented a family life-focused app to support its more than 1,600 employees going through fertility, pregnancy , and parenting. Through the app, the agency’s employees will be able to access on-demand support, advice and resources across all stages of parenthood from experts, including fertility specialists, midwives, nutritionists, sleep consultants, child psychologists, and behavioural experts.

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At this insurance company, job mobility happens in-house

Employee Benefit News

Allowing employees to advance within an organization can keep them engaged, productive and present.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Northumberland County Council rolls out guaranteed pay scheme for home care staff

Employee Benefits

Northumberland County Council has rolled out a scheme that guarantees competitive pay and introduces a right to security of income for home care workers across the county. Home care providers can sign up to the eight commitments in the Northumberland Guarantee, with support from the council and the local NHS service for the costs. The commitments include a contract that guarantees employees will be paid for a minimum agreed number of hours each week and also includes sick pay , opportunities to

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Performance Appraisals in the Workplace: a Guide for Managers and Leaders

15Five

Performance appraisals have advanced from awkward annual conversations to an important strategy for improving employee engagement and performance. In this article, you’ll learn the impact of performance appraisals in the workplace and how to hold successful performance appraisal meetings with direct reports. What is a performance appraisal? A performance appraisal, also referred to as a performance review, evaluates and reviews employee performance and contributions to a company.

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10 Best Task Management Software for 2024

HR Lineup

Project managers face challenges when planning, organizing, and prioritizing their tasks. They need to work swiftly and efficiently to meet deadlines, plus ensure that they use only allocated resources. As a business manager, you must equip yourself with the best task management tools to do your work efficiently and stay competitive. With so many task management softwares in the market, you must carefully choose the best task management software for your business needs.

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Virtual meeting etiquette in today’s workplace

Business Management Daily

While remote work and hybrid work continue to be a part of the new work landscape, virtual meeting etiquette may not be clear to everyone, especially across different organizations. We’ve all been there — stuck on another video call and wondering what exactly is appropriate. I’ve been in back-to-back meetings, can I eat a quick snack? Is it ok to drink my coffee?

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Legal Precision: Key Qualifications and Benefits for Houston’s Litigation Support Role

Professionals Alternative

[link] The Power of Legal Precision: Unlocking the Key Qualifications and Benefits for Houston’s Litigation Support Role Introduction to the litigation support role in the legal industry The legal industry is a complex and demanding field, requiring a high level of precision and attention to detail. One crucial role within this industry is that of litigation support.

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Snapchat Layoffs Imminent: Restructuring Necessary To Execute Company Priorities

HR Digest

Companies are downsizing everywhere you look and the latest update we have is news of the Snapchat layoffs moving forward this month. Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, announced that it was planning to lay off 10 percent of its global workforce, which could add up to around 500 employees on the company roster. The information on the company’s decision was revealed in a filing with the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) on 5 February 2024.

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Transparency in Coverage Rules: When Accurate Estimates for Low?Utilization Items and Services Are Not Available

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (“the Departments”) issued an FAQ about the final Transparency in Coverage rules (“TiC Rules”). This FAQ addresses compliance with cost‑sharing disclosure requirements where a plan is providing cost estimates based on claims data but there is extremely low utilization of the item or service at issue.

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NY Court Reminds Board That, As Finder of Facts, It Must Actually Elucidate Such Findings

The Workcomp Writer

A New York appellate court reversed and remitted a decision of the state Board that, in turn, had adopted the findings of the WCLJ, who concluded that a claim was “not supported by the evidence” [ Matter of Irizarry v. Lopez Matos Constr., Inc. , 2024 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 475 (3d Dept. Feb. 1, 2024)]. The appellate court stressed that it was impossible to discern whether the claim was denied because the Board did not believe that a work-related accident actually occurred or, alternatively or add

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.