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Maine 2025 Withholding Tables Now Available

PayrollOrg

Maine Revenue Services has issued withholding tables that will be effective for wages paid on or after January 1, 2025.

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In the aftermath of a disaster, Aeroflow put its employees and community first

Employee Benefit News

From securing hotel rooms to offering entire warehouses to FEMA, this CEO is doing all he can following Hurricane Helene.

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Why your organization isn’t promoting effective thinking

Business Management Daily

By Kevin Eikenberry In today’s increasingly knowledge-based work environment, effective thinking skills are among the most valuable skills for individuals and organizations alike. However, many companies inadvertently hinder their employees’ ability to think effectively. If you want to improve organizational results, consider how many of the following practices are limiting your team members’ capacity for optimal thinking.

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Employee benefits that go the extra mile

Employee Benefit News

The right offerings can support workers through good and bad times and at different stages of their lives.

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Fertility Benefits Playbook: How HR Leaders Are Delivering Value in 2025

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Fertility benefits have become a crucial component of employee well-being and retention strategies. In today’s competitive landscape, creating a fertility benefits program that aligns with both employee needs and organizational goals can be more complex than it seems. From cycle-based to flat-dollar and telehealth models, each solution offers unique advantages and challenges that directly affect employee satisfaction and financial well-being.

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How to Improve Employee Engagement in Retail: Importance, Ideas & Solutions

Vantage Circle

A McKinsey study discovered that the turnover rate in the retail industry is 70% higher than in other industries. This alarming figure raises questions about the working conditions in retail sectors. Are retail employees truly motivated and committed to their workplace? What drives them to leave? Has this always been the case in the retail industry?

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5 Science-Based Learning Styles for Reaching More Employees During Open Enrollment

Flimp Communications

Open enrollment isn’t just about making choices. It’s about education. To make better decisions, employees need to understand their benefit options. And as an HR team member, it often falls to you to be the teacher. There’s a lot of material to cover. During open enrollment, employees must learn (among other things): The differences between benefit plans and how those differences can impact their health, their family, and their finances.

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The Benefits of Offering Flexibility in the Workplace: A Wellness Perspective

Flimp Communications

The 9 to 5 workday, an arduous commute, limited vacation days, the need to request personal time to see the doctor or attend a school play — just a few years ago, these rigid and restrictive features of the working life seemed inevitable. But in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic and motivated by the priorities of younger working generations, the shape of work in the 21st century is rapidly evolving to allow more flexibility than ever before.

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Top metrics to track so you learn more about this open enrollment’s performance

WEX Inc.

Open enrollment performance tracking is important to make sure you have a successful period, ensuring you’re offering your employees the best possible benefits packages, and creating a better system for years to come. In the latest blog post in this year’s open enrollment series, we’ve compiled some open enrollment metrics to track. Communication engagement metrics Communication engagement can provide insights into employee satisfaction and level of engagement.

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St Albans ranks highly for work-life balance

Employee Benefits

Credit: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock Something for the weekend: Employees looking for the best place to live for the best work-life balance need look no further than the fair city of St Albans, according to a new study. Research conducted by CoworkingCafe ranked the nation’s best cities for work-life balance and mental health and found that St Albans came out top for factors including life satisfaction (7.97/10), high median income (£47,641 pa) and high share of remote workers (53%).

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Navigating misconduct in the workplace: a lawyer’s perspective

Workplace Insight

Lloyd’s of London has been in the news because it has proposed significant steps to address the notorious levels of misconduct in its sector, as well as tackling bad behaviour across its network. With the Worker Protection Act coming into force on the 26 October 2024, which stipulates new proactive duties on employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, precautions taken by Lloyds may have been triggered by the new duties from this Act – but have opened the

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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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The top 10 most read articles between 11 – 17 October 2024

Employee Benefits

The top 10 most read articles between 11 – 17 October 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Exclusive: Channel 4 draws on internal resources for budget-friendly benefit options Vivid reduces ethnicity pay gap JCDecaux and British Film Institute implement home heating perk for staff Circus PPC introduces new family leave policy Boeing withdraws previous pay rise offer to striking US staff Canada Life enhances parental and family-friendly policies The top 10 articles between 4-10 October 2024 Pull

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Meta’s 2024 Layoffs Plans Keep Employee Numbers Under Wraps

HR Digest

Meta has been quite successful in keeping itself away from layoffs and job cuts this year, but the urge to realign resources with “long-term strategic goals” inevitably hits every organization soon enough. Meta has announced layoffs across its many platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs. The exact number of employees who are going to be affected by Meta’s October layoffs has not been revealed, but considering the range of teams that are to face its impact, the total could be

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Novus Health introduces electric car salary sacrifice arrangement

Employee Benefits

Independent healthcare provider Novus Health has introduced an electric vehicle salary sacrifice benefit in order to extend its employee benefits package. The scheme, which is provided by Fleet Alliance, is available for 35 eligible employees who can choose from a wide range of cars. Novus Health, which was set up by a number of GP practices in the Wakefield and Five Towns region in 2007, communicated the scheme using a variety of channels including its intranet, regular emails, a marketing pack

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What Is Radical Acceptance And How To Practice It

BetterUp

Jump to section What is radical acceptance? Benefits of radical acceptance When is radical acceptance helpful? When is radical acceptance unhelpful?

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Bailiff denied ’emotional support dog’ loses disability claim

Employee Benefits

Margerita Zhuravleva: Shutterstock A county court bailiff who brought a miniature Yorkshire terrier to work as an ‘emotional support dog’ has lost her claim for disability discrimination against the Ministry of Justice. Ms Cullingford took her dog Bella with her when she enforced court orders, the employment tribunal heard, so she could talk it through with her when she felt anxious.

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Avoidant Attachment Style: What It Is And How To Heal It

BetterUp

Jump to section What is an avoidant attachment style? Avoidant attachment style traits What causes an avoidant attachment style to develop?

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Employee Benefits Live speaker slides 2024

Employee Benefits

Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2024, which took place on 8-9 October 2024 at ExCeL London. Thank you very much to all of our speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights. Tuesday 8 October Keynote speakers KN1: How to create a culture where people can win and succeed Karen Blackett OBE, former president, WPP (pictured) Slides not available KN2: Unknotting the global benefits tangle Ja

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Best Practices for Effective Leave Management in Today’s Workplaces

Qandle

Effective leave management is vital for maintaining a productive and harmonious work environment. Whether it’s vacation, sick leave , or parental leave, managing employee time off efficiently ensures smooth operations, boosts morale, and helps prevent scheduling conflicts. However, the growing focus on remote work and flexible schedules has rendered traditional leave management approaches inadequate.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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4 Employee Engagement Programs and Initiatives for 2024

Achievers

Every employee remembers those jobs where they were actively engaged in their daily tasks – and those where they didn’t have that level of motivation. Engaged employees are actually excited by the work they do every day, and seek every opportunity to contribute to your company’s goals. But a disengaged workforce can quickly lead to reduced productivity, lower retention rates, and increased absenteeism.

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