McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

This spring sees the introduction of a number of important changes to employment laws in the United Kingdom. These include: Expansion of the existing right to request flexible working New rules for the calculation of holiday and holiday pay entitlement for irregular hour workers and part-year workers A new unpaid leave right for carers Greater […] The post New UK Employment Law Changes Taking Effect appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Patriot Software

MAY 2, 2024

Are all of your employees eligible to receive overtime pay? Some employees are exempt from overtime pay and minimum wage laws. Exempt employee qualifications are determined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). To run payroll correctly, you need to be familiar with exempt employees. What is an exempt employee?

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WEX Inc.

MAY 2, 2024

Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are great tools for you and your employees to save money, and for your employees to prepare for potential medical expenses. For employers, HRAs or HSAs come with perks, including tax savings and increased employee retention. We’ve outlined the key differences between an HRA and an HSA below so you can see how they work, the advantages of each, and if you should be offering one or both to your employees.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

Last week, the world celebrated Global Intergenerational Week, a campaign that encourages us to view the relationships between older and younger people as essential. There’s much to learn from each generation, especially in the workplace, with the older generations acknowledging that the younger generations have just as much to offer them, seeing a rise in reverse mentoring.

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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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3Sixty Insights

MAY 2, 2024

In today’s labor market, where workers hold significant bargaining power, employers are under pressure to provide a positive employee experience. Failure to do so could result in the loss of top talent. This challenge is particularly acute in industries with deskless workers, such as food & beverage, hospitality, service, specialized trades, and healthcare.

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3Sixty Insights

MAY 2, 2024

In this HR Tech Chat, Dylan Teggart sits down with Keirsten Greggs of TRAP Recruiter. Keirsten has over two decades of experience in talent acquisition, onboarding, and training. Pulling from her experience in multiple sectors, including government, defense, and fintech, Keirsten walks us through the trends she’s seeing in recruitment and hiring, the need for talented HR professionals, and how companies are finding the best people.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 2, 2024

HiBob found that 77% of workers prefer to avoid political conversations at work, an increase from 2023.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 2, 2024

When you look at the dental options for your employer-sponsored health plan, or if you’re just looking at the options available on the market, you may encounter the acronyms DMO and PPO (also known as a PDN), as well as indemnity plan, in the marketing literature. These terms describe types of dental insurance plans. To pick the best plan for your own needs, you’ll need to know how each type is structured, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 2, 2024

Employers can tap more talent by making everything from job postings to the employee experience more approachable.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

One of the things I most like about our voluntary benefits platform is the education that comes with it. Every month one of our providers runs a webinar on their specialism. As well as providing information, these webinars remind employees of all the benefits we offer, increasing enrolment and improving engagement with the platform in general. This month’s webinar is an introduction from Boring and Stutter, our will writing advisors.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 2, 2024

Nurses feel vulnerable due to a lack of support for workplace dangers they face everyday.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2024

News of Google layoffs has struck again as the company has moved to eliminate at least 200 “core” employees from its U.S. offices. The Google job cuts don’t come as a surprise considering the job climate but what is surprising is the decision to lay off employees from Core teams that are critical to the business. The company doesn’t intend to work with a smaller team and get by either.

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Employee Benefit News

MAY 2, 2024

Increasing costs and economic uncertainty are causing employers to be more conservative.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

Municipal bus firm Lothian Buses has received living wage employer accreditation. The commitment means that all Lothian Buses employees will receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour. The organisation, owned by the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian councils, has over 2,500 staff.

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WEX Inc.

MAY 2, 2024

As a trucker, mastering safe driving is not just a skill; it’s a responsibility that ensures the safety of yourself, your car, and everyone sharing the road with you. Here are some essential tips to keep in mind, based on recommendations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): 1. Stay focused Distractions are one of the leading causes of accidents on the road.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

Copyright © 2023 Viatris Inc. All rights reserved Pharmaceutical organisation Viatris has launched a mental wellbeing platform for its 300 employees globally. Through the platform, which is provided by Unmind, Viatris’ employees along with up to five family members or friends can take steps to proactively manage their mental health and help them to achieve personal goals, such as managing stress, sleeping better or improving happiness.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 2, 2024

We have fond memories of Wonder Bread when we were growing up. The balloons on the package added some je ne sais quoi to our PBJ sandwiches. We never thought about the drivers who transported the bread from the bakery to the store, because why would we? The U.S. Supreme Court has thought about it. In a unanimous opinion , the court ruled that drivers for Wonder Bread weren’t covered by the Federal Arbitration Act.

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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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MAY 2, 2024

Three Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, have been ranked as the best countries for a parental work-life balance according to research by Remote. Its survey assessed conditions in 20 countries and analysed factors that impact working parents including parental leave, annual leave entitlement, childcare costs and access to healthcare. The study found that Norway performed very well and achieved the top spot for parental work-life balance, followed by Sweden and Denmark.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 2, 2024

Independent property/casualty insurance agents are facing one of the most brutal hard markets in decades and many of them are struggling as they have to deliver bad news of non-renewals sometimes on a daily basis. With no end in sight to the market madness, agencies are taking steps to stay strong and help their employees cope, according to the latest Big I market report.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

The government has published statutory guidance setting out the staged timetable by which it expects pension schemes to connect to the Pensions Dashboards. Although the deadline for connecting is 31 October 2026, trustees and pension scheme providers are expected to aim to connect by the timetable outlined in the guidance rather than waiting until the strict legal deadline.

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BetterUp

MAY 2, 2024

Jump to section The basic process to negotiate salary and benefits What are the negotiable components of a job offer? What information helps you negotiate a job offer?

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

DeepL, a global specialist in language artificial intelligence, has appointed Sally Sourbron chief people officer in order to bring additional experience and leadership to the team. With a track record of developing effective people strategies, enhancing employee experiences , and driving cultural change, Sourbron will be leading DeepL’s people and culture team as it aims to scale globally and create exceptional experiences for its employees.

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