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What is Diverse Slate Hiring in HR? A Complete Guide

HR Lineup

In today’s fast-paced and increasingly globalized world, diversity in the workplace has emerged as one of the most important drivers of innovation, employee engagement, and company growth. Companies now realize that cultivating a diverse workforce can lead to better problem-solving, improved decision-making, and enhanced company performance. One powerful strategy to achieve diversity in hiring is the “Diverse Slate Hiring” model.

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Best HR Teams 2024

Employee Benefit News

Employee Benefit News is recognizing 39 companies for their outstanding work in HR with this inaugural list.

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How Does New Age Hiring Look Like?

Hppy

The hiring landscape has evolved dramatically over recent years, driven by technological advancements, shifts in workforce expectations, and changing organizational needs. While still in use, traditional hiring methods have been complemented or replaced by innovative approaches that align with the modern job market. This blog explores the key features of new-age hiring, highlighting how companies are adapting to these changes and the benefits they offer.

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Graduates don’t offer employers enough creativity in the workplace

Workplace Insight

A new report claims that UK graduates are falling short when it comes to offering organisations the creativity they need in the workplace. The poll from Canva of around 1,000 recent university graduates, educators, and hiring managers in the UK, suggests that over three quarters (77 percent) of graduates and 66 percent of hiring managers consider creativity essential for landing a job and succeeding in the workplace.

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4 HR Predictions for 2025: Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Internal Communications

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

The future of HR is here, and it's all about collaboration, innovation, and impact. Join us for a forward-thinking session where seasoned experts Miriam and Carolyn will share insights and practical strategies to help you stay ahead of evolving HR trends. Discover how to build strong partnerships with internal teams to craft a transparent, authentic, and connected workforce experience.

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Cal/OSHA Proposed Workplace Violence Prevention Rules Muddy the Waters

InterWest Insurance Services

Cal/OSHA has proposed new regulations that would incorporate California’s new workplace violence prevention law — which took effect July 1 — into Title 8, the set of regulations that covers workplace safety in the Golden State. However, the proposed rules add a number of new requirements that some safety observers say would be unworkable in many workplaces and may create burdensome new standards for employers to follow.

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Majority of UK adults have moderate expectations for pension returns

Employee Benefits

The majority of UK adults admitted they only have moderate expectations for their pension returns, and prioritise stability in their retirement savings over higher-risk investments, a new survey by PensionBee has revealed. The consumer retirement market service’s survey, of both workplace and private pensions, included 1,000 UK residents aged 18-66.

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Safe-harbor IRAs don't offer a long-term saving solution

Employee Benefit News

These popular savings vehicles aren't designed to keep 401(k) balances subject to automatic distributions in a safe harbor over the long haul.

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Let Your Payroll Education Soar During EIPC

PayrollOrg

PayrollOrg’s Educational Institutions Payroll Conference (EIPC) returns for its 36th year with exciting educational and networking opportunities curated for the payroll professionals who work within our nation’s colleges and universities.

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5 AI careers in demand

Employee Benefit News

The top jobs in artificial intelligence all have an average salary of more than $100,000.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Gail Irvine: How can employers encourage staff to save money?

Employee Benefits

UK Savings Week (9-15 September 2024) is a timely reminder of the financial challenges workers face when it comes to saving. The cost-of-living crisis has made it harder than ever before to set money aside, hitting the UK’s 3.7 million low-paid workers the hardest. For those on the lowest pay, it can feel impossible to save for the future when they are struggling to meet everyday needs.

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AT&T Labor Agreement Brings an End to the Ongoing Strike

HR Digest

AT&T has reached a tentative labor agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union, putting an end to the workers’ strike that began last month. The company was accused of engaging in unfair labor practices during ongoing negotiations and tensions were high among workers who did not appreciate the company’s tactics. After extensive negotiations, the AT&T workers returned to work on September 16—30 days after the day the strike began in full force.

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Create a new revenue stream with optimized digital payments

WEX Inc.

Although accounting software has revolutionized accounting functions across businesses large and small, manual processes still play a big role in a huge number of accounts payable operations. For some companies, perhaps the thought of automating their systems with digital payments and virtual cards seems daunting or unnecessary. The reality is that companies can quickly and easily create new revenue generating opportunities by switching to digital payments.

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Professional Employer Organization (PEO): Right for Your Business?

Business Management Daily

Handling employee benefits and other HR services in-house is extremely difficult for many small businesses. There are many reasons, including being short-staffed and needing an internal Human Resources department, which is a reality for many small and medium-sized companies. According to research by Secure Data Recovery, 88% of employees have worked at a small business without a dedicated HR team.

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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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Proving HR’s Value: Metrics That Matter to UAE Business Leaders

Bayzat

After several chaotic years of mass resignations, quiet quitting, and high turnover rates, companies are beginning to recognize the importance of measuring and understanding employee engagement. This echoes the findings from a recent survey where 82% of business leaders and executives agree that HR metrics are a key factor for their organization’s success—and almost one-third want to see more frequent updates from HR teams.

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Refurbished Tech

Sodexo Engage

Refurbished Tech daniel.rhodes Mon, 09/16/2024 - 09:49 Refurbished Tech A sustainable, free-to-implement, trusted employee benefits scheme that saves employees money and supports corporate CSR & ESG initiatives Book a demo Buy Savings of up to 60% on all the big name refurbished tech devices, saving the pocket and the planet. Sell Don't let old tech just sit there.use our trade-in service to get money back for old devices.

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Jennifer Roberts: How can employers encourage staff to save money?

Employee Benefits

At Central Co-op, we recognise that helping our employees with their financial wellbeing is an essential part of our staff wellbeing programme, called ‘We’ve got you’. Encouraging employees to save begins with creating a culture that prioritises financial health. At Central Co-op, we leverage our Difference Maker Hub, a platform powered by Reward Gateway which is exclusive to our employees, to offer a wide variety of retail discounts and savings on everyday expenses.

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Most firms have little to no idea how people get their work done

Workplace Insight

Many companies remain unaware of how their employees’ digital workplace experiences impact productivity, according to a new report by Scalable Software [registration]. The report suggests that nearly half of organisations (45 percent) do not conduct “employee journey mapping,” leaving them uninformed about how digital friction -the difficulties people have working with technology – affects people’s ability to perform tasks at work.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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Ant Donaldson: How can employers encourage staff to save money?

Employee Benefits

“May you live in interesting times” may be a clumsy rendering of the Chinese proverb, “It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period”, but it has certainly been relevant in recent years, through the pandemic, soaring inflation, and spikes in rents and interest rates, with significant price rises for basics like food, fuel and energy.

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Refurbished Tech

Sodexo Engage

Refurbished Tech daniel.rhodes Mon, 09/16/2024 - 09:49 Refurbished Tech A sustainable, free-to-implement, trusted employee benefits scheme that saves employees money and supports corporate CSR & ESG initiatives Book a demo Buy Savings of up to 60% on all the big name refurbished tech devices, saving the pocket and the planet. Sell Don't let old tech just sit there.use our trade-in service to get money back for old devices.

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More than 300 ScotRail staff accept pay rise

Employee Benefits

More than 300 workers employed by ScotRail have accepted a 4.5% pay rise offer following ongoing negotiations. The employees are general workers such as train cleaners, engineers, ticket agents, hospitality assistants and conductors, and staff who are part of the engineering grades. They provide maintenance, overhaul and repair services for the railway rolling stock.

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What is a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)?

Higginbotham

Are you offering your employees health insurance options that work for their budgets? While not ideal for everyone, a high-deductible health plan can be very appealing to some workers, especially when it’s paired with a health savings account. Offering a high-deductible health plan as part of an employee benefits package, therefore, may be a strategic option for your organization.

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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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University College London to give non-clinical staff pay increase

Employee Benefits

Credit: Stephen Plaster / Shutterstock.com University College London has announced that it will award non-clinical staff a pay increase in their September salary payment following negotiations between the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). Backdated to 1 August, full-time non-clinical staff on the national single pay spine will receive a £900 uplift on base salary.

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Get an Early Start on Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

As open enrollment is right around the corner, now is the time to make a plan to maximize employee enrollment and help your staff select the health plans that best suit them. You’ll also need to make sure that you comply with the Affordable Care Act if it applies to your organization, as well as other laws and regulations. Here are some pointers to make open enrollment fruitful for both your staff and your organization.

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The Dot Group appoints new global people director

Employee Benefits

Student living business The Dot Group has appointed Helene Williamson as its new global people director. With her global and diverse experience in human resource management, organisational development, leading large-scale human resource initiatives and driving organisational success, Williamson will join the executive leadership team. She will shape and execute human resource strategies and foster a cohesive and dynamic organisational culture , working with leaders to deliver exceptional employe

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2023 Distinguished Employee – Sean Harker

InterWest Insurance Services

Announcing 2023 InterWest Insurance Services Distinguished Employee Winner! Sean Harker Supervisor, ASDA Risk Solutions Redding Each year, InterWest recognizes employees who are identified by their co-workers as having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to their clients, workmates as well as their community. This partnership between work and giving back makes them stand out for their invaluable contributions. _ Sean seems to be a natural born leader.

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!