Workplace Insight

JANUARY 5, 2024

Proper management of employee health and wellness is an important facet to consider when striving for success in the workplace. Properly supporting employee health helps them perform better, encourages productivity, prevents losses from absences, enhances job satisfaction, and improves overall morale. Employers can promote employee wellness in different ways, but one area you should consider prioritising is eye care in the workplace.

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PayrollOrg

JANUARY 5, 2024

2024 launches a new year of Payroll Currently, a monthly electronic newsletter exclusively for PayrollOrg members.

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Darwinbox

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite the potential of people analytics to enhance business success through improved hiring, engagement, and retention, its adoption is limited by challenges like lack of tech skills, time constraints, and insufficient actionable insights. Overcoming these obstacles requires user-friendly AI tools, real-time access, and strategic training to empower managers to leverage data effectively for decision-making.

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BetterUp

JANUARY 5, 2024

It's easy to forget the impact that a simple act of kindness can have on ourselves and those around us. But kindness is contagious. Each act of kindness, no matter how small, has the potential to ignite a chain reaction of goodwill and positivity. It inspires us to act with courageous compassion and help those around us. Even random acts of kindness connect us with empathy, bringing more meaning, motivation, and love to our lives.

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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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Employee Benefit News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Small changes to your habits can make a big difference in productivity and overall satisfaction in the workplace.

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Employee Benefit News

JANUARY 5, 2024

A survey from Preply found where employees are more likely to enjoy chatting at the office and where they could do without.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Two-fifths (43%) UK employees who have or have had cancer were satisfied with their employer’s return-to-work programme, according to research by back-to-work rehabilitation specialist Working To Wellbeing. Its Window to the workplace report also found that satisfaction with their phased return-to-work programme fell to 32% among employees aged 55 and above, compared to 63% of those aged under 35.

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Employee Benefit News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite the healthy pickup in job growth, it's taking longer for unemployed Americans to find work.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 5, 2024

Last year Amazon made headlines for making 27,000 people redundant as part of a long-term cost-cutting exercise. One of the consequences was a fall in the firm’s share price. Now an employee has claimed in a blog post that the firm is handling its downsizing in more creative ways. Justin Garrison claims in the post that has been told he no longer has a role with Amazon Web Services, but that he will still be paid while he makes the finding of a new job his number one priority.

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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.

Employee Benefits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Credit: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.com Supermarket Sainsbury’s is to increase pay by 9.1% to £12 per hour as part of a £200 million investment to recognise the hard work of its employees. From March 2024, 120,000 hourly paid staff will benefit from the rise, with those based in London seeing an increase to £13.15 per hour. For a full-time worker, this amounts to an extra £1,910 a year nationally and £2,290 a year in London, and is above the government’s £11.44 national living wage for 2024.

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Employee Benefit News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Resume Builder surveyed 600 business leaders about their companies' plans for raises in 2024.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Employee benefits provider Unum UK has enhanced its carer’s leave policy in order to further support its employees with caring responsibilities. All of its more than 850 employees now have access to its enhanced offering of up to five days of paid leave per year, regardless of how long they have been in their roles. The five days can be taken flexibly , individually or as half days, helping them to manage both their work and caring responsibilities and have a healthier work-life balance.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2024

The pandemic has significantly transformed the nature of work, leading to a shift towards greater flexibility in work arrangements. However, the return-to-office trend can pose challenges, particularly for employees accustomed to remote work. BRI shared our thoughts with TalentCulture and emphasized the importance of balancing onsite work with remote options to promote team cohesion and productivity.

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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.

Employee Benefits

JANUARY 5, 2024

The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 December 2023 – 4 January 2024 were: Exclusive: Accor Group launches new employee wellbeing benefit Bristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reforms New Look Retailers reports 27.96% mean gender pay gap Axa enhances work-life balance benefits in Greater China East Ayrshire Council accredited as endometriosis-friendly employer 17% inve

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eni

JANUARY 5, 2024

Watch our Lunchtime Learning Webinar this month all about re-engaging the workforce after the holidays. The post Lunchtime Learning: Re-Engaging the Workforce After the Holidays appeared first on eni.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Something for the weekend: Bardsey Island Trust, located on an island off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, has begun searching for two accommodation wardens to live and work there together. If you have had enough of commuting and crave a simpler life, then read on! Otherwise known as Ynys Enlli, the island measures 0.69 square miles and has a population of 11.

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Professionals Alternative

JANUARY 5, 2024

[link] Building a Strong Foundation: Why Proalt recruiters are Key to Sustainable Growth in Finance and Accounting Staffing Introduction to Houston recruiters and the importance of sustainable growth in finance and accounting staffing Houston is a thriving city with a robust job market, particularly in the fields of finance and accounting. As businesses continue to grow and expand, the need for highly skilled professionals in these areas becomes increasingly critical.

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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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HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2024

UPS was recently sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which resulted in a $150000 settlement although the EEOC commended UPS for “working collaboratively with the EEOC to resolve the remaining issues in this lawsuit.” The case took place as a result of a UPS discrimination lawsuit that was filed by a former employee in Jacksonville, Florida, who was denied breaks by the UPS HR department despite it being a necessary accommodation for their diabetes condition.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

Elimelech Shmi Hebrew is a devout follower of the Hebrew Nation, a religion that requires its followers to keep their hair and beards long—a vow he has kept for over two decades. In 2019, Hebrew was hired by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to work as a corrections officer. The TDCJ has a grooming policy that prohibits male officers without medical skin conditions from having beards and in any case from having long hair.

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BetterUp

JANUARY 5, 2024

Jump to section 6 benefits of journaling for mental health 35 journal prompts for mental health 3 quick journal-writing tips A positive step forward

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eni

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ready to kick off the new year with a bang? Watch our Lunchtime Learning Webinar this month all about re-engaging the workforce after the holidays.

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Empuls

JANUARY 5, 2024

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, where data serves as the lifeblood of organizations, safeguarding privacy has become a paramount concern. As we celebrate Data Privacy Day, it's more than an annual observance; it's a call to action for businesses to fortify their defenses and empower employees as guardians of sensitive information.  In this blog, we delve into the significance of Data Privacy Day and unveil ten robust strategies to elevate employee awareness and fortify the

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Employer Connection

JANUARY 5, 2024

To help make tax filing for 2023 easier and more convenient for employers, an electronic version of Form 1095-B (in a PDF format) is now available in the Document Center on our website. Log in at TrustmarkSB.com/login. Visit Regulatory Updates for more information.

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UpstartHR

JANUARY 5, 2024

“Like a lot of people, it’s something I fell into. I don’t think there’s anybody out there that woke up and said, “When I grow up, I want to be an HR tech/HRIS person. So I had a background in social work, counseling, and nonprofit, then got into it and then ended up working in an HRIS role implementing a learning management system.

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Hppy

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you’re not investing in an employee experience program, chances are it’s hurting your business. While studies show that up to 80 percent of leaders recognize the importance of such programs, it’s estimated that only about 22 percent of them rate their firm’s employee experience as “excellent.” Yet, it’s estimated that businesses are investing an average of $2,420 per employee in improving the overall experience, yet only a small fraction are saying th

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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.

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