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Infographic: How much does a hospital stay cost?

PeopleKeep

As we make our way through a pandemic, the cost of health care and health insurance is on a lot of people’s minds. Although health insurance is meant to protect us financially when we are sick or injured, the cost of a hospital stay is still often unknown before the bill arrives in the mail.

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Here are the questions recruiters will ask in 2021

Take It Personel-ly

Self-confidence is a very welcome trait among potential employees. However, in the face of a job interview, even the greatest daredevils and most seasoned professionals may feel the lack of it. Preparing for an interview is tedious, but preparation is key. But what if you’re doing it from the wrong angle? There are numerous guides […].

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The Key to Succession Planning for Family-run Businesses

HR Digest

The long-term survival of private, owner-managed, or family-owned businesses, will depend upon a clear and early focus on strategic succession planning. Yet, in many businesses, a little of that goes into determining who’ll preserve the legacy they’ve built when the founders leave the grandstand. There are very few family businesses that survive the passage of time and the winds of change.

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The Top 5 HR Trends to Look For In 2021

Best Money Moves

The Top 5 HR Trends to Look For In 2021. Keep an eye out for these five up-and-coming HR trends as workforces everywhere adjust to a post-COVID world. . It’s no secret that 2020 was a disruptive year. Fallout from the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of Americans to work from home, and changed the way employers think about employee wellness.

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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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A Detailed Overview of Federal, State, and Local Minimum Wage Law

Patriot Software

True or false: As an employer, you can pay employees any amount you want. False. It’s 100% false. Why? Because of minimum wage law. But, what’s minimum wage? Depending on your business location, you might have differing federal, state, and local minimum wage rates. To ensure your business is compliant with labor laws, get to […] READ MORE.

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6 Leadership Tips for First-time Managers to Step Up Your Game!

HR Digest

A good manager can make or break a team. For a first-time manager who has been promoted from being a part of team to be in charge of a team the responsibilities can be overwhelming. A bad manager can crush engagement and motivation, down productivity, and generally make coming to work a chore for the entire team. A study by Gallup, “The State of the American Manager,” found that half (50%) of all Americans have left a job to “get away from their manager at some point in their career.”.

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Start to appreciate, not dread, difficult conversations at work

Business Management Daily

Whether you’re giving difficult feedback to an employee, approaching your supervisor with a problem, or having an uncomfortable conversation with a peer — handling difficult conversations at work is enough to fill anyone with dread. Still, these conversations need to happen. In fact, you should want them to. Difficult conversations may be challenging, but they’re also incredible opportunities.

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6 Leadership Tips To Help Employees Craft Their Job Into Their Calling

15Five

To truly thrive in today’s environment, companies must offer people more than just a job, they must help employees find their calling. People today want more than just a paycheck from their employers. They want purpose and meaning at the office. While this has made management more complicated than ever before, it’s also created an opportunity for leaders.

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The complete history of employer-provided health insurance

PeopleKeep

What if we told you that the creation of health insurance was actually an accident? Or that the way we think about health insurance is changing? Here, we’ll cover the history of health insurance in the U.S., how it’s evolved over the years, and what the future of health insurance might bring for you and your organization.

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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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5 Things to Do if You Have a Negative Credit Card Balance

Take It Personel-ly

5 Things to Do if You Have a Negative Credit Card Balance Photo by Avery Evans on Unsplash Did you log into your online banking account to find that you have a negative balance on your credit card? Your heart might have dropped for a moment — how could you have accrued this much debt? […].

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benefitexpress 2021 Top Vendor for Benefits Admin Solutions

WEX Inc.

benefitexpress earns Top Vendor Award for Benefits Administration Solution and Benefits Decision Support Tool. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — benefitexpress™, a leading provider of cloud-based technology software and services for employee benefits administration, announced today that it has earned two badges on the Shortlister Q1 2021 Top Vendor Report for HR Technology.

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3 Tips For Unlocking Employee Career Growth Through Performance Reviews

15Five

Whether you’re fresh into the workforce or 40-year a veteran–everyone wants a fulfilling career that aligns with their personal purpose. But, people don’t always have what they need to achieve their career goals. That’s where managers come in. For managers, helping employees map out their career goals and uncovering opportunities to lead them in the right direction isn’t easy to do during casual, weekly one-on-ones.

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Tax FAQs: Questions Employees Might Have in 2021 | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Tax season is busy for employers on both a personal and professional level. With responsibilities that carry a heavy weight—including penalties if certain forms aren’t delivered to their respective parties on time—employers and HR teams need to make sure they have all their tax information organized and be available for any questions employees may have.

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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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Guidelines For What To Include In A Resume

HR Digest

A resume is an essential document for a candidate looking for a job. It is the first thing that reaches a potential employer and highlights the candidate’s profile, academic qualifications, and work experience. As such, it is essential to evaluate what the candidate is writing in a resume. . Nowadays, there are several resume formats to choose from.

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Want to Show Employees the Money? Here’s How to Calculate a Raise

Patriot Software

Employees have money on their minds. Only 19% of employees are comfortable with their rate of pay. And, 54% say they would leave their job to make more money elsewhere. To avoid losing your top employees, you might consider offering pay raises. Learn about criteria for raises, when to give salary raises, and how to […] READ MORE.

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How to Improve Wellness of Your Home Workstation

Take It Personel-ly

Working from home may sound fantastic, but you still need to make certain adjustments to make it comfortable. Taking frequent breaks to rest is crucial, but a lot of your productivity also depends on the space you are in. If you are setting up your home workstation, here are tips on how to improve wellness […].

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Best Practices for Remote Job Orientation | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Orientation is usually an opportunity for companies to welcome new employees, set up their workstation, and introduce them to colleagues on their first few days. However, with companies still operating remotely—some for good—how can employers introduce new hires to the company culture and conduct productive orientation when they aren’t in the office?

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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 normal 40-hour workweek might soon be a thing of the past

Business Management Daily

In the future, people may listen to the Dolly Parton classic “9 to 5” and wonder why she chose that timeframe. Among the many things the COVID-19 pandemic has changed are the hours and days businesses expect their employees to work. What started as adjustments for safety and flexibility during the crisis may very well turn into permanent changes to the traditional 40-hour workweek.

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DOL Issues Guidance on “Outbreak Period” Extension Rules

Corporate Synergies

New Outbreak Period extension guidance clarifies that the one-year pause on certain compliance deadlines is to be assessed individually. On February 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) issued guidance clarifying the “Outbreak Period” extension. Read More. The post DOL Issues Guidance on “Outbreak Period” Extension Rules appeared first on Corporate Synergies.

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7 Benefits Of Promoting Gender Diversity In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Gender diversity is becoming an essential factor for companies in creating an equal and positive work environment. It affects the employees' decision to work at a certain organization. That makes gender diversity a crucial part of retaining and attracting star employees. Making gender diversity a priority in the workplace is a sign of diverse and inclusive culture.

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The Employer Guide to Developing a Fair Social Media Policy | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Social media is more ubiquitous than ever. Along with this near-omnipresence comes a complicated set of issues that HR professionals must navigate when overseeing a workforce—including establishing repercussions for workers who violate your company’s social media policies. With this in mind, how can HR develop a fair policy for team members? Read on to find out what you need to know about evaluating and refreshing your employee social media policy.

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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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How to get promoted at work quickly?

HR Digest

Every day is an opportunity to get better. Keep reading for the must-know 5 career tips that’ll help you get promoted at work quickly! Thinking about the next step in your career is easy, and assuming that you will climb the ladder higher in due course is a fallacy. Many deserving employees are overlooked because they do not make the proper noise or strategize to move ahead.

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3 Types of eCommerce Revenue Models for 2021

Take It Personel-ly

E-commerce sales are expected to reach $6.5 trillion by 2023 increasing from $4.2 trillion in 2020. That’s almost 54% overall growth in 3 years or so. And if this trend keeps up its pace, we are looking at $8 trillion in e-commerce revenue by 2025. Evidently, we are living in an e-commerce era where people’s […].

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14 Best Virtual Employee Engagement Ideas That Works

Vantage Circle

Engaging employees is already hard as it is. But doing so in a remote, pandemic-ridden, anxiety-filled world is even harder. But is it really as difficult to connect with our people in the new normal? Not really. We’d be exploring some easy, fun, and effective ways to make your remote workforces happy through the aid of some amazing virtual employee engagement ideas.

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A Voluntary Wellness Program is Essential to Benefits Strategies

WEX Inc.

Learn the voluntary wellness program rules. Our teams have been very busy since last summer, responding to employers’ changing needs as they have adjusted to help employees cope with the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.