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Questions to Guide Strategic Benefits Decisions

HR Professionals Magazine

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Lifestyle Spending Account: Comprehensive Guide & Top Providers

Wellable

Lifestyle spending accounts are flexible benefits accounts that employees can use as perk stipends to pay for health and wellness services or products. The post Lifestyle Spending Account: Comprehensive Guide & Top Providers appeared first on Wellable.

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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid works to align bonuses and performance management

Employee Benefits

I think it is interesting to see how the importance of performance-related pay has moved in and out of fashion. Go back a few years and everyone was saying they were a pay-for-performance employer and everything from shares to pay rises was linked to a rating. That made budgeting difficult, so we had to have forced rating distributions and hold calibration meetings lest managers got carried away and made everyone a superstar with associated rewards.

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Supporting part-time workers with benefits: A rising tide that lifts all ships

Employee Benefit News

Fixed medical indemnity plans represent an affordable option for low-wage and part-time employees.

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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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The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Scalability and the Plight of the Small(er) Self-Funded Plan

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

After a brief hiatus to discuss the pleading standards adopted by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in E.W. v. Health Net Life Insurance Company, we return to our examination of the comments submitted in response to the proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The US […] The post The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Scalability and the Plight of the Small(er) Self-Funded Plan appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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The Swedish Strike against Tesla Persists with No Clear End in Sight

HR Digest

Promoting collective action is the hallmark of a labor union and the current Swedish strike that Tesla is facing is an obvious testament to that fact. The strike against Tesla began on 27 October when a company subsidiary refused to sign a collective agreement with IF Metall—a labor union that represents the Tesla mechanics in the region. Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, has long stood firmly opposed to labor unions, stating that they created negativity within a company, despite unions be

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10 most in demand AI jobs for 2024

Employee Benefit News

An AI-backed hiring platform recently ranked which jobs in the AI field are being looked at the most by tech job seekers.

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How to support employees’ health and wellbeing in the winter months

Employee Benefits

Regular breaks during working hours can help to avoid burnout and boost employees’ physical wellbeing. Employers can support employees suffering from seasonal affective disorder by rearranging the workplace to maximise natural light or enable them to sit near a window. Organisations can implement discount schemes that save employees money on essentials to eliminate stress.

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Employers can be advocates for workplace eye wellness: four winning strategies

Workplace Insight

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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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 Restful Resolution: Prioritizing Sleep Health in the New Year

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

In the hustle and bustle of our lives, sleep often takes a back seat to work demands, social obligations and the ever-present glow of screens. How many times this year have you found yourself burning the midnight oil, playing catch-up? The realm […] The post A Restful Resolution: Prioritizing Sleep Health in the New Year appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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4 ways to work smarter and manage better in 2024

Employee Benefit News

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

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What will employee motivation look like in 2024?

Employee Benefits

Credit: Artem Oleshko/Shutterstock Need to know: Employee motivation strategies need to factor in cost-of-living pressures and the increasing need for personal development. Motivating people to return to the office must be carefully balanced with the motivational aspects of the flexibility of remote and hybrid working. As skill shortages continue, reskilling and upskilling staff, particularly in digital skills, will become increasingly motivational in terms of personal development.

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Simplifying Analytics for People Managers

Darwinbox

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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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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IRS Says Keep Those Class Exclusions Classy Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Beginning in 2024, employers and plan sponsors will need to implement new minimum eligibility rules, enacted by the SECURE and SECURE 2.0 Acts, that significantly expand eligibility for long-term, part-time employees to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The new rules require that employers who maintain such plans provide employees who work at least 500 hours […] The post IRS Says Keep Those Class Exclusions Classy Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules appeared first o

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10 cities with the best work-life balance, from Boise to Honolulu

Employee Benefit News

New research ranked the best locations for job seekers looking to improve their work-life balance.

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Government introduces holiday pay and entitlement reforms

Employee Benefits

The UK government has implemented reforms to simplify holiday pay calculations and entitlement as per the Working Time Regulations. These changes include the definition of irregular hours and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay, the introduction of a method to calculate statutory holiday entitlement for irregular hours and part-year staff, and how much leave an irregular hour or part-year worker has accrued when th

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Summary Annual Report for employee benefit plans

PeopleKeep

If you’re an employer offering various employee benefit plans , you must understand your responsibilities regarding compliance and taxes. If the benefits you offer require filing Form 5500 with the Department of Labor (DOL), you must also deliver the Summary Annual Report (SAR) to plan participants. Luckily, the SAR is relatively simple to complete once you’ve completed Form 5500.

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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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Stanley Green, protein wisdom and the perils of sitting down

Workplace Insight

Each day for 25 years, between 1968 and 1993, a man called Stanley Green would rise early, enjoy a spartan breakfast of porridge and an egg, pack up a lunch of apples and vegetables, strap them along with a placard and some pamphlets to a bike and cycle the 12 miles to Oxford Street from his home in Northolt. There he would share his ideas for improving the physical and psychological wellbeing of the country, based primarily on the idea that the consumption of too much protein led to the moral t

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Managers and employees at odds over RTO, mental health and more

Employee Benefit News

Divided views exist in areas such as mental health, communication and professional development.

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Moneypenny’s motivation strategy covers remote, hybrid and office-based employees

Employee Benefits

Motivating remote and hybrid workers has its own challenges, and is something that Moneypenny, a provider of call answering, live chat and bespoke customer communication services, has acknowledged in its motivation strategies. The organisation employs over 1,000 people in the UK and the US, where it offers hybrid working. It also has some remote teams working in the US.

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Payroll Currently Provides Payroll Professionals With Knowledge

PayrollOrg

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

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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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One wish for 2024. A more sophisticated approach to the workplace and hybrid working

Workplace Insight

We know, and have for a long time, that the workplace is in a state of near constant flux. The meteor strike of lockdown was an accelerant, not a deviation. It also laid bare -yet again – the faulty assumption that there is some sort of general evolution towards an idealised version of the office or conversely the universal adoption of remote or hybrid working, whatever it is.

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40% of student loan borrowers are missing payments. 3 ways employers can help

Employee Benefit News

Aaron Smith, co-founder of Savi, shares how employers can help workers eliminate student loan debt.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe

Employee Benefits

Credit: IB Photography / Shutterstock.com Pharmaceutical firms Takeda and Bristol-Myers Squibb and fast food chain McDonald’s have been named among the top 25 best places to work in Europe for 2023 by Best Places to Work. The international certification programme recognises employers across the world using workplace culture assessments and a global database of more than 25 million employees.

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Compliance TV: Standard Mileage Rate Increases to 67 cents in 2024; IRS Releases 2024 Publication 15-T; and more

PayrollOrg

In this November 2023 edition of Compliance TV, social security wage base increases for 2024; IRS releases 2023 ACA forms, instructions, test packages; OCSS releases revised IWO, instructions; and IRS announces ERC claim withdrawal process.

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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.