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EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS GIFTS: THE BENEFIT OF AN INDIVIDUAL APPROACH

Employee Benefits

Ahead of our Commercial Director, Graham James, leading an Insight Session at the recent CIPD Conference and Event, we ran two polls on LinkedIn. For the first poll, we asked employees to tell us what makes a positive impact on wellbeing in the workplace. For the second, we asked employers and business leaders to tell us their wellbeing priorities. In this blog, we take a look at: the poll results, a difference in opinion, understanding your employees, and a local approach in a global business.

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Employee reward systems: A practical guide

Achievers

Every organization rewards its employees in some way, whether it’s simply through the salary and benefits they receive or the occasional awards ceremony celebrating an anniversary or other milestone. But a paycheck and a plaque aren’t enough to make workers feel valued. That requires incorporating rewards into every part of the employee experience, from business development to wellness initiatives.

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75+ Ways for HR to Enhance the Employee Experience (EX) in 2023

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Improve retirement readiness by avoiding cash-outs and consolidating 401(k)s

Employee Benefit News

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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3 Ways to Support Divorced Employees at Work

Best Money Moves

3 Ways to support divorced employees at work. Divorce is a common but often overlooked strain on your workforce. Here are 3 ways to support the divorced employees on your team. . The saying that, “half of all marriages end in divorce,” still holds true, according to data from the CDC. But despite the number of divorced employees in the workforce, employers are often unaware of how badly divorce can affect productivity and employee wellness.

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A Must-Have Checklist For Your New Year’s Corporate Party

Vantage Circle

The countdown to the New Year has finally begun, and you would agree that there’s one thing that is more important than everything else. And that one thing is partying your way into the New Year. In this blog, we have curated a must-have checklist for your new year’s corporate party. Let’s dive in! Read our blog on: 16 Best Office Party Ideas That are(actually) Out of the Box.

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Why Microsoft is on a mission to lower the unemployment rate for neurodiverse talent

Employee Benefit News

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Employee Benefits free webinar: How important is women’s health at work?

Employee Benefits

A free webinar hosted by Employee Benefits, titled How important is women’s health at work? in association with Peppy, will be broadcast live at 11am on Wednesday 7 December 2022. Employee Benefits’ editor Debbie Lovewell-Tuck will be joined by Sam Blevins, health and wellbeing development manager at John Lewis Partnership, Debra Gardner, head of HR and ESG at LSL Property Services, Francesca Steyn, director of fertility and women’s health at Peppy, and Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits

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Final SEC Clawback Rules: Key Dates that Issuers Need to Know

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On November 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published the final clawback rules (the “Final Rules”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) in the Federal Register. Now that the Final Rules have been published in the Federal Register, issuers should be aware of the following key deadlines [1] : January 27, 2023 : The Final Rules become formally effective (60 days after the Final Rules were published in the Federal Register).

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Where You Can and Absolutely Cannot Cut Costs Corners in Benefits Administration

Managing benefits administration is costly, and cutting corners in the wrong places can lead to disengaged workforces and the risk of non-compliance. This eBook from Selerix highlights areas where you can save without compromising the value of benefits. Proactively Thinking: Make decisions for the long run. Discover ways to be proactive in your decision-making to save money in the future, not just temporarily.

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Strategic Planning: A 10-Step Planning Process

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is strategic planning? What is strategic plan management? Benefits of robust strategic planning and management. 10 steps in the strategic planning process.

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Why employers need to think beyond mental health apps and chatbots for their benefits

Employee Benefit News

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Hallmark Care Homes unveils £1.3 million winter support package

Employee Benefits

Hallmark Care Homes has invested £1.3 million into a winter support package to help its employees with the cost-of-living crisis. The measures include paying all of its 2,300 members of staff at or above the new rate set by the Living Wage Foundation from today (1 December), ahead of the implementation deadline of 14 May 2023. Living wage salaries have been raised to £10.90 per hour across the UK and £11.95 for those based in London, ensuring that a full-time worker on the UK rate receives more

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Employee Training Template for Easy Onboarding

HR Digest

A training template is something that every business should own. The best employees are the ones who understand the company’s processes and goals, and you can’t expect that if they don’t know how to do their job. When you’re training your employees , make sure that it’s done in a way that’s relevant and helpful—they’ll appreciate it.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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Workplace Road Safety

Florida Workers' Comp

Thanksgiving week 2022 was one of difficult news stories. There were multiple reminders that the workplace is a dangerous place. We can focus our attention on making it safer through regulation, training, and attention, but there will always remain risks. That ultimatum of risk should not deter us from the remediation we strive to bring. That we cannot render the workplace immutably safe should not keep us from trying.

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Packed schedule? The secret benefits of unscheduled moments at work

Insperity

Have you found yourself in a new scenario, whether it be from your childhood or time in school, where you learned something you didn’t expect? Maybe you had stretches of free time over the summer where you explored and discovered something new. Or, early in your career, a tenured co-worker went out of their way to help you, mentor you or even coach you without formally being asked.

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NatWest gives 59,000 employees cost-of living payment

Employee Benefits

Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.com. Banking organisation NatWest has implemented a one-off cash payment for all employees in junior and junior manager positions, benefitting approximately 59,000 global members of staff during the cost-of-living crisis. For the 39,000 UK-based employees, the payment was agreed at £1,000, with equivalent amounts in all other locations.

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Poor indoor air quality is a threat to health, say people coming into the office

Workplace Insight

A new poll claims that ‘hybrid employees’ in the UK are worried about how healthy their work environments are as we approach the winter season, with 53 percent saying they’re concerned poor air quality and ventilation will impact their general health, rising to 70 percent amongst London-based hybrid workers. The survey of 2,000 UK people by OnePoll, on behalf of Infogrid , claims that hybrid workers are facing a Catch-22 moment as we enter the colder months; balancing worries over th

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7 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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The eight small business owner structures

PeopleKeep

When starting a business, one of the most important steps is deciding which type of structure your organization will have. As a business owner, you get to decide what type of legal entity 1 you're going to establish, as well as what kind of organization you'd like to be taxed as. The type of business structure you choose will determine which income tax return form you file and may impact how you structure benefits and perks for yourself, your family, and your employees.

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Care for your people: When life stressors and work collide

Insperity

Whether it’s a busy season or an unexpected event, life can be busy and stressful. It’s easy to say leave your problems at the door, but sometimes common life stressors can affect employees’ personal lives so much that it creeps into their professional life. This is especially true in a post-pandemic landscape where there’s even more of a grey area between the separation of life and work.

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75% of HR professionals see mental wellbeing as key focus for 2023

Employee Benefits

The majority (75%) of HR professionals stated that mental health and wellbeing would be the most important area in which to provide support to staff in 2023, according to research by WorkNest. The research, conducted at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) annual conference in November, surveyed 105 respondents who cited the cost-of-living crisis (70%) and retention of staff (69%) as the biggest challenges for 2023.

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Student loan forgiveness in limbo: What you should know

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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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Office sector net zero targets require significant shift in thinking

Workplace Insight

A new report, Delivering Net Zero Carbon in the Workplace [BCO members only] produced by University College London Consultants (UCLC) for the British Council for Offices (BCO), claims to identify the barriers that businesses are facing as they strive to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of their offices. The report, informed by over 100 office occupiers and building professionals, outlines the measures that those working in the office sector can take to overcome these barriers at what the

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The Pay Transparency Trend and How to Prepare

PeopleStrategy

Openly communicating pay-related information to current or prospective employees is called pay transparency. Employers can provide this information through various channels, such as online job sites, job postings, during an interview, or through other company communications. As a result of changes in the labor market, more and more employees are demanding pay transparency.

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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid has leadership training

Employee Benefits

I am deeply worried. It might seem a strange thing to get upset about, but I have been put forward for our ‘special’ effective leadership training. There are only two ways to get on the programme: one is to be assessed as high potential , the other is if you are such a bad manager that it is a sort of remedial treatment for poor behaviours. You will know by now that bad management is pretty much normalised in my company, so I think you would have to kill someone to qualify that way.

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This tattoo artist reveals how attitudes around body art have changed in the workplace

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7 Common ACA Compliance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Managing ACA compliance is a major headache, especially in industries with complex schedules and regulations. Errors can lead to fines, legal battles, and strained employee relationships. Ways to Avoid Penalties & Fines: Non-compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) or misclassifying employees can lead to fines and legal issues. We offer tools to avoid these penalties and ensure regulatory alignment.