Employee Benefit News

APRIL 1, 2024

The retirement crisis looms larger than ever as new research shows how many U.S. adults have no long-term savings.

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PeopleKeep

APRIL 3, 2024

Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often look for creative alternatives to traditional health insurance to offer their employees an affordable and comprehensive health benefit. One option some employers may consider is a level-funded health plan. While you may be unfamiliar with level-funded health plans, they aren’t a new concept. Because of their fixed price and potential cost savings, they’ve become popular for employers with limited healthcare budgets.

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

APRIL 1, 2024

National Employee Benefits Day is April 2. For 2024 the focus is on how workplaces can create community to combat loneliness and foster belonging. Get resources in today's blog. The post National Employee Benefits Day Is April 2—How You Can Celebrate appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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BetterUp

APRIL 2, 2024

Jump to section 3 tips for nailing a project manager job interview 10 project management interview questions Get specific on project manager interview questions

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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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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 2, 2024

There was a great hue and cry in recent years about "steps." I came across it at a national conference when I observed someone wearing a wristband step counter. I inquired. "ten thousand steps a day, gotta have em," I was impressed by the number and asked about the reason for it. The answer was two parts elusive mixed with on part ambiguous and stirred carefully with a reference to "a study.

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PayrollOrg

APRIL 5, 2024

PayrollOrg (PAYO) provides state agency directories on its website to help payroll professionals find the contact information they need to get their questions answered. The information has been updated for 2024.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 2, 2024

Virtual meetings – often derided as impersonal and prone to technical glitches – can improve employee wellbeing and performance, a new study led by a Trinity Business School researcher has found. The research, conducted alongside Karin S. Moser (UniDistance Suisse, University of Queensland), Stefan Diestel (University of Wuppertal) and Isaac Alshaikh (South East Technological University Waterford), conducted during the ongoing shift to hybrid work environments and just published in the Journal o

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 4, 2024

XPO Logistics, a provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has enhanced its maternity benefits for soon-to-be and new parents based in the UK. After two years’ service, employees will be entitled to the first six weeks of maternity leave paid at 90% of their weekly average earnings, with the following 20 weeks paid at 80% of their basic pay and allowances, including statutory maternity pay.

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HR Digest

MARCH 30, 2024

Stepping into the corporate world is always an unnerving experience, and one of the most immediate skills you’re expected to pick up is how to write a professional email. If you think this involves saying “Ma’am” every chance you get and signing off every email with your name and designation in case the receiver forgot who you were, then you’d be right in making that assumption.

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PayrollOrg

APRIL 4, 2024

Sponsored by rapid!, this free webinar for members “How Payroll and HR Can Rescue Your Company’s Bottom Line,” on April 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET explores strategies and techniques to revolutionize workforce management and enhance your company’s financial health.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

The nascent years of new ways of working in the late 80s and early 90s coincided with a widely held but soon to be discarded belief that the Japanese had cracked management practices. So it was perhaps inevitable that the principles of a process called just in time manufacturing – most famously applied in the factories of Toyota – should migrate to new forms of office design and the rapidly developing practice of flexible working.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 2, 2024

More than three-quarters (76%) of employers measure the impact of supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to research by Group Risk Development (Grid). The industry body for the group risk sector, which surveyed 500 HR decision-makers, found this is an increase on the 51% of respondents which measured this impact in 2023. Almost all (99%) respondents that measure this believe that supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff has a positive impact on their business.

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Best Money Moves

APRIL 2, 2024

Financial Literacy Month: Fundamentals of Financial Literacy. A quality benefits strategy should include financial literacy tools to better support employees. April is Financial Literacy Month, which recognizes the role that financial education plays in a person’s long-term success and stability. Without the right education, your employees are much more susceptible to financial hardship.

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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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PayrollOrg

APRIL 4, 2024

In this April 2024 edition of Compliance TV: IRS announces 2024 foreign high-cost locations; IRS grants waivers for 2023 foreign exclusion requirement; and more.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 2, 2024

There are a number of employment law changes coming into effect on 6 April 2024 that will impact SMEs the most. These modifications to employment law will profoundly influence the daily functions of businesses, especially during a period when SMEs face substantial economic challenges. It is essential for managers to revise their policies, engage with employees, and adapt their procedures in alignment with the updated regulations prior to their implementation.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 5, 2024

Energy technology firm Baker Hughes and airline operator EasyJet have been shortlisted in the Best benefits communications – large employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024. The award was created to recognise the most effective benefits communications strategy for employers with more than 1,500 full-time staff. Successful entrants will have demonstrated an effective and innovative approach to benefits communications.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 2, 2024

On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 into law, creating a new layer to California employers’ existing injury and illness prevention programs (IIPP). Under SB 553, employers are required to implement a workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) no later than July 1, 2024, to provide training to employees regarding the WVPP […] The post California Imposes New Workplace Violence Prevention Mandate appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2024

Having to leave an organization you enjoy working for is never a great feeling but being on the receiving end of McKinsey’s 9-month pay leave offer does help to soften the blow. Marking a tough time in the consulting industry, McKinsey’s staff exit offer details how employees can continue to look for alternate sources of employment while still being able to support themselves and use the company’s resources to transition in their careers.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

A new poll of 2,000 people suggests that while 90 percent of business leaders think their performance management process is a success, only 55 percent of employees agree with them. According to the State of Performance Enablement report from Betterworks, there are significant disconnects between how organisational leaders and their employees and managers view their ability to perform optimally and maximise productivity.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 3, 2024

Benefit brokers and advisers play a key role in bridging the gap between leadership intentions and implementing health and well-being cultures in the workplace.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

Tardiness, absenteeism , harassment, and discrimination are all serious issues that can occur in the workplace if your organization has no way of disciplining unacceptable behavior. The solution? Implementing a progressive discipline policy will allow you to enforce your standards for employee behavior and performance. The word ‘progressive’ is vital here, as your disciplinary actions will increase in severity should the employee’s conduct not improve.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 4, 2024

Back in the day, remember SARS-CoV-2? We went home for Spring Break 2020 and before it was over the Universities had all told us "STAY AWAY! We did the shift, the pivot, the switch. I went to video for teaching. We went to video for trials. We shifted mediation to telephonic. It was a tumultuous time. I later wrote Little Black Boxes (December 2021) riffing on the old Mellencamp tune Little Pink Houses.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 5, 2024

From today (April 6th 2024), UK employees will have the legal right to request flexible working from their first day in a new job. Under the updated regulations, employers must engage in discussions with employees and consider alternative solutions before declining a flexible working request. Decisions on applications must now be made within two months, reducing the previous timeframe of three months, which includes any appeals.

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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 1, 2024

Resume Genius shed light on how hiring managers are navigating the job application process, and what leads to an automatic cut.

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3Sixty Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

The sales and marketing technology industry has exploded with software, apps and consultants with one overarching goal: equipping sales teams for success. Yet with so many tools and education on their uses available, why do some sales reps crush their numbers, while others continue to struggle or fail? Shouldn’t the plethora of solutions and guidance on their applications ensure that leadership is equipped to help every rep meet their goals?

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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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