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HOW TO DEAL WITH EMPLOYEE BURNOUT

Employee Benefits

The World Health Organisation has officially recognised employee burnout as a major health risk, but in the past, burnout symptoms have often been misinterpreted as tiredness, disengagement or even laziness. A Gallup survey has found that the top five reasons for employee burnout are actually: Unfair treatment at work. Unmanageable workload. Lack of role clarity.

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What Is a Floating Holiday?

Patriot Software

There are a variety of ways you may give your employees time off from work. Some of these include paid time off such as vacation, sick, or holiday time. And if you offer holiday time, there may come an instance when a holiday overlaps with a day an employee would already have off from work. […] READ MORE.

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Thirteen Tax Topics for Older Adults

Money Talk

Personal finances can get complex for many older adults with multiple streams of income, the need to create a retirement “paycheck,” Social Security benefits, required minimum distributions, and more. All of these events impact income taxes. This post describes thirteen tax-related topics (in no particular order) that people should be familiar with in later life.

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Dynamic Teams Create Organizational Agility

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. One of the biggest business lessons we’ve learned in the past couple of years is that agility is beneficial for success. Agility is more than simply being flexible. Don’t get me wrong – flexibility is important. I like to think of flexibility in terms of being able to address last minute changes or adjustments. It might be a situation that we knew was within the realm of possibilities, but we just didn’t think it would happen or happen at this particular time.

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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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Poll: 30% of employers considering moving to a four-day week

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a third of employers say they are open to the idea of shifting to a four-day working week, while more than a quarter have already made the transition to a more flexible hourly model. While nearly half (43%) of respondents to an online survey remained adamant they aren’t intending to move away from a conventional five-day working week, it is clear the experience of more flexible and hybrid ways of working during the pandemic is shifting opinions.

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Why psychological safety at work matters and how to create it

BetterUp

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What is Employee Financial Wellness?

Best Money Moves

What is employee financial wellness? With financial stress on the rise among employees, what can employers offer to help? Here’s what to know about employee financial wellness benefits. . Sixty-three percent of employees feel their financial stress has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to PwC’s 2021 Employee Financial Wellness Survey.

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Philippa Cornish: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?

Employee Benefits

With an authentic social purpose, businesses can contribute to levelling up communities, which also furthers their organisation’s aims. Social purpose should be aligned with the overall business strategy to truly achieve social impact. The Edelman Trust Barometer, published in January 2022, found that businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are seen as competent and effective drivers of change.

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Want to see me get a performance review LIVE for the first time in 6+ years?

UpstartHR

Recently I had the pleasure of joining Troy Vermillion on Eight Hour Grind , a show that looks at work trends. The topic? Performance management. . After sharing with Troy some of the best ideas from our research, he sprung a surprise on me: my very own performance review! If you click to watch the video below, it will auto-jump to the time where the performance review begins.

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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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How to become a manager: 10 steps for when you're ready to be the boss

BetterUp

Jump to section. Signs you’re ready to become a manager. 11 steps towards becoming a manager. You got the job — now what? Need support?

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5 Reasons HR Leaders Are Struggling Right Now

15Five

While incredibly rewarding, being a people and culture leader can also be a very tough job. But the last few years especially, the gig has been pretty… extra. Extra work, extra stress, extra uncertainty. To better understand this uniquely challenging time for our HR heroes, we decided to dig into more about what you’re struggling with most, and uncovered five themes that show up again and again.

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Top tips for moving staff to a four-day working week

Employee Benefits

Nearly a third (31%) of UK workers are actively looking for a four-day work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer, according to research published by productivity platform ClickUp in January. With fierce competition in the market for talent many employers have already obliged, with the likes of component supplier Accu, insurer iGO4 and data migration provider Wandisco recently announcing plans to move staff to a condensed working week.

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A Great Friday in February

Florida Workers' Comp

The Florida OJCC returned to live programming with its annual free CLE program in Tallahassee on February 25, 2022. The program is co-sponsored by the Workers' Compensation Institute, for which we are grateful. It is always an outstanding day of continuing education, practical tips, and timely information about effective management of workers' compensation generally and the litigation aspects in particular.

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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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The Top 10 HR Best Practices for 2022

Darwinbox

Read away to all about the best HR practices that all the winning organizations in the industry religiously put to use, and you just might find some that will benefit your org just the same!

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33 positive affirmations for mental strength

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are positive affirmations? How do positive affirmations work? 30 daily affirmations for positive change. How to use positive affirmations.

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Pet sitter jobs highly sought after in the UK

Employee Benefits

Something for the weekend: After a turbulent two years resulting from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, some employees are re-evaluating what they want out of life and are retraining for different roles or completely switching industries. Since the explosion of the great resignation, many are scouring jobs boards for their dream role. Pet sitter positions are currently among the most sought after UK jobs, with advertised salaries averaging £24,210, according to research by jobs search engine

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Does an HRA require an HDHP?

PeopleKeep

When researching cost-effective health benefit solutions for your organization, you’ve probably come across health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). Paired together, these two options can help employers gain big health benefit savings, but employers may wonder how HRAs can work with group health insurance and if using an HRA requires an HDHP.

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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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Support Your DE&I Initiatives With This Free Women’s History Postcard

Flimp Communications

My wife and I could not be more excited to welcome our baby daughter this March, which also happens to be Women’s History Month. As a soon-to-be first-time parent, I’m constantly thinking about the world in which she’ll grow up and, eventually, have a career. The post Support Your DE&I Initiatives With This Free Women’s History Postcard appeared first on Flimp.

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Agile project management: A straightforward guide

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is agile project management? Agile vs. waterfall project management. What are the 4 core values of agile project management? What are the 12 principles of agile project management? Benefits of agile project management. Agile project management methodologies. How to implement agile project management.

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60% of employees feel their work is acknowledged by managers

Employee Benefits

More UK organisations are recognising the importance of saying thank you or well done to their employees, with 60% of employees saying they feel their work is now being acknowledged by their managers and leaders, up 4% on 2021, according to research by staff recognition and HR consultancy OC Tanner. Its 2022 Global culture report, which carried out a combination of qualitative research through focus groups and interviews with employees and leaders and a survey of 38,177 workers globally, of whic

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Health vs. Wellness Stipends | PeopleKeep

PeopleKeep

In the midst of the Great Resignation, with employees leaving their jobs in mass numbers, it’s important to offer flexible benefits to keep your employees and attract new talent to your business. One of the best ways to do this is to offer stipends , also known as fringe benefits. Stipends are a fixed sum of money offered to employees by their employer to help cover health or living expenses.

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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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What HR Needs to Know About Personality and Skills Tests in Hiring

BerniePortal

In 2000, Jeff Bezos famously shared Amazon’s approach to executive recruiting, which included SAT scores and obscure Socratic-style questions like “How many gas stations are there in the United States?” It’s unclear how this was adapted for other roles or whether it’s even current practice. But it’s hard to imagine this unusual approach would be useful for warehouse hiring in 2022.

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California Supreme Court Decision Places Higher Burden on Employers in Whistleblowing Retaliation Claims

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On January 27, 2022, the California Supreme Court provided clarification in Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. to lower California courts reviewing whistleblower retaliation claims. In what it calls an “unsurprising” decision, the California Supreme Court concluded that the framework prescribed by California Labor Code section 1102.6, rather than the McDonnell Douglas test, must be […].

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Vatican introduces three days of paid paternity leave

Employee Benefits

Pope Francis has granted three days of paid paternity leave to the hundreds of lay staff who work in the Holy See bureaucracy and at the Vatican Museums as of this month (March). The three leave days, which the Pope initially approved back in December 2021, are fully paid. These can be used continuously, divided into whole days and must be taken no later than 30 days after a child is born, adopted or fostered, or they face a penalty of forfeiting the right to do so.

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Offering fertility benefits to your employees

PeopleKeep

Millions of Americans have employer-sponsored health insurance and, as sad as it sounds, those benefits can often determine who can afford to start a family. Luckily, as of 2020, 61% of employers with 500+ employees provide some fertility insurance coverage. Additionally, 63% of employers are planning to cover fertility services beyond the diagnosis of infertility.

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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.