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Buyer’s guide to share incentive plans

Employee Benefits

What are share incentive plans? Share incentive plans (Sips) were introduced in the UK in 2000 as a type of employee share scheme aimed at helping employees, who can purchase shares or be awarded free shares in the company, to save in a tax-efficient way. By promoting employee ownership and participation, Sips can help to align the interests of employees with the long-term success of the company.

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Compliance TV: Form I-9 Flexibility Ends July 31

PayrollOrg

In this July 2023 edition of Compliance TV: Employers must check documents as Form I-9 flexibility ends July 31; OCSE changes name to Office of Child Support Services; WHD publishes opinion letter covering FMLA leave during holidays; Special Report: Panel answers questions at Payroll Congress--Part 1; and more.

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: A New Era for Expectant Employees Arrived on June 27

HR Digest

The Working World had been abuzz with anticipation, as the date June 27, 2023, inched closer. This marks the day when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) came into effect, signaling a significant shift in the landscape of worker’s rights. This legislation, a beacon of hope for pregnant workers, seals the introduction of new rights for employees grappling with physical or mental conditions due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

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Laura Tracey: New guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health

Employee Benefits

Mental health problems are and continue to be a significant concern and employers have not only a moral, but a legal obligation to help protect and support employees who may be suffering from such issues. Employees may find mental health conditions difficult to talk about and even try to conceal them, particularly when they are under pressure. Helpfully, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has recently issued new guidance to support employers and employees when it comes to

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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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Improved support for menopause could help women stay in work

Workplace Insight

Women in the UK are urging politicians and business leaders to take steps that help them remain productive in the workforce for longer, as research shows more than half (54 percent) feel it would be difficult for them to raise issues, including menopause, with their employers and three fifths would also feel uncomfortable bringing up health and wellbeing issues with a male manager.

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Option Grant Practices: A Trap for the Unwary – Spring-Loading and Bullet-Dodging

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

A potentially overlooked but important issue that public companies should have in mind when granting option or option-like awards is avoiding the unintentional appearance of “spring-loading” and “bullet-dodging,” both of which have been a recent focus of the SEC and shareholders and viewed as potentially poor corporate governance practices. “Spring-loading” is when a public company grants option or option-like awards shortly before the release of positive material nonpublic information, which is

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Holland and Barrett accredited as menopause-friendly employer

Employee Benefits

Health and wellness retailer Holland and Barrett has received menopause-friendly employer accreditation as part of its commitment to creating a positive and inclusive working environment. Established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, employers receive accreditation following an assessment by an independent panel. They must demonstrate evidence of their effectiveness in the areas of culture, policies and practices, training, engagement facilities and evaluation.

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How HR Professionals Can Advance Their Career

HR Digest

Are you an HR professional looking to take your career to the next level? In today’s competitive job market, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve and continuously improve your skills and knowledge. Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience under your belt, there are always ways to advance and grow in the field of human resources.

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Be Part of Global WFM Benchmarking Survey

PayrollOrg

Deloitte, in collaboration with PayrollOrg, invites you to participate in the 2023 Global Workforce Management Benchmarking Survey, one of the most robust and comprehensive workforce management (WFM) surveys in the marketplace.

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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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Managing Poor Performance: A Step-by-Step Checklist for HR Managers

Darwinbox

In Malaysia, organizations can legitimately dismiss underperforming employees. But what if you could nip poor performance in the bud? This article shares a 12-step checklist that will help you manage poor performance and navigate a complex but sometimes unavoidable situation. As an added bonus, we’ve also included six best practices that can help prevent poor performance in the first place.

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Tui UK enhances family leave policy

Employee Benefits

Travel and leisure business Tui UK has rehauled its family leave policy in order to give its employees more time, financial security and support. Partner leave has been enhanced from two weeks at statutory pay to two weeks at normal pay, and staff going on either maternity or adoption leave will receive 13 weeks at 100% of their normal pay, as well as an additional 13 weeks at 50% pay followed by statutory entitlement.

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Insight confirms partnership with Material Matters for sustainable design event

Workplace Insight

We are part of the London Design Festival for the first time this year, developing an exciting new project that promises to mark a significant shift in the way we think about workplaces and sustainable design. We have partnered with Material Matters to create a space that will showcase the latest and most innovative thinking on sustainable office design, circularity, new materials and innovation.

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Just Catching Up? Payroll Challenges Plague Roth Catch-Up Contribution Implementation

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The SECURE 2.0 Act requires participants who earned more than $145,000 in FICA wages in the prior year from their current employer to make all catch-up contributions on a Roth basis beginning in 2024. For many employers, the primary concern is how to integrate the new rule with how payroll deductions for catch-up contributions are […] The post Just Catching Up?

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Cost-Effective Recruitment Strategies: Maximizing Your Hiring Budget

Darwinbox

How do you reduce recruitment costs in the digital era, when recruitment marketing, job ads, and hiring efforts are so expensive? Our guide to cost-effective recruitment strategies gives you 16 tips and three ways to implement them.

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7 of the most effective employee voice tools

Employee Benefits

At its core, employee voice represents the collective power of diverse ideas, insights, and perspectives within an organisation. Tapping into that collective intelligence can give your organisation a significant edge over competitors and help to increase the wellbeing and satisfaction of your staff – but the trouble is – encouraging employees to speak up about their thoughts and feelings can pose a challenge, especially when each of us have preferred ways of communicating.

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Let’s Make a Deal: Building a Strong Company Culture is Everyone’s Business

HR Digest

When it comes to building a robust company culture, it’s not just the CEO’s show to run or the HR department’s responsibility to shoulder. It’s everyone’s business, from the boardroom to the breakroom. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and delve into the captivating world of company culture, where every stakeholder plays a starring role.

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Improving Health Outcomes: USPSTF Urges Anxiety Screening For Adults

Wellable

For the first time ever, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended routine screening for anxiety disorder in all adult patients under 65. The post Improving Health Outcomes: USPSTF Urges Anxiety Screening For Adults appeared first on Wellable.

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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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Resume Dos and Don'ts: 29 Resume-Writing Tips

BetterUp

Jump to section The importance of your resume Formatting: dos and don'ts Work experience: dos and don'ts Skills on your resume: dos and don'ts Education: dos and don'ts Writing: dos and don'ts Bonus resume dos and don’ts Start your job hunt off right

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SECURE 2.0 Act and the Future of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) allows employers to correct errors involving the maintenance and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans. The correction programs and options that make up EPCRS have, until now, been established exclusively in a series of IRS notices and revenue procedures dating back more than 30 years. […] The post SECURE 2.0 Act and the Future of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System appeared first on

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Members of European Parliament back charter to ‘revolutionise workplace wellbeing’

Workplace Insight

Members of the European Parliament have backed a new charter from a consortium of organisations that sets out to ‘revolutionise workforce policy’ The Future Workforce Alliance (FWA), a consortium of policymakers, researchers and firms such as Zoom and Remote, has launched the European Charter for Digital Workplace Wellbeing and claims that the step by MEPs signals the beginning of the life/work revolution and solidification of workers’ rights in the face of what it refers to as ‘ret

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Workplace Well-being Crisis: Decoding Disconnects And Paving New Paths

Wellable

Deloitte’s recent survey uncovered a stark reality: employees are still struggling with unacceptably low levels of well-being. What are organizations still missing? The post Workplace Well-being Crisis: Decoding Disconnects And Paving New Paths appeared first on Wellable.

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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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Leadership problems 101: Your playbook for reversing bad management

Insperity

Do you suspect leadership problems in your organization? Maybe deadlines aren’t being met or the team’s performance is lagging. Perhaps employees on a certain team just seem generally unhappy and overly stressed. Or, turnover is spiking on a specific team. All of these things are red flags for leadership problems. When you notice these signs or maybe even others, it’s time to intervene before they escalate into bigger issues, undermining your business performance and chasing talented, valued emp

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Just Catching Up? Oops! Congress Clarifies Catch-Up Contributions Are Here to Stay

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act requires catch-up contributions made by certain high-wage earners to be made on a Roth basis beginning in 2024. But it also contains one of the most talked about technical errors in the legislation, one that resulted in Congress eliminating all catch-up contributions—for everyone. Not surprisingly, that isn’t quite […] The post Just Catching Up?

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Public Viewing Opportunity

Florida Workers' Comp

One of the clear highlights of the educational year is the opportunity to observe the legal system in progress. For several years now, the appellate court has come to the people in an egalitarian effort. It is humanizing and informative. The presence of the court in an accessible and amenable environ is amazingly helpful to the workers' compensation community.

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Are career coaches the easiest way to secure a remote job?

Employee Benefit News

A cottage industry of career coaches who assist job seekers land WFH gigs has flourished amid fierce competition for remote work.

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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.