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Positional Power vs. Personal Power: Use Both for Your Career

BetterUp

So much potential power comes from holding a position of leadership. But when you switch to a new organization — or if you lose the title that gave you this power — you lose all of the positional power that came with your title.

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5 leaders share best practices for bringing employees together

Employee Benefit News

From friendly competition to recognition to making salsa from scratch, workers thrive when they participate in intentional relationship-building experiences.

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What is Employee Poaching & How to Deal With It?

HR Lineup

In today’s highly competitive job market, businesses constantly vie for top talent to stay ahead. One practice that has become increasingly common is employee poaching. While it might sound like a term from a corporate espionage thriller, employee poaching is a real and pressing issue for many organizations. This article delves into what employee poaching is, its implications, and strategies for dealing with it effectively.

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The QSEHRA: Pros and cons

PeopleKeep

A robust benefits package that includes health coverage is an important recruiting tool for every employer. However, soaring medical costs can make offering health benefits challenging for small business owners with limited budgets. Luckily, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)— specifically the qualified small employer HRA (QSEHRA)—can help small employers overcome this challenge.

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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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Are you doing your due diligence on ACA compliance?

Employee Benefit News

Having a comprehensive ACA compliance solution in place for your clients will further ensure you maintain your broker-of-record status.

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Financial Planning Tips for Self-Employed Older Adults

Money Talk

Earlier this year, a new Facebook group started in my 55+ community: a group for self-employed residents with small businesses including hair styling, dog-walking and grooming, airport drivers, real estate sales, website design, computer repairs, wood-working and crafts, and more. As a financial education solopreneur who works from home, I was happy join a group of kindred spirits to share information about each other’s products and services.

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An EV plan for the future: creating a small business adoption strategy

WEX Inc.

Welcome to the fifth installment of WEX’s six-part series on navigating the economy and its sometimes perplexing business cycle. In spring 2024, the Federal Reserve reported some surprising developments. In May, 272,000 jobs were added in the U.S. , exceeding economists’ expectations. Then the Fed met in June to assess interest rates. The Board of Governors remained conservative, holding rates steady for another period and maintaining its current target range between 5.25% and 5.50%.

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20 worst places to start a career

Employee Benefit News

Recent graduates looking to build a career should avoid these 20 cities, which can lack in career opportunities and affordable housing options.

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Iowa Tax Agency Updates Website

PayrollOrg

The Iowa Department of Revenue has a new website at revenue.iowa.gov. The new site combines tax.iowa.gov and abd.iowa.gov. Find links to state tax agencies and more using PayrollOrg’s Resource Library.

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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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5 Simple Ways to Increase Engagement for Financial Wellness Benefits

Best Money Moves

5 simple ways to increase engagement for financial wellness benefits. 5 proven strategies to increase employee engagement for your financial wellness programs. Financial wellness benefits are more important than ever before, as financial stress weighs heavily on Americans. Nearly half of all respondents (47%) in a recent MarketWatch survey claim that 2024 has been the most stressful year of their financial lives.

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What Are the Common Healthcare Reimbursement Models for Small Businesses?

PeopleKeep

If you're worried about the cost of care for your employees, you're not alone. For small employers , in particular, it's hard to find affordable health insurance. According to KFF 1 , in 2023, the average annual cost of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums per employee was $23,968 for family coverage and $8,435 for single coverage. If a group health plan is out of your budget, a healthcare reimbursement model may be the solution to your problem.

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Is There a Difference between a Layoff and a Furlough?

HR Digest

What is the difference between layoffs and furloughs? Is there a difference at all or do we just use different words to soften the blow? Let’s clear some things about the various terminologies that are in use. We have frequently covered reports of job cuts over the recent months and going through them is harrowing for everyone involved. While there are many different words we use in the context of workplace reorganization efforts, there is a difference between some common terms like layoffs and

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Giving birth, then back to work: Building better parental leave policies

Employee Benefit News

HPE's CPO shares how the company's generous parental leave policy helps support and retain their workforce.

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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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Accelerating the rise of the adaptable office

Workplace Insight

The introduction of the Flexible Working Act is another sign that the concept of the ‘workplace’ has undergone a significant transformation. These shifts in work patterns, office usage and approach are all having dramatic knock-on impacts when it comes to the future of the physical infrastructure of the nation’s office environments, and the investor communities behind them.

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Irish government to extend parent’s leave benefit allowance

Employee Benefits

The Irish government has announced that it will extend its parent’s leave benefit allowance from seven weeks to nine weeks as of next month. The extension is part of The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 and aims to improve work-life balance and gender equality for families and the overall workforce. The act increases parent’s leave for children born or adopted after 1 August.

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Job Enrichment: Meaning, Methods, Models, Benefits & Examples

HR Lineup

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern workplaces, maintaining employee satisfaction and motivation is paramount for organizational success. One effective strategy to achieve this is through job enrichment. Job enrichment focuses on enhancing a job’s inherent elements to make it more rewarding and fulfilling for the employee. This comprehensive article delves into the meaning, methods, models, benefits, and real-world examples of job enrichment, providing a holistic understanding of this

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Employers want to see these 10 tech skills on resumes

Employee Benefit News

From a deep understanding of Microsoft Word to knowing how to troubleshoot software, employees should be broadening their skill sets.

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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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Shortage of high-quality data threatens the AI ‘boom’

Workplace Insight

A number of fundamental issues, including a shortage of high-quality data with which to ‘train’ the technology is threatening the AI ‘boom’, according to a new white paper from the Open Data Institute. The paper Building a better future with data and AI is based on research carried out by the Institute in the first half of 2024. It claims to identify significant weaknesses in the UK’s technological infrastructure that threaten the predicted potential gains – for people, society, and the ec

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Softcat and Hilton named some of UK’s Best Workplaces for Women

Employee Benefits

IT service management business Softcat, hotel chain Hilton and biopharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb have been named some of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2024. The list is produced by global workplace culture firm Great Place To Work. It used its trust index employee survey and analysed the responses of more than 80,000 UK-based female workers.

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Getting Serious About Handling Insubordination at Work

HR Digest

Insubordination at work can take on many forms but it is most clearly defined as an employee’s refusal to perform their duties or adhere to the rules of an organization. Every workplace has a strict set of principles it follows, and the culture of the workplace can often hinge on the regulations to ensure that every employee operates under the same work conditions.

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Guild and USOPC are offering Olympic athletes career development opportunities

Employee Benefit News

What do Olympic athletes do after they retire? Guild and the USOPC are teaming up to answer that exact question.

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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 attendance levels continue to rise across Europe

Workplace Insight

Efforts to bring employees back to the office over the past year have generated high degrees of success, according to the 2024 European Office Occupier Survey from CBRE. According to the research, the proportion of companies reporting average building utilisation of 41-80 percent has risen to 61 percent, up from 48 percent in 2023. Conversely, the proportion of companies reporting lower utilisation has fallen, with only a third of companies reporting utilisation of 40 percent or below, compared

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Exclusive: 81% of employers measure employees’ benefits appreciation

Employee Benefits

Four-fifths (81%) of employers said they measure employees’ appreciation of the benefits that they receive, according to new research conducted by Group Risk Development (Grid). The industry body for the group risk sector surveyed 500 HR decision-makers at UK businesses and among 1,210 employees for its latest report. It found that 66% of respondents believe that their staff very much appreciate the benefits they are offered, which is more than triple (21%) the level that employees themselves sa

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New and Improved

Florida Workers' Comp

We live each hurricane season with the dread of the tropics. We all enjoy the converse, what I call Respite Season from December 1 through the following May 1 each year. It is comforting to think that there is a time when there will be no storms. That said, we have some pretty significant storms periodically during Respite ©2023, see It's That Time Again (April 2023).

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Ensuring employees love what they do

Employee Benefit News

Feeling connected to colleagues and excellent benefits can contribute to staff members being happy at their jobs.

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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.