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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

“I don’t really care about my employee benefits,” said no employee ever. When it comes to employee benefits, if your business can offer it, employees want it. That’s the case for any employee benefit, from time off to healthcare to flexible work arrangements to workers’ comp insurance. Naturally, most businesses can’t afford the king suite of benefits—unlimited PTO, free insurance, etc.

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Scrap Everything You Knew About Withholding Allowances: The New W-4 Form Is Here

Patriot Software

Have you just started getting acclimated to the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? You may have the updates to the tax withholding tables down pat, but there’s another curveball coming each employer’s way. The long-awaited new W-4 form is here to shake up how you handle income tax withholding. If you’re like […]. The post Scrap Everything You Knew About Withholding Allowances: The New W-4 Form Is Here appeared first on Patriot Software.

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How to retain Millennial and Gen Z in the workplace?

HR Digest

Millennial and Gen Z are the new age workforce of the companies including young and vibrant employees who can work hard and smart, making it easier for the organization to maintain its sustenance and growth in the long run. But the question arises how the employers and their organizations can retain these millennial and Gen Z in their workplace. Several methods can be suggested to serve this purpose. 1.

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27 Excellent Ways To Foster And Boost Happiness At Work

Vantage Circle

In the corporate workplace culture, happiness plays a crucial role in determining the productivity and satisfaction of a workforce. It also enhances the image of a company and improves its ability to retain its employees for the long term. So, it is fair to say that happiness at work is indispensable. Yet, the concept of happiness at work has only started to gain prominence in the past couple of decades.

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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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CIPHR acquires Payroll Business Solutions to offer customers end-to-end HR and payroll

cipHR

Today ( 16 December 2019 ) CIPHR i s pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of its long-term strategic software and services partner, Payroll Business Solutions (PBS). . The acquisition is a natural fit, as CIPHR and PBS have worked closely for many years and already have more than 50 joint customers that benefit from integrated HR and payroll s of tware , including household names such as Dreams, CitySprint and Z oopla. .

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Harnessing The Power Of Gratitude At Work

15Five

When is the last time you felt a true sense of gratitude? Maybe your friend did a selfless favor for you when you needed it most, or maybe a grand act of kindness from a stranger brightened your entire day. While these gestures may seem modest, the results are anything but… These often fleeting, yet transformative moments can have profound impacts on our physical and emotional well-being and can boost levels of happiness and positivity in spectacular ways.

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Short & Professional Job Offer Letter Templates

HR Digest

The interviews are over and you have zeroed in on the right candidate, now the last task in the process is the job offer letter. Mostly, the offer is made verbally after a successful job interview or over a telephone call. But it is prudent to follow it up with a formal letter. A letter of employment enumerates what entails the position that a person has finally been selected for after a long process.

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Workplace sexual harassment: what it is and how to combat it

Insperity

Growing public conversations around workplace sexual harassment highlight a harrowing reality: It’s both widespread and frequently mishandled. As an employer, you have an opportunity to learn from the collective concern about this sensitive topic and use what you’ve learned to create a healthier and safer workplace. Even if this is an issue you’ve faced on the job in the past, it’s helpful to look at this topic using three essential questions to guide further exploration: What constitutes sexual

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Top Tips to Attract More Candidates in 2020

WEX Inc.

The American labor market remains historically strong – which means HR professionals may need to get creative when it comes to keeping positions filled and recruiting top talent for growing businesses. On one hand, the average tenure of an employee at a single company is shrinking. On the other, improvements to company culture , workplace technology and employee benefits plans have set the bar high when it comes time to consider a career change.

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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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How Non-Medical and Niche Employee Benefits Promote Productivity

Flimp Communications

When you stop and think about it, it’s not a big surprise that non-medical employee benefits keep employees happy. Nonetheless, some businesses have been slow to accept the idea. It’s usually the initial investment that scares them away. But slowly, more companies are realizing they can save money by offering perks like pet insurance and gym memberships.

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The Right Answer To “Why Should We Hire You?”

HR Digest

Most of us have been asked the same question in our interviews which we may find repetitive and can't relate what is asked. One of the most common among different questions is "Why should we hire you?" The answer to this question has been differently responded to as per the personal thoughts, views, and outlook. But do you know that an ideal answer to this question can secure your position in the organization?

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How to create an internal communication plan (and why it’s important)

Insperity

A good internal communication plan benefits your organization in so many ways. It can build employee trust in leadership, help different teams to work toward major goals and align employee experience with your public-facing brand. Here’s a look at the elements of an effective internal communication strategy and how to put a plan in place. When to create your internal communication plan.

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Best of benefitexpress: Top 10 Memories of 2019

WEX Inc.

Where has time gone? As 2019 comes to an end, we reflect on these past 12 months and everything our team at benefitexpress has accomplished. If you're reading this, we thank you for being a subscriber, avid reader, client or new visitor.

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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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Vote civility: How to keep your workplace politically neutral

Business Management Daily

The calendar changing to 2020 brings the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and a U.S. presidential election setting up to be more contentious than a gold medal soccer round. At times, it’s bound to feel like November 3 will never arrive (and, lucky us, Leap Year gives candidates an extra day of campaigning). Certainly, politics is going to boil over into many workplaces.

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How to motivate Gen Z at work?

HR Digest

Gen Z includes the new generation of people who were born between the years 1995 and 2015. They are very much different from the millennial that represented an earlier generation. The basis of differentiation is due to the factors that this new generation has been brought up when the world observed economic depression that started from the year 2008.

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Reasons Why the Management Team Needs to be Visible to Regular Employees

Take It Personel-ly

It’s not easy running a business. Top company leaders do a lot of things to keep the business afloat. There are several client meetings each day and pitches with potential investors. It’s the reason why top-level managers aren’t always visible at work. As such, it’s crucial for the management team to make themselves visible to […].

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Wellness Resolutions? There’s An App For That—But It Might Not Help

Wellable

The public’s interest in physical fitness, self-care, and personal well-being continues to boom, with health and wellness industries seeing massive growth each year. That popularity has substantially increased the number of apps and technology resources available for health-conscious consumers. However, they may not be helping individuals achieve the positive outcomes they desire.

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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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What You Need to Know About the Gig Economy

Asure Software

Thanks to the growing gig economy, the number of independent, self-employed workers is on the rise. In the gig economy,… The post What You Need to Know About the Gig Economy appeared first on Asure Software.

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The Importance of Human Resource Policies and Procedures

HR Digest

Human Resource Policies and Procedures are an integral part of present-day organizations. Their importance is realized while dealing with the human resource in the organization so that the most ideal, appropriate and preset decision making can be applied such that the chances of arising of an issue thereafter can be curbed. HR policies and procedures manual and employee handbook are the basic foundation of an organization.

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BerniePortal shortlisted for best cloud HR/Payroll/ERP solution

BerniePortal

December 2019 | Nashville-based online benefits and HR software platform, BerniePortal, is a finalist in the 2019 SaaS Awards Program in the Best Cloud HR/Payroll/ERP Solution category.

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EEOC To Update Wellness Rules In January 2020

Wellable

In mid-2018, just before the then-current wellness regulations were to expire in January 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made it clear to the public that they had no immediate plans to issue new wellness regulations. This created significant regulatory and legal uncertainty for employers; organizations were going to have to make decisions about their employee wellness programs without EEOC guidance, exposing them to potential lawsuits from employees.

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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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UK employment law 2020: what’s on the horizon?

cipHR

From likely UK case law developments to changes to annual leave calculations and employees’ entitlement to written statements of particulars , ESP Law’s team of legal experts look ahead to what 2020 has in store for employment law . Political developments aside, 2020 looks set to shake up some key areas of UK employment law practice, including employees’ entitlement to written statements of particulars and annual leave calculations.

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Startups: How to Ensure Your Contractor Business Pushes Through

Take It Personel-ly

No matter the industry, starting your own company and keeping it afloat during its first year can be an extremely challenging endeavour. Not only do you have to worry about ensuring that your company is running smoothly, but you also have to keep your business relevant. In a competitive landscape like the contractor business, it […].

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Massachusetts PTO: 10 Things You Should Know

Genesis HR Solutions

Our payroll team works closely with HR to help clients understand their obligations and best practices regarding paid time off, sick leave, vacation leave, and similar benefits. Because laws for PTO come from the state level, it is important to understand your state’s requirements. Following are ten things employers in the Commonwealth need to know about Massachusetts PTO. 1.

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Compensation Plan Template Samples For Workers

HR Digest

A compensation plan template is used by the organizations to reveal the salaries, perks, benefits, bonuses and other associated settlement that will be offered to the employee. This agreement takes place when the new employee joins the company and gives his consent to the compensation letter wherein the declaration about the remuneration and benefits associated with the job positions are clearly stated.

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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.