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Top 5 Benefits of Hiring Remote Employees

Achievers

Working from home employment is more than a lifestyle perk. It tells prospective employees your company cares about the team. Offering your employees the freedom to work from home is known to increase employee engagement. A Gallup survey states, “the optimal engagement boost occurs when employees spend 60% to 80% of their workweek — or three to four days — working off-site.

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Bookmark This! 20 Tips for Managers and Leaders

HR Bartender

Many of you may know that, a few months ago, Mr. Bartender and I moved from South Florida to the Northern part of the state. As part of the move, we downsized our home and offices. A huge task! But it was so rewarding. It’s amazing how stuff accumulates. As I was cleaning out my office , I ran across some articles that I had saved with tips and advice for managers.

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Dress code policy: 8 tips to address workplace grooming

Insperity

Does your business have a dress code policy? Even if it’s not a formal one, you’ve probably communicated your expectations regarding how employees should dress in some form or fashion (no pun intended). But what about personal grooming? Do your employees know what’s expected of them when it comes to hygiene and appearance? It’s a delicate subject, but one that still needs to be addressed.

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Dear CEOs: Focus On The Heart Of Your Company To Improve Organizational Health

15Five

Managers are at the heart of your organization, vigilantly pumping the lifeblood of inspiration and support throughout the teams they lead. And just like the body, if your heartbeat isn’t strong, the rest of your company will lag and ultimately fail. CEOs, the brain of the organization, must design healthy workplaces and empower managers to bring out the best in their people.

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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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Using Recognition to Drive Engagement: Inside Scotiabank’s Pay It Forward Campaign

Achievers

Are you currently using recognition to boost employee engagement across your organization? You should. Scotiabank , a leading financial services provider, is already ahead of the curve and finding innovative ways to spread employee recognition across 90,000 employees globally. Before diving straight into Scotiabank’s recognition success , let’s get to know the company a bit.

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The Truth is Open Offices Aren’t Really Collaborative

Best Money Moves

Open offices should encourage collaboration between employees, but the truth is open offices aren’t really collaborative after all. Supposedly, open offices improve communication and collaboration. However, a recent study published by The Royal Society indicates that the open office may be doing the exact opposite. According to the study, face-to-face communication takes a 70 percent dive in open offices.

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Meet the Bayzlanders: Safwan Youseph

Bayzat

Safwan joined Bayzat as a young, eager intern who quickly showcased his strong ability to connect with customers by converting insurance leads to customers at a high clip. Just one month into his internship, Safwan was hired.

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Do You Have Staying Power? What it Takes to Keep Staff Longer

Achievers

My grandparents lived and worked in a different world than we do today. And as a 36-year-old, my Millennial friends (now 20-37) and I cannot even fathom what the workplace and the employer/employee relationship used to look like – before smartphones and leggings, and when “because I said so” was an acceptable answer to a staff member’s question. A shift in the workforce.

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Improve Quality of Hire Using Recruiting Data and Analytics

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. They’ve just relaunched their customer interface, HireSelect. It’s been completely reworked to help organizations hire faster and smarter. Enjoy the post!) . Regular readers of this blog know I’ve talked on numerous occasions about the need to use technology strategically in the business.

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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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3 Hiring Tips to Make Your Fitness Center More Inclusive

Hireology

Are you looking to attract and retain new members at your fitness center? If you’re having trouble attracting new clientele, it might be because many Americans are uncomfortable working out at a fitness center. In fact, a recent study found that 49% of Americans who gave up on their fitness New Year’s resolutions did so because they feel intimidated at the thought of going to the gym.

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Here’s How An Engaged Company Outperforms Others by Nearly 150 Percent

UpstartHR

Employees are more disengaged than ever, and the statistics on employee engagement only serve to further the narrative. Gallup reports that more than half of employees (51 percent) say they’re actively looking for a different job or watching for opportunities. Nearly 26 percent of the U.S. workforce is going to change jobs this year, and these are typically the most highly skilled and motivated employees.

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Top Five Benefits of Hiring Remote Employees

Achievers

Working from home employment is more than a lifestyle perk. It tells prospective employees your company cares about the team. Offering your employees the freedom to work from home is known to increase employee engagement. A Gallup survey states, “the optimal engagement boost occurs when employees spend 60% to 80% of their workweek — or three to four days — working off-site.

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Meditation Kept Thai Boys Calm In Cave

Wellable

Last week , 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, who had been trapped in a cave for more than two weeks , were rescued one - by - one by Thai Navy SEALs. When they were first discove red by British divers, they were reportedly meditating. The widely sha red video of the moment the boys were found below went viral because so many people were shocked b y how calm they were.

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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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Job Post Best Practices to Reach the Most Quality Applicants

Hireology

Job postings are meant to get top candidates excited for your open roles. But recent changes to organic job feeds may mean you’re not reaching as many applicants as you thought possible. Use these tactics to ensure you’re maximizing results from organic job board feeds. Keep Job Titles Clean, Clear and Concise. Keep aspects of the job – hourly, remote or relocation, needed certifications – out of the job title.

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Laying off employees: 6 ways to ease the transition

Insperity

Technology advances, economic downturns, business model changes and acquisitions – these are all common challenges that may prompt you to consider laying off employees. You’ve cinched the purse strings as tight as possible, but layoffs are looming. When it’s time to restructure, cut costs or combine positions, how do you make the tough transition as easy as it can be for you and your employees?

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In the News: 6 Secrets to Effective Smarketing Alignment

WEX Inc.

It cannot be overstated: sales and marketing are critically interdependent. Our success as an organization is tied to how we work together, maintaining a seamless rhythm across and between each of our platforms. For my part as a sales leader , we can have the best sales team in the world, but we won’t be able to move the ball forward without an equally nimble and strategic marketing team.

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10 essential remote working statistics

cipHR

Working remotely is a core part of many organisations’ flexible working initiatives. Here are 10 important facts you need to know about working away from the office. Technology has enabled the number of remote workers to rise rapidly in recent years; the TUC estimates that the number of UK people working from home increased by a fifth in the 10 years to 2016, and now stands at around 1.5 million people.

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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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Study: Fitbit Data Correlates With Patient Performance Status

Wellable

Patient performance status (PS) helps shape prognosis and determine the best treatment for a patient with cancer. Specifically, PS is a score that estimates a patient’s ability to perform certain activities of daily living (ADLs) without the help of others. ADLs include basic activities such as getting dressed, eating, and bathing, as well as more complex activities such as cleaning the house and working a regular job.

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An Open Enrollment Checklist

Winston Benefits

When your open enrollment process works like clockwork, it’s a win-win: Employees will experience a glitch-free signup period that demonstrates your organization’s commitment to their well-being, and you’ll know that employees won't have the burden of worrying about health insurance for their families. However, a lot goes into a successful open enrollment.

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The 20 Best Employee Retention Strategies

Vantage Circle

Creating a highly engaged workplace begins with having an effective employee retention strategy. Employee retention is the organization’s goal to keep talented and skilled employees. For a lower employee retention, you need to nurture and engage your talent to stop them from leaving. Did you know, two out of three workers are planning to quit their jobs this year?

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Yes, You Need a Crisis Plan! Here’s What it Should Say

Business Management Daily

It’s every company’s worst fear: A horrible employee decision leads to front page news and a PR crisis. In many cases, HR is on the front lines of such responses. Having a crisis plan ahead of time can literally save the company—and your career. Some recent examples: Starbucks faced protests and lots of negative press […]. The post Yes, You Need a Crisis Plan!

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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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The Current State of Benefits Administration

WEX Inc.

With the 2018 third quarter already underway, and fourth quarter annual enrollment right around the corner, it’s important to take time to reflect on the current state of benefits administration for two reasons: 1) So you are fully prepared for what’s ahead in the remainder of the year, and 2) So you can begin to plan appropriately for 2019. Below is a brief overview of the trends experts are seeing within the industry.

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Want to reduce your employee healthcare costs? Start by Reducing Employee Financial Stress

Best Money Moves

Smart employers know that being proactive about the flu season can aid the bottom line by keeping employees healthier and reducing sick days. But they may not realize that becoming proactive about employee financial stress can also boost productivity and profitability. “The latest studies show that when you’re stressed you get sick. And, when you get stressed about money, you can get really sick,” notes Best Money Moves Founder and CEO Ilyce Glink.

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A positive onboarding experience goes a long way

PeopleStrategy

A strong employer-employee relationship begins with the onboarding process. While your candidate experience has a significant impact on how your company is viewed by potential employees, your onboarding process is the first taste a new employee will have of how your company truly operates. If onboarding is a positive experience, you increase your chances of turning your newest team member into a productive and loyal team player.

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How to Detect and Correct Low Employee Morale Before it Spreads

SnackNation

How to Detect and Correct Low Employee Morale Before it Spreads. Low employee morale is a silent killer of workplace productivity and performance. When employees feel down and disengaged, they might meet deadlines, but the work will be subpar, uninspired, and lacking innovation. What’s more, low employee morale is contagious. Reporting on Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence , a book by psychologist Daniel Goleman, Quartz writes: “One person with a poor work ethic can introduce a kind of socia

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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.