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5 Payroll Features and Benefits to Consider When Shopping for Software 

Patriot Software

When you have employees, you need to pay them. Instead of manually calculating gross pay, payroll taxes and deductions, and net pay, you might opt for payroll software. With the right software, you can run payroll in minutes—not hours—each pay period.

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Inclusive Family-Forming Benefits: Definition of Infertility

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

According to Employee Benefits Survey: 2024 Results, to be released the end of August 2024, 42% of U.S. organizations currently offer fertility benefits (an increase from 40% in 2022). While fertility benefit offerings are more prevalent, there are varied reasons plan participants […] The post Inclusive Family-Forming Benefits: Definition of Infertility appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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How to Align Your Teamwork Goals with OKR Tools?

Qandle

In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective teamwork is essential for success. Teams need to work together seamlessly to achieve common objectives and drive the organization forward. This is where teamwork goals come into play. By setting clear and measurable goals, teams can stay focused and aligned, ensuring everyone is working towards the same outcomes.

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Talk With Your Internal and External Partners About Their Artificial Intelligence

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Artificial intelligence (AI) is a regular topic of conversation in today’s business environment. One in four employers are using AI to support HR related activities , according to an article on the Society for Human Resource Management website. And that number is sure to increase over time. We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence on HR Bartender and some of the things we can do to learn more about the use of AI.

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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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Disparity and Evolution

Florida Workers' Comp

Cancer is in the news. NBC News recently reported on a cohort study that has dire implications for Millennials and Generation X. The prevalence of 17 different cancers is notably higher in these younger generations. I have noted here that during the 20th century, American life expectancy marched upward. That has seemingly paused or ceased. See Life Expectancy Changes (November 2016) and Life Expectancy and Risks (September 2022).

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Identify Skill Gaps so You Can Get Working on Upskilling Your Employees

HR Digest

The quest to identify skill gaps among workers is a constant endeavor with no end date, but that’s what it means to grow a workforce. Employees are hired with an armory of skill sets that match what an organization is looking for, but as the role evolves, the employee is expected to grow as well. This is easier to do in some roles, where the work done introduces the necessary skills to the employee, but in most cases, additional training is required to help the employee improve.

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Upskilling: The key to higher productivity & employee retention

Business Management Daily

The global workforce faces a massive skills gap, and many organizations need help finding qualified talent. Research from McKinsey & Company found that 87% of companies worldwide are either aware of a skills gap or will have one within a few years. The solution? Upskilling , and a lot of it. Springboard for Business’s The State of the Workforce Skills Gap 2024 polled 1,000 corporate professionals (in leadership roles) and asked them how they planned on addressing the current skills gap withi

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Financial Resiliency: The Skill You Didn’t Know Your Team Needed

Best Money Moves

Financial resiliency: The skill you didn’t know your team needed. Learn why fostering financial resiliency may be key to a more productive, confident workforce. Everyone encounters rough financial patches at some point — the key is how easily you adapt to situations that threaten your well-being. This concept is at the core of financial resiliency, the key skill you could be missing in your workforce.

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Top Employee Morale Survey Questions for a Happy Team

Vantage Circle

Human resources managers increasingly view employee engagement as a key performance indicator. However, measuring engagement is complex due to its many contributing factors. A vital component of engagement is employee morale or enthusiasm, which can be improved through various strategies, especially by prioritizing worker well-being. According to a Gallup poll , companies with high employee engagement experience 21% higher profitability and 41% lower absenteeism.

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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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#HRTechChat: What Companies Get Wrong About Selection with Barry Conchie and Sarah Dalton

3Sixty Insights

With consistent churn in leadership roles at all organization levels, we have to step back and ask the question: What are we missing in our selection process? How do we continually make poor selection decisions? And why aren’t we doing better? Let us start with how we can get caught in the “likeability trap.” Barry Conchie and Sarah Dalton, in The Five Talents that Really Matter, found that likeability factors have a significant impact on how a candidate is perceived.

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Does an HRA Roll Over: What You Need to Know

PeopleKeep

Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are flexible and personalized health benefits that employers offer their employees to cover the cost of health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses. HRAs are popular because they give employees more control over their healthcare decisions and help employers save money compared to group coverage.

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How do you encourage people to spend more time in the office? Here are seven things to consider

Workplace Insight

In a world in which people have more choice about how and where to work, how do you encourage people to spend more time in the office without issuing controversial mandates? Some of the UK’s most high-profile workplace, design, property and facilities management experts met recently at the London showroom of MillerKnoll to discuss the answers to this, one of the most vexed questions of recent years.

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On site spa and laundry room at work? 20 of the most unusual employee benefits

Employee Benefit News

Employers are desperate to keep talent, and they're willing to go to unconventional lengths to prove it.

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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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10 Best Skills Tracking & Management Software 2024

HR Lineup

In today’s fast-paced and dynamic work environment, organizations need to stay on top of their employees’ skills and development to maintain a competitive edge. Skills tracking and management software plays a crucial role in identifying skills gaps, planning training programs, and ensuring employees are well-equipped to meet the demands of their roles.

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USCIS Extends Form I-9 Expiration Date

PayrollOrg

USCIS updates Form I-9 and the instructions to extend expiration date to May 31, 2027.

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Crucial HR KPIs to measure in today’s workplace

Insperity

Many Human resources (HR) key performance indicators (KPIs) have proven useful to track and measure consistently year over year. However, the last few years have changed the workplace in fundamental ways. This has pushed specific HR KPIs to the forefront in importance and significance. HR KPIs are the workforce metrics that HR departments use to evaluate: How HR influences and contributes to the company, and impacts the financial bottom line How successful HR is at achieving HR strategy and over

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Holistic healthcare benefits can cut down surgery spend

Employee Benefit News

Quantum Health and Carrum Health are working together to improve health outcomes while reducing unnecessary costs.

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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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64% of younger workers most value health cover as a benefit

Employee Benefits

Almost two thirds (64%) of younger workers said health cover is their most valued benefit , compared to 46% of those aged over 55, according to research by Simplyhealth. The health plan provider survey of 500 HR decision makers across UK businesses and 2,000 employees also found that 78% of younger respondents aged 18-34 said it is important that their employer provides health cover , with 71% claiming they would switch employers if it was not offered.

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Massive Changes In Store for Intel, Starting with Job Cuts

HR Digest

Another massive round of layoffs is coming up as Intel announces job cuts at the company. As a part of Intel’s cost-cutting measures and its ambitions to reshape the business entirely, the company will let go of more than 15 percent of its workers in the upcoming months. The company currently employs over 125,000 workers according to The Verge , and the number of employees affected by Intel’s job cuts could range between 15,000-19,000.

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IRS Moves Forward With Processing ERC Claims

PayrollOrg

The IRS said it will process more employee retention credit (ERC) claims and continue compliance work.

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3 ways to establish an addiction recovery-ready workplace

Employee Benefit News

A survey from Pelago emphasizes the importance of reducing stigma and providing the support employees need to get healthy.

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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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37% of UK workers want one-off payment to help with cost of living

Employee Benefits

More than one-third (37%) of UK workers would opt for a one-off payment to help with the cost of living , higher than the global average of 27%, according to research by Always Designing for People (ADR). As part of its latest study People at work 2024: a global workforce view , it surveyed more than 34,000 workers across 18 countries, and found that a one-off payment is more popular among female respondents (42%) than males (33%).

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9 Useful Tips for Hiring Veterans and Assisting the Community

HR Digest

If you’re committed to giving ex-military officials a chance to rejoin the workforce with ease, then these tips for hiring veterans should put you on the right path. Switching to the corporate setting can be difficult for these individuals and helping them adapt to office life is an essential part of the hiring process. Let’s take a look at some HR strategies for retaining the veteran workforce.

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Learn to Leverage More Data With PayrollOrg’s Intermediate Payroll Analytics

PayrollOrg

Payroll professionals wanting to demonstrate dynamic leadership, leverage the value of data analytics, identify trends for process improvements, and measure real success in their payroll operations should take advantage of Intermediate Payroll Analytics.

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Giving birth, then back to work: The LGBTQ experience

Employee Benefit News

Tanner Brunsdale from Lyft shares his experience both as a father utilizing non-traditional family building benefits and as an executive working to make those same benefits equitable and accessible to all.

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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.