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Employee Engagement: 3 Things We All Want from Work

HR Bartender

Organizations are constantly asking themselves “What do our employees want?” And if they’re not asking that question, they should be. The answer helps organizations create a workplace that employees want to be a part of. That aids employee engagement. It helps companies create jobs and programs that employees enjoy. It also allows employees to do their best work (and, no, not more creative loafing).

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10 Best Job Sites for People with Disabilities

HR Digest

The employment scenario is changing; employment opportunities for people with disabilities are increasing. This growth is powered by a movement by employers to introduce many remote and telecommuting jobs for the people. Employers nowadays are eager to recruit people with disabilities or disabled employees as this lets them apply for work opportunity tax credits.

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Understanding talent acquisition vs. recruitment in 2020

PeopleStrategy

It’s hard to put a value on talent. While talent is technically a renewable resource (when an employee leaves, they can be replaced), there is no guarantee the new hire will be as strong a contributor to the organization (of course, they could bring even more to the table!). That is why most companies focus on retaining the employees they have. Still, employee turnover is unavoidable, especially in periods of low unemployment and when jobs are plentiful.

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3 Ways to Recharge Your Energy While Working

Take It Personel-ly

There’s a time in the day when everybody hits the wall and runs out of energy. This happens especially if you have a business. That lack of energy might make it harder to finish up work for the day and often throw you off track. Because of that reason you need to recharge your batteries […].

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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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Staffing Shortages Are Not a Customer Service Excuse

HR Bartender

I’m here to deliver some tough love to businesses today. As a HR pro, I totally understand that the recruitment market is tough. I hear the same stories from recruiters who are posting job openings and getting zero responses. I also understand the pressure to deliver revenue and profits. Whether you’re in the public or private sector, for profit or not-for-profit, there’s an expectation that the financial goals of the organization will be met.

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The high cost of a bad hire – and how to avoid it

Insperity

Bad hires are an incredibly common problem in the business world. And they impact businesses in more ways than you might think – both monetarily and non-monetarily. You may be surprised to discover how quickly the cost of a bad hire adds up and how prevalent the issue is. Consider these results of a 2017 CareerBuilder survey : The average cost of one bad hire is nearly $15,000, factoring in the recruiting, interviewing and selection process; training; and salary.

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How Financial Stress Impacts Job Performance

Best Money Moves

How financial stress impacts job performance. Financial stress makes it harder for employees to concentrate, problem-solve and collaborate with coworkers. Nearly 60 percent of Americans feel like their finances have taken control of their lives , according to research by Capital One and The Decision Lab. . Financial stress impacts their performance at work and the more stressed they are the less likely they are to make smart decisions when it comes to spending and saving.

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How to prepare the workplace for a coronavirus pandemic

Business Management Daily

It’s too soon to tell if the coronavirus outbreak that started in China will become a worldwide pandemic, but public health officials are bracing for the worst. Prudence says employers should start planning now in case the virus starts spreading in the U.S. It could sicken many of your employees. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus infection resembles the flu, including mild to severe respiratory illness with fever.

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What is human resources (HR)?

cipHR

Most organisations have an HR team, but what does it do? How has human resources’ role changed? And what does the future have in store? HR experts weigh in on the profession’s purpose. Although ‘human resources’ can often be used to refer to the people who make up an organisation’s workforce, ‘HR’ is more widely understood to be the department that oversees a company’s people – such as their hiring, contracts and performance – as well as the organisation’s compliance with employment law and regu

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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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What Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus

Wellable

Since the beginning of 2020, a deadly coronavirus that originated in China has spread rapidly, sending health workers and government officials into a panic. The illness is believed to have originated from a live animal market in Wuhan, where over 40 million people currently remain quarantined in an attempt to contain the outbreak. Although numbers of infected are constantly increasing, there are currently more than 17,000 confirmed cases across China and the world.

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4 Ways to Impress Your Boss

Take It Personel-ly

When it comes to your career and developing a relationship with your boss, you should be concerned with fostering as you develop in your work. While many employees find themselves distanced from their manager, it’s proven that befriending your superior can help you grow personally, professionally, and mentally. Here are our best ways on how […].

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Chasing Away the Monday Blues

HR Digest

A workweek has its highs and lows. From the euphoria of a Friday ending the workweek to the inevitable Monday blues after a weekend are part and parcel of work life. According to a Monster study, 76 percent of Americans suffer from Sunday night blues, a large part of which is undoubtedly about the coming workday—Monday. Monday blues have become so much a part of our lexicon that people have stopped noticing the actual effect it has on the work environment.

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Your Weekly Dose of Social Media

WEX Inc.

We use our social media platforms to share benefitexpress news and provide industry updates to keep you in the know. If you've missed a couple of our posts this past week, no need to worry. We recap our favorite social updates bi-weekly to keep you up to date on benefitexpress happenings and top HR industry news. This week's social media topics include: Upcoming Medicare Webinar on February 27, 2020.

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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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10 Moves To Unleash Creativity At Work For Better Output

Vantage Circle

Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improve teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits. Edward de Bono. Creativity at work is absolutely inseparable. In order to unlock meaningful results in your everyday work life , you must ignite the spark of creativity with ideas and inspirations.

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How to Make Your Business Website Personal and Customized

Take It Personel-ly

There is no way to maintain a successful business these days without having an online presence. Your business website should be an effective tool when it comes to developing this presence. Simply having a website is not enough to attract the traffic or site visitors that you need. These visitors should be presented with what […].

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Highly Paid Programming Languages of 2020

HR Digest

Advancement of technology has developed every sector of the world, not leaving even the Computer Science and IT sector behind. Come 2020, and we see a vast range of programming languages in which one can study and earn good money by putting it into use. Top Paying Programming Languages. Some of these most popular programming languages are associated with the highest-paying tech gigs.

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Get Payroll out of the bunker and into the business: How Payroll can (and should) support management

Ascender

The time has come to get payroll out of the bunker and into the depths of your enterprise. Payroll management is not just about keeping on top of non-compliance or incorrect payments. So, if your business has not yet tapped into the powerful resource of payroll as a value-add, it is time to take stock of its functionality. It is not always easy to get what you need from payroll.

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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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Workplace Spirituality: What It Is And How To Foster It

Vantage Circle

As human beings, we tend to focus more on the physical and material aspects of life than spiritual issues. We are so engrossed in the former that we barely find the time to think about the latter. But it is essential to know that we can only find unconditional happiness and peace if we enrich our inner spiritual lives. Similarly, we rarely pay heed to spirituality at work, neglecting it, and giving little or no importance to finding meaning at work.

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Five Jobs You Can Get With an English Degree

Take It Personel-ly

If you find yourself in a cafe wondering about your future and searching for best vape sites on the internet, you might be wondering, “What can I do with my degree in English?” Contrary to popular myth, an English degree can get you noticed by employers who value creative thinking, clear communication and attention to […].

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Dealing with an Office Drama Queen: Deal her like a pro!

HR Digest

Drama queens are all about- ‘drama’, and nothing else. Office d rama queens are the typical people in the workplace who nag or complain about anything and everything and who compensate for lack of capability and work policies by creating an emotional uphill of nonsense. . Drama queen is the passive-aggressive co-worker who creates mini personal attacks repeatedly until the other person engages in a meaningless banter with them in the end.

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Use Tax Season to Start Financial Wellness Conversation with Employees

Flimp Communications

We’re in the middle of tax season now and April 15th is closing in fast. For many full-time employees , filing their taxes every year isn’t all that difficult. And it should be straightforward for employees earning all or most of their income through your company. However, value and trust can be added by working with employees to help them adjust and take advantage of changes the IRS is making this year.

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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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Apple Partners With Gyms For Rewards Program

Wellable

Apple is providing some extra inspiration and support for those looking to achieve fitness goals this year. The tech giant recently launched Apple Watch Connected , a new rewards program for Apple Watch users.

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Affiliate Marketing for Dummies: How to Market an Affiliate Program

Take It Personel-ly

Are you looking for a way to earn extra income for your business without having to do a lot of extra work? If so, affiliate marketing might be the perfect answer for you! In fact, a recent survey found that 65 percent of merchants who use affiliate marketing credit it for 5 to 20 percent of their […].

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How to kick off a eventful Recruitment drive

HR Digest

Planning and plotting a recruitment event is tricky. If you don’t get the event right, you might end up with an empty fair with no potential candidates vouching up for the recruitment drive. If you do not acquire good companies and organizations, you might get bad reviews of the event and no more followers at the next season. So it is tricky, you see!

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Benefits Administration RFP | benefitexpress

WEX Inc.

Benefits Administration RFP. Choosing a benefits administration provider for your organization can be a lengthy and overwhelming process. After all, there's no shortage of options, and a quick Google search confirms it. From all-in-one solutions to best-in-breed providers , you'll find a variety of vendors to choose from. So, where do you begin? What qualities are important in the evaluation process, and how do you know when a benefits administration vendor is the right fit for your business?

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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.