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Recognize Your Employees and Strengthen Your Bottom Line

Achievers

If you’re a supervisor or manager, you probably know how much more productive your team is when you make the effort to recognize each person’s contribution. In order to take employee recognition to the next level, however, and establish a company-wide system of rewards, you’ll need to be able to present the investment to your CEO or CFO in terms of the financial bottom line.

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Florida DWC announces Rule Development Rules 69L-7.020 and 69L-7.100

Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation submitted a Notice of Development of Rulemaking for Rules 69L-7.020 and 69L-7.100, F.A.C. Rule development workshops will be held on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the times listed below, at 2012 Capital Circle SE, Room 102, Hartman Building. All times are Eastern Daylight Time. SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Workers' Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, 2018 Edition; Florida Workers' Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Ambul

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Find Time to Focus on Accuracy – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Have you checked out the Kronos blogging community? Lots of great resources focused on being a department of one , workforce management, and competitive differentiation. Enjoy today’s article!

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Eight easy ways to create and maintain a healthy workplace

cipHR

A healthy working environment is essential for a happy and productive workforce. But creating one doesn’t have to be hard – just follow our top eight tips for wellbeing at work. A healthy working environment is essential for good productivity, happy employees, low absence rates , and the all-round wellbeing of staff and managers. Fortunately, it’s neither hard nor expensive to make some small changes that’ll have a big impact; just follow our eight essential tips, and you’ll see positive results

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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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When employees ask for a raise: 5 steps to a win-win outcome

Insperity

When an employee asks you for a pay raise, it’s easy to feel taken off guard. At first, you may have more questions than answers. What’s the best way to respond? Should you provide an answer right away? How can you avoid a disastrous interaction when the answer is no ? Don’t let these questions overwhelm you. Follow these five steps for the best possible outcome – regardless of the scenario. 1.

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High Performing Organizations Focus On a Results Based Approach

HR Bartender

This might sound like a strange comment coming from a training consultant, but all performance problems are not solved with training. It’s true. When companies are faced with performance challenges, they need to figure out what the challenge is and address it. The question becomes “What’s the right way to do it?”. At this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo , I had the opportunity to participate in a two-day certificate program on Improving Human Per

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Product Update: Candidate Search and Overview Experience

Hireology

We’ve been working on updates to the Jobs & Candidates experience within Hireology to make it easier to navigate your account. Soon, we’ll be upgrading Hireology to separate Jobs & Candidates into two separate workflows: Jobs and Candidates. Our walkthrough video takes you through everything changing. Key Highlights: Staying the Same: The Jobs Tab.

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Why Paid Parental Leave And Generous Paid Time Off Benefit Everyone

15Five

Did you know that the United States is the only developed nation that offers zero federally mandated paid parental leave? Forget for a moment that this is a critical time for both parents to bond with their child, paid parental leave is also in the best interests of your company. I just had a baby, and trust me when I tell you that there is no way new parents can perform at anywhere near their peak when they wake up every three hours to feed an infant the night before.

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Making Way For Generation Z In The Workplace

Wellable

Over the past several years, business leaders have focused on understanding and providing for the needs of the millennials, the generation of individuals who reached early adulthood around the year 2000. However, the succeeding generation, Generation Z, has begun to enter the workforce, projecting an altered set of needs. Generation Z, those born in 1995 or later, now comprise over a quarter of the population and will increase to one-third of the population by 2020.

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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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7 Business Lessons I Learned Playing Pokemon GO

HR Bartender

Yes, I’ll admit it. I enjoy playing Pokemon GO. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the game. Pokemon GO is an augmented reality game released in 2016. The game involves locating and catching ‘creatures’ (aka Pokemon). Once you catch them, then you use them in battles, etc. The game was awarded the Guinness World Record for most revenue generated by a mobile game and hundreds of millions of people play the game globally.

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Calendar alert: Employees may have up to three years to sue for FMLA violations

Business Management Daily

Generally, willful FMLA violations are those where it is clear the employer made little or no effort to learn what the FMLA requires or, knowing what the law requires, refused to comply. If a worker can show such disregard, he has up to three years to sue. The post Calendar alert: Employees may have up to three years to sue for FMLA violations appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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The rise of humanity in HR: why it’s time to embrace employees’ individuality

cipHR

Top experts say more and more employers are recognising and capitalising on the unique differences among their staff to create a better employee experience. If you’ve been to an HR conference or even dived into HR-related chat on social media over the past couple of years, it’s likely you would have heard more than a few professionals talking about ‘ putting the human back into human resources ’ or that ‘ the future of work is human ’.

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Employee Retention Takes Center Stage As Quit Rate Hits 17-Year High

Wellable

The success of any organization is, without doubt, contingent on the productivity of its employees. With employers optimizing their human capital through costly investments in recruitment and training, new statistics on employee retention may have them worried. According to U.S. Department of Labor, American workers, in increasing numbers, are quitting their current jobs to seek out better employment.

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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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SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential: All the Details

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: There are A LOT of detail in this post about SHRM’s new talent acquisition specialty credential. You might want to consider bookmarking it for future reference.). A couple of month ago, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) announced a new specialty credential in talent acquisition that is launching this month. During this year’s SHRM Annual Conference , I learned a few details about the process of earning the credential that you might find interesting.

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The Future Outlook of Benefits Administration

WEX Inc.

Last week, we heard from experts on the current state of benefits administration, exploring the most recent trends in the category in preparation for 2018 annual enrollment and 2019 business planning. If you missed that blog post, go back and read it here. Today, we reveal our outlook on the future of benefits administration and discuss the direction in which the industry headed.

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HR News: Encouraging Employee Time Off

eni

Employee burnout is becoming a common affliction in organizations across the country. With 24 hour access to email, many employees continue to think about and access work long after the workday has finished. This continuous connection to their job leads many professionals to bring their work home with them, ultimately intertwining work-related stressors with personal challenges.

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What HR needs to know about Google For Jobs

cipHR

Google For Jobs has finally arrived in the UK. Here’s everything that HR needs to know about this new tool for job seekers. After launching in the US last summer, Google For Jobs has finally arrived in the UK. Here is an essential guide for HR and recruitment professionals to the new job-seeking tool that is set to be a major player in the hiring market.

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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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Breastfeeding at work: 4 surprising benefits to business owners

Insperity

Are you up to speed on the laws related to breastfeeding at work? Effective March 2010, “ Break Time for Nursing Mothers ,” a provision of the federal health care reform law that supports breastfeeding, requires that employers provide paid time and dedicated space for nonexempt employees to express breast milk at work. Further, the law requires that employers provide this until the employee’s baby turns one year old.

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Benefits Technology Today: What Makes a Successful HR Pro

WEX Inc.

Successful human resources pros possess a variety of noteworthy strengths, but in today’s technology-enabled HR services industry, perhaps their greatest skill of all is the ability to alleviate challenges and offer customizable solutions to employees who are selecting benefits plans. Having spent three decades in this space, Michael Sternklar , chief executive officer and chairman at benefitexpress , offers perspective on how to use benefits technology to reshape employees buying decisions and

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10 Ways to Maintain a Friendly Atmosphere with Your Employees

Hppy

Whether you’re supervising a small department or managing a big office, it’s a good idea to cultivate a positive attitude amongst your workforce. Not only will it make the office environment a more pleasant space to work in, but it can also get more out of your staff and help your business function with cohesion and efficiency. Also read: 4 Actionable Steps Towards A More Positive Culture.

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4 Common Open Enrollment Challenges

Winston Benefits

A healthy workforce is good for everyone, and employee benefits can help workers obtain preventive care and afford routine services, while providing peace of mind for more serious conditions. Open enrollment offers an opportunity to compare plans and choose the best one. However, employees don’t always realize the significance of open enrollment, resulting in four common challenges.

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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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Know The Warning Signs Of Employee Burnout

Best Money Moves

There’s a fine line between employee engagement and burnout. Know the warning signs of employee burnout for higher retention and productivity. Employee engagement drives productivity and retention, but it’s not all good news. Research from Yale University revealed 50 percent of moderately to highly engaged employees are burnt out. They’re passionate about their work and show high skills acquisition, but they’re also the employees most at risk for turnover.

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3 Signs You Need a Personal Assistant (and How to Hire One)

Take It Personel-ly

At work, you probably have help with some of your more tedious tasks. An executive assistant, for example, organizes the conference room timetable and schedules required business travel. You can’t pile your personal to-dos onto their already full plate, though. That’s where a personal assistant comes in. You’ll have to hire someone on your own, […].

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[Infographic] Clothes and Career: How Power Dressing Can Help You Move Up

Hppy

Finding yourself in the center of a business district will give you the familiar scene of professionals walking about, with some hurriedly trying to make it to their scheduled appointments. Also read: Casual Fridays: Dos and Don’ts. But among this sea of employees, what catches your eye are the select few who look sharp in the way dress and carry themselves as they take one calculated step after the other.

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Episode 49 | How NeuroGum and MCT Co. are Leading the Functional Ingredient Revolution

SnackNation

Episode 49 | How NeuroGum and MCT Co. are Leading the Functional Ingredient Revolution, with MCT Co. CEO Matthew Trimner and NeuroGum co-founders Ryan Chen & Kent Yoshimura. . Functional ingredients seem to be all the rage. But what’s behind the functional ingredients craze in CPG these days? To find out, we spoke to two companies and three entrepreneurs who are leading the functional ingredient revolution – MCT Co.’s Matthew Trimner and NeuroGum’s Ryan Chen and Kent Yoshimura.

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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.