Sat.Sep 05, 2020 - Fri.Sep 11, 2020

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Upskilling Your Employees: Top 10 Benefits

Achievers

Let’s have a quiz: if you had just one skill to equip your employees with, what would that be? If your response was something like: “I want my employees to master X software,” you might want to reconsider. Because a new, more shiny app could replace that software tool in less than six months from now, and your wish would have gone to waste. But what if you didn’t have to pick, and you were able to develop your employees’ complete skillsets instead of just one skill?

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Forex fintech companies: Why TransferMate is losing out to TransferWise - and may have even more serious problems coming its way

Ahmed's Universe

PARIS With most mainstream banks embracing the internet now, even going mobile, one might wonder why one should bother with new financial services startup companies. There are at least two reasons I'd like to call out for the purpose of this piece. First, the likes of Monzo and Revolut are digital and even mobile natives, meaning everything about them was designed for the internet/mobile experience from the moment you open your account to how you conduct your banking business about them.

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How to build a positive work culture

HR Digest

Workplace culture is not only about how the employee’s behavior but also relies on the values an organization believes and imbibes. The organization should develop positive work culture, and the HR department should provide the employees whatever they require to work efficiently. Having a positive workplace culture is crucial to keep the employees happy and productive at work.

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An Elevate Preview: Data Edition

Hireology

Tuesday marks the first day of our all-virtual Elevate event, which means you’ve got just a few days to register yourself and your team, for free! We’ve been updating you on what you can expect from the event , the much anticipated speakers and presenters , as well as the other dealerships making an appearance. Now, we’re sharing a glimpse of the exclusive data you’ll be privy to by attending Elevate 2020 from both a recent applicant survey and NADA research on the state of dealership recruiting

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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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12 Ways to Celebrate Customer Service Week

Achievers

Customer Service Week (October 5 – 9, 2020) is important to us here at Achievers. We’re an employee success platform, but we know that “Customer and employee satisfaction should be seen as two sides of the same coin.” Customer Service Week was designated by the U.S. Congress and it is celebrated in all 50 states. In the words of Bill Gessert , president of the International Customer Service Association, “This annual observance is your chance to launch an internal campaign designed to craft

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11 Good Habits That Will Get You Promoted at Work

HR Digest

A promotion is a career growth for a professional. Every employee deserves and looks forward to a promotion at work, an appraisal, or lucrative incentive to keep the person motivated for work. However, promotion doesn’t come with only working well. Make the following changes in your career, and you will be promoted. Never leave Growth Opportunities.

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How Does Unemployment Work for Employers When a Former Employee Files a Claim?

Patriot Software

Letting employees go is never easy. But if you’re dealing with staggering profits, unproductive workers, or the effects of COVID-19, you might not have a choice. When your employees become unemployed, they may be eligible for unemployment benefits. But, how does unemployment work for employers? What are your responsibilities? How do unemployment benefits work?

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10 Tips For Living Your Best Minimalist Lifestyle

Take It Personel-ly

Minimalism is much more than a passing trend. Keeping extraneous items to a minimum has far-reaching positive effects on your life, including boosting mental clarity. However, many people still hit a roadblock when trying to clear out the clutter in their lives, both physically and mentally. Part of the problem is that people assume that […].

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How being proactive in HR can benefit your organization

Insperity

How much of your HR strategy is proactive versus reactive? Being proactive in HR can save your organization time, money and effort by getting ahead of problems before they arise. When your HR strategy is strongly proactive, you and your colleagues are less likely to devote your time to “putting out fires.” Being less reactive can reduce everyone’s stress level and raise productivity.

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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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Zoom Etiquette: 20 video call tips to help you put your best face forward!

HR Digest

In the latest quarter, Zoom saw daily meeting participants peak 300 million, up from 10 million before the COVID-19 crisis forced us to work from the comfort of our own homes. Today, more than two-thirds of U.S. workers have been working from home and would continue to do so even after pandemic restrictions lift, according to a Gallup poll. More of us will be working from home, making video conferencing an integral part of our daily work life.

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New survey confirms old theory: Bad bosses cause most worker stress

Business Management Daily

A new Society for Human Resource Management survey affirms the workplace adage that employees leave managers, not companies. Fully 84% of U.S. workers polled said poorly trained managers create a lot of unnecessary work and stress. The survey of U.S. workers examined their perspective on how ill-equipped—or well-equipped—their supervisors were to manage people, the most important skills managers need to develop and how a better manager could improve their own performance as an individual contrib

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A Few Elements to Marketing A Business

Take It Personel-ly

Marketing is a powerful tool that companies can use to grow their business, enter new markets, and find new demographics to generate more income. One of the ways businesses try to increase their exposure, build awareness, reach new audiences, and connect with potential customers is through marketing campaigns or initiatives. The ways companies and businesses […].

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Financial Ambiguity and Well-Being: Effects and Challenges of COVID-19

Flimp Communications

Financial strife, uncertainty, social isolation – COVID-19 has affected the lives of more than just those infected, and it goes beyond fear of contracting the virus. As we enter our seventh month of pandemic living, the societal changes haven’t gotten easier. We’re all still navigating this pandemic while attempting to create a sense of normalcy so important for maintaining personal well-being.

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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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Working Mothers More Burdened by Household Chores and Childcare during Lockdown

HR Digest

Mothers are more likely to have reduced work hours, lost jobs, and doing the bulk of childcare at home at the cost of paid work and there are fears that they will face career harm once the lockdown lifts. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many working couples to shift to work from home mode, and with schools closed and lockdowns in place, keeping things running smoothly has become a tough task for most.

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COVID-19: What Should Employers Know for 2021 Budgets? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Several states and major cities have already announced anticipated budget gaps for 2021, namely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Depending on the industry, employers may need to review and update their 2021 budgets accordingly. Here’s what you need to know.

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Great Tips For Future-Proofing Your Business

Take It Personel-ly

On average, only around 50% of the small businesses in the United States will reach five years in operation before closing their doors. Being the owner of a small business is perhaps one of the most challenging jobs on the planet. Making your new business venture successful will require lots of hard work and the […].

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Preparing for Virtual Open Enrollment in 2020

Best Money Moves

Preparing for virtual open enrollment in 2020. How employers can utilize employee data and streamline communications for successful virtual open enrollment. Employers are preparing for virtual open enrollment as many employees continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s more important than ever that employees make informed decisions about their benefits because many organizations have been forced to make significant changes to their benefit plans as they face new economic uncert

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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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How Gorilla Marketing’s core values led them through COVID-19

Insperity

Humanity has a beautiful way of banding together in times of turmoil – the more fortunate helping the needy, the overworked, the disadvantaged. While it’s easy to get lost in the daily COVID-19 headlines and statistics, it’s important to recognize that there’s a lot of good going on in the world. I’m proud to present Insperity’s new blog series, Good Business , showcasing companies that have adapted to meet the needs of this uncertain time and to give back to their communities.

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Five ways to increase your productivity

cipHR

From cutting down on meetings, to investing more time in self-care, here are five ways to work smarter – whether you’re working remotely or in the office. The shift to remote working in 2020 has caused many of us to change the way we work. We’ve set up home offices, dealt with new distractions, and had to find new ways to switch off from work. But what impact have these changes had on our productivity ?

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5 Steps to Make Your Small Business a Big Business

Take It Personel-ly

About 90% of startups will fail because of a variety of reasons. That’s the sad and hard truth that you need to ponder on. As an optimistic entrepreneur, you need a dose of hard facts once in a while. However, a cold statistic like this isn’t meant to discourage you but to open up your […].

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8 HR Tips to Prepare for the End of the Year and 2021 | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Q4 is rapidly approaching. Between open enrollment and the lingering impact of COVID-19, these eight tips help HR prepare for the end of the year—and set up organizations for success heading into 2021.

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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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Flimp Featured: Jesse Albro Discusses Virtual Open Enrollment on “We’re Only Human”

Flimp Communications

Due to the pandemic, more companies are turning to digital solutions for annual benefits enrollment. Some have been building towards digital communications for a while but others may feel like they’ve been dumped in the deep end. Regardless of how prepared HR was, virtual open enrollment is on the horizon and decisions must be made. Recently, Flimp’s Director of Business Development , Jesse Albro , was invited to share his thoughts and expertise with Bob Eubanks on the We’re Only Human pod

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UK Study: A four-day work week would help workers and small businesses

HR Digest

A four-day work week in the public sector would create up to half a million new jobs in the United Kingdom, a new report suggests. The number of people unemployed in Britain has suffered the biggest hike since The Great Recession and signs are growing that the COVID-19 pandemic will take a heavier toll on the labor market as the Treasury’s furlough scheme is wound down.

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7 Insider Tips on How to Budget Your Paycheck

Take It Personel-ly

Only 30% of Americans have a long-term financial plan that includes budgeting. If you bad with money but are ready to take over your finances, you need to begin with a budget. Your paycheck should be budgeted a certain way if you want to learn proper money management. Read our guide to learn about how to budget […].

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Handling the Clash of Parenting and Work in a Pandemic [Video]

UpstartHR

Last week I had a chance to bring together an amazing panel to talk about how to support parents in a challenging work environment. This conversation featured: Donielle Buie, HR leader in charge of employee wellbeing at the Broad Institute. Shana Sweeney, CHRO of SugarCRM. Jonathan Corke, marketing leader at Bright Horizons. In the video below, you can hear each of these leaders talking about how they are tackling the challenge of supporting parents, regardless of whether work is remote or not.

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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.