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Maximizing FSA Utilization: Why Communication from HR Is Key

Flimp Communications

As year-end draws closer, countless employees unknowingly leave money on the tablemoney theyve set aside for healthcare through their Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). For employees, it means paying out of pocket for expenses that could have been purchased with pre-tax dollars. But why does this happen so often?

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5 Compliance Issues Every HR Should Know

HR Lineup

Employee wellness and wellbeing. Today, employers are becoming more proactive rather than reactive to employee mental and physical wellbeing. This is ensured by offering health insurance packages and employee assistance programs. So for more productivity, this is something that you should add to employees.

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8 surefire steps to handle employee attendance issues

Insperity

Placing the emphasis on your employeeswell-being helps take them off the defensive. It may be wise to consult an HR professional when employees are absent due to a health condition or family medical emergency. That’s why it is so important to notify us.” Step 5: Open up a discussion.

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Paid parental leave options: Understanding your rights

Business Management Daily

Balancing demanding work obligations and a growing family can be a big challenge for employees, especially when they have just welcomed a new child. However, limited parental leave options in the United States often hinder them. Paid Parental Leave is what? Paid Parental Leave is what?

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What is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)?

Business Management Daily

To answer that question, we must go back to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act applied to all private employers, labor unions, and federal agencies. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an independent government agency in charge of enforcing the Act. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. EEOC regulations.

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How to improve employee morale and job satisfaction

Business Management Daily

Job satisfaction often leads to other types of satisfaction in one’s life, such as comfort in knowing a steady paycheck exists to pay the bills or that the short commute home leaves plenty of the evening free. Why does employee happiness matter? Employee surveys are a great start. In addition to asking, act on what you learn.

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Navigating employee benefits: A comprehensive guide for growing businesses

Insperity

Health insurance Health insurance aims to assist employees with the costs of obtaining medical care. This is one of the most critically important benefits to employees, given the generally high costs associated with medical care. Most employers offer their employees PTO – usually between 10 to 14 days per year at minimum.