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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

Workplace Insight

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. Any additional funding for childcare should give particular support to those who need it most—including single parents, families on a low income, and parents and carers in insecure work.

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What Are Employee Benefits?

Abel HR

The benefits vary, but employees agree they want better health insurance, work flexibility, and more leaves at work. In terms of leave, there’s the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). However, it’s necessary to have leave, health, and retirement benefits to motivate employees to work longer in the company.

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How Employee Perks Can Help Companies in the US

Vantage Circle

When chosen and implemented thoughtfully, employee perks act as a talent magnet. Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans The healthcare benefits in the United States are undeniably one of employees' most critical and sought-after perks. And what are HR’s going to gain from it?

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Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy

BerniePortal

*This blog is adapted from the HR Party of One episode, Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy which you can view below. Finally, in 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which created the first minimum wage of 25 cents per hour, and a 44-hour workweek, which was revised two years later to a 40 hour workweek. It’s tough!

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What employees expect from benefits packages

Business Management Daily

Presenting a good employee benefits package often gives one employer an edge over another, especially in cases where basic salaries are relatively equal. Despite the emergence of the healthcare marketplace, people still look to their employer as the first and most cost-effective choice for medical insurance. Commuter benefits.

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It’s a Match! How to Create an Equitable Compensation System That Fits You

HR Digest

Despite conversations around pay equity and bias, the economic systems still witness unfair preferences for specific communities while leaving many communities behind. Forbes Advisor presents alarming gender pay disparity numbers with women earning 82 cents on average for every dollar earned by a man.