Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The UK government has committed to introducing secondary legislation entitling employees to the ability to request flexible working from the first day of their employment. The post Government commits to making flexible working day one right appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Scottish government is to trial a four day working week for many civil servants. After twelve months, if the trial proves successful, the four day week scheme could be extended to include a wider range of central government bodies, councils and quangos. Only 4 percent of participants are definitely not continuing.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Autumn budget 2022: The government has agreed to raise the national living wage by 9.7% The national living wage is the rate set by the government as a legal minimum for employees aged above 23. The move is part of the government’s attempts to reach a national living wage rate of two-thirds of median UK earnings by 2024.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 8, 2023

The UK government has announced it will be scaling back plans for thirty office ‘hubs’ outside of London by 25 percent and letting out surplus floor space to other departments as more civil service workers are choosing to work from home. However, currently just over half of that figure have been relocated.

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Money Talk

APRIL 6, 2023

when workers take a pre-retirement distribution), helping people spend down their assets in retirement, and improving investment outcomes for American workers within the retirement system. doing nothing) is a cadre of destitute older people falling back on limited government resources. The alternative (i.e.,

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Most workers are concerned about poor indoor air quality and close to half think its damaging their health, according to a new survey conducted by Opinium for Spiralite. According to the poll, British workers are mostly concerned about the impact of air-quality on their health (64 percent concerned compared to 36 percent not concerned).

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 7, 2024

The organization that helps set workers’ compensation rates in California will recommend that benchmark rates increase 0.9%, with effect from Sept. If you have questions about your workers’ compensation coverage, please call us anytime. We’ll keep you posted at the time.

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Global People Strategist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New Zealand is a country with an exemplary government and legislative structure. Based on these factors, we will discuss the impacts of worker shortage in New Zealand. Worker Shortage in New Zealand: The Possible Impacts The logistics industry massively contributes to the country’s economy.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 22, 2021

An example is pensions for federal government workers and military retirees and disabled veterans. Older workers age 50+ can contribute up to $27,000 with a $6,500 catch-up contribution. workers in 2021 as companies struggled to attract and retain workers. Their COLA, like Social Security, is 5.9% (i.e.,

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The government has confirmed that it will ensure European Union (EU) derived protection under equal pay laws will remain in place for employees and workers. The government’s announcement confirms that the wider single source argument will remain, and specific regulations to implement the terms of Article 157 will be introduced.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 14, 2023

In a bid to reduce the administrative burden on employers, the government has announced plans to allow rolled-up holiday pay. Rolled-up holiday pay is where an employer includes an additional payment in respect of holiday entitlement within a worker’s regular wages instead of providing separate paid time off.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 22, 2024

Voluntary group life insurance is offered to employees as an optional benefit, and often employers will pay the small premium as an employee retention tool and to provide workers some peace of mind for their families. Internal Revenue Code Section 79 governs the taxation of this employer-provided life insurance.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 9, 2023

In a sign of the long-lasting effects of reforms enacted a decade ago, California’s workers’ compensation rate-making agency will recommend that average benchmark rates increase a mere 0.3%. The number of workers’ compensation claims hit a low of 13 per 1,000 workers in 2022, down from 49 in 1991.

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Money Talk

MAY 11, 2023

After that, the government does not care what taxpayers do with RMDs. Legislation - As a result of this December 2022 law , designed to boost retirement savings by American workers, benefits experts are predicting more qualified employer plans and more plan participants…eventually. They can spend, gift, or resave this money.

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Money Talk

MAY 18, 2023

Even the IRS uses the word “still” in the “ still working exception ” rule that allows required minimum distributions (RMDs) from a current employer’s retirement savings plan to be delayed for older workers until they leave the labor force. When I get a “still” question, I deflect it- unanswered- and talk about the work that I love to do.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 15, 2023

Low paid workers have the least flexible working, and the gap between the number of flexible workers on the lowest and highest salaries has increased in the last year, according to figures from the Flex for Life 2023 report from advocacy group Flexibility Works. But the full reasons are something we need to explore further.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

There are many different reasons that these companies were provided for these layoffs, ranging from policies enforced by the new government to challenges in their respective industries. To break down the numbers further, 11% of companies state that they will definitely lay off workers this year and 34% will probably do the same.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The largest cost, however, is $92 billion in lost productivity and earnings, which includes losses due to premature death of a worker due to an overdose, lost productive hours, and opioid-related incarceration. absenteeism, presenteeism, labor shortages, disability payments, and costs of errors made by impaired workers), and governments (e.g.,

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Money Talk

MAY 24, 2023

having to constantly replace poor quality clothes), exploitation of low-wage workers to produce clothes, and an increase in discarded clothing sent to landfills, resulting in land and water degradation. Certain government programs (e.g., Downsides of fast fashion include wasted resources (i.e.,

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With answers and feedback in hand you can create a benefits package which is more appealing to them, which in turn gives you a competitive edge when attracting and retaining workers. Engage employees and solicit feedback through quarterly employee-benefits round table meetings.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 23, 2023

Older workers now make up a larger percentage of the workforce than they did two decades ago. In fact, the UK Government is pushing ahead with its plans to encourage over 50s back into employment through a ‘ midlife MOT ’ as skills shortages continue to impact the economy. appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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HR Digest

JULY 18, 2024

A Senate investigation into worker injuries associated with Amazon Prime Day found that the company’s highly popular sale day has had a significant impact on the well-being of workers in the past. Another example of Amazon prioritizing productivity over safety came from the use of its automatic conveyor belts.

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Money Talk

JUNE 16, 2022

¨ Workplace Retirement Plans - The four types of tax-deferred, salary-reduction, defined contribution plans available through employers are 401(k) (for-profit corporation employees), 403(b (school and non-profit employees), 457 (state/local government employees), and Thrift Savings Plan (federal government employees and service members).

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Money Talk

MARCH 10, 2022

Where They Are Used- Target-date funds are a frequent “menu” option for workers to select in tax-deferred employer retirement savings plans. For example, federal government workers have “L Funds” in the Thrift Savings Plan.

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Insperity

JUNE 20, 2024

If you’ve been trying to pinpoint the right candidate awhile without any luck, one reason could be because you’re looking to hire a highly skilled worker. A highly skilled worker is anyone with qualifications that are rare to find and difficult to obtain – and, at this moment, very much in demand. So, who is this, exactly?

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Money Talk

JULY 7, 2022

Individuals, families, employers, and governments (taxpayers) bear the cost of addiction, the greatest of which is lost productivity. Example: interest in weight control and obesity is growing as workers return to offices and can’t fit into pre-COVID wardrobes. pain relief after surgery) can sometimes become addictive.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 10, 2024

The findings from this project will be presented to the government in the summer of 2025. Under the previous Conservative government, the four-day week faced opposition. When South Cambridgeshire district council trialed the change, the then local government minister, Lee Rowley, demanded an immediate end to the experiment.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Some unvaccinated workers may lose their jobs as employers announce “zero-tolerance” mandatory vaccination policies in conjunction with a required return to workplaces. As noted above, unvaccinated workers may see their health insurance premiums increase. In addition, vaccination status does not affect premiums for existing policies.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 17, 2024

Credit: Muhammad Aamir Sumsum / Shutterstock.com The new Labour government is to introduce an Employment Rights Bill within its first 100 days as part of its plan to make work pay. The government will also implement a living wage that accounts for the cost of living and remove any age bands to ensure that every adult worker benefits.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 15, 2024

A new poll claims that a significant majority of voters who supported the new Labour government are in favour of transitioning the UK to a shorter working week. Delegates passed a motion calling on the next government to take action to encourage more employers to adopt this innovative approach to work.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 17, 2024

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), the UK law which implemented the Acquired Rights Directive into UK law, require that an employer acquiring the employees and possibly workers of another must honour their terms and conditions, including holiday, pay and other benefits, with very limited exceptions.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 6, 2024

Spring Budget 2024: The government is to cut employee national insurance contributions (NICs) by two pence, falling from 10% to 8% from 6 April. When combined with the cuts announced in the Autumn Statement 2023, the OBR expects that total hours worked will increase by the equivalent of around 200,000 full-time workers by 2028-29.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 21, 2024

A new report commissioned by Microsoft claims that the scale of administration required of the UK’s public sector is drawing front line workers away from delivering frontline services, and impacting the motivation, engagement and even mental health of large proportions of the public workforce. Police Officers: AI could save police officers 6.5

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Florida Workers' Comp

MAY 1, 2024

The Federal government has frustrated enforcement of the ban on dope, leading the Federal authorities to look the other way as people illegally sell it on virtually every street corner. If it is so dangerous, why is the Federal Government ignoring the mass production and retailing of Mary Jane? They test positive and are not surprised.

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PayrollOrg

AUGUST 23, 2023

With increased concern about recent bank failures, PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Task Force engaged with the federal government and other partners regarding paying workers on time.

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HR Bartender

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

workers believe the automation of certain duties or tasks would give them more time to focus on other areas of work. In addition, technology companies are meeting with government leaders to discuss AI regulations. I was pleased to see a recent report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) that said half of U.S.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 3, 2024

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, has long stood firmly opposed to labor unions, stating that they created negativity within a company, despite unions being the only ones to consider worker interests instead of these wealthy companies. Around 120 mechanics who worked for Tesla went on strike but they weren’t the only ones to do so.

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