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An SMB Employer’s Guide to Streamlining Open Enrollment

Extensis

Open enrollment is a designated period each year when employees can review, adjust, or select their benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks their employer offers. Many workers don’t understand their benefits , and this is where providing plan comparisons can make an impact.

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Small businesses struggle to hire and retain workers. These tactics can help.

HR Brew

Economic conditions aside, smaller organizations are, in some ways, inherently disadvantaged, especially in comparison to large competitors. Nearly two-thirds of respondents to Gustos report said they offer employees benefits, with paid time off being the most popular, followed by retirement plans and health insurance.

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HR leaders think soft skills are more important than ever—just don’t call them ‘soft’

HR Brew

And, as these competencies attract a greater focus amid several shifts in the nature of work, they think its time to retire the term. That said, HR leaders interviewed by HR Brew say they dislike the term soft skills. Just consider soft market, softening demand, or soft management, as a few examples. Soft skills have a perception problem.

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Diagnosing and Preventing Nurse Burnout Using People Analytics

Visier

As baby boomers reach post-retirement age, their demands on the healthcare system increase. Additionally, as the older generation of nursing staff reach retirement age , the supply of experienced nurses reduces, especially in areas that require higher levels of training such as critical care (e.g. intensive care unit nurses).

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Payroll Management

Netchex HR Blog

This accounts for all benefits contributions from each individual employee, including work-sponsored retirement plans, health insurance (including dental and vision), life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and more. Employee benefits contributions A major component of payroll is employee benefits management.

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BambooHR vs Workday: HR Software Comparison for Your 2025 Business Goals

HR Digest

Whether youre looking into the BambooHR and Workday comparisons to understand which one fits you best or you just need to gain a sense of top HRIS platforms and the benefits they offer, we should be able to help you understand these tools better. What to Look for While Making HRIS Comparisons in 2025?

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Are Pandemic Hiring Practices Contributing to Churn?

Hospital Recruiting

Estimated as the highest level of nurse retirements ever recorded, 2020 hit healthcare facilities already struggling with staffing levels. Nursing societies predict another half million retirements in the coming year, leaving the US with a shortage of over one million. . Signing bonuses alone for 2021 averaged $15,000 per hire. .