Fri.Jun 28, 2024

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How giving employees a ‘right to disconnect’ can tackle burnout

HRExecutive

As hybrid and remote work become the standard for many American employees, the lines between home and work are increasingly blurred, with many employees feeling pressure to be “always on,” driving up stress and employee burnout. It’s a crisis that has fueled some lawmakers to push for employees to have a “right to disconnect.” - Advertisement - Earlier this year, California legislators began considering a proposed Right-to-Disconnect bill.

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How To Create a Workplace Culture That Truly Embraces Diversity

15Five

Diversity is strength. Period. The numbers show that diverse teams perform better than their more homogeneous counterparts. But just like any other objective, there are right and wrong ways to build a workplace culture that promotes diversity. I’m Andrew Adeniyi , CEO of AAA Solutions and author of The Circle of Leadership: A Framework for Creating & Leveraging Culture.

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Employer-sponsored health plans are more likely to cover GLP-1s for weight loss

HR Brew

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1s, are commonly prescribed to treat type-2 diabetes, but have more recently been approved for weight loss. If US adults are being prescribed GLP-1 drugs for weight loss through their health plan, they’re likely getting coverage through insurance that’s employer-sponsored, recent studies suggest. More employers covering GLP-1s.

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5 Signs Your Organization Needs Cloud Modernization Now

Hppy

Amazon released the first commercial cloud in 2006, initiating the era of cloud modernization. Google followed suit in 2008 before the U.S. federal government cemented the move with a cloud modernization policy in 2011. Migrating to the cloud leverages best industry practices, advanced architectures, and technologies. Organizations operating on the cloud enjoy enhanced user experience, performance, functionality, and scalability.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Workers’ Compensation: Essential Knowledge for HR Managers and Employers

Netchex HR Blog

A worker is injured on the job every seven seconds National Safety Council Understanding and effectively managing workers’ compensation is essential for protecting your employees and your business. For businesses, it reduces the risk of lawsuits and shows a commitment to employee well-being. For employees, it provides financial support and access to medical care, bringing a sense of security and well-being.

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5 Strategies for Managing Rising Healthcare Costs in 2024

Helios HR

Health benefits are one of the most sensitive parts of the employer-employee relationship. A great health plan gives people a sense of safety, and often includes their closest loved ones. Whenever there’s a major change, employees’ first thoughts are often, “What will happen to my health benefits?” Health-related benefits are expensive to provide—and they’re only getting more expensive.

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How Does Embracing Diversity Elevate Your Business Strategy?

Hppy

Embracing diversity in business isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a strategic imperative. Diversity in the workplace transcends the basic demographics of race, gender, and age—it involves a rich tapestry of experiences, ideas, and perspectives that can dramatically enhance a company’s strategic approach. For HR professionals and business leaders, leveraging this diversity can lead to more innovative problem-solving, better decision-making, and gaining an edge in the market.

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17 Side Hustle Ideas For Extra Cash—You Can Start Today

The Muse

Looking to earn some extra cash? Here are 17 side hustle ideas—both online and in-person—that you can start as early as today, plus tips on finding clients.

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Summer hiring guide: The legalities of employing teens & family

Business Management Daily

Hiring Teens for the Summer Summer is a popular time for businesses to hire teenagers for seasonal work. As many of these young workers may be taking on their first job, employers must remember some important payroll considerations. First-Job Jitters It’s natural for employers and young employees to experience some jitters regarding payroll. A clear understanding of the basics can help alleviate those concerns.

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How to Conquer These 4 Top-of-Mind HR Challenges

It’s a never-ending tightrope act, trying to find the balance between creating benefits offerings that adapt to the uniqueness of your people, managing your own time and resources, and maintaining the organization’s bottom line. And the ever-changing policies and laws can make cultivating a competitive employee benefits strategy feel impossible. Whether you’re concerned about adapting to new pay transparency laws, managing global benefits packages, return-to-office mandates, or 401(k) and retire

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How HR Can Be The Secret Sauce For Navigating Change And Disruption

Forbes Coaches Council

But is it possible that our HR teams might provide the secret sauce for building organizations that professionals actually love working for? Absolutely!

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How To Build the HR-Board Relationship for Organizational Success

Analytics in HR

The visibility and importance of HR at the board level have been steadily increasing due to enhanced governance oversight and the growing recognition of HR as a strategic contributor to future-proofing businesses in terms of talent and culture. For many CHROs , managing the HR-board relationships is a relatively new experience, and many report feeling unprepared to meet the expectations set by the board and other executive team members.

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15 Coaches Share What Inspired Them To Join The Profession

Forbes Coaches Council

Each coach’s unique reason for entering the field shapes their approach to their practice and helps define the impact of the work they do with clients.

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Is HR doing enough to invest in tech-centered learning?

HRExecutive

The impact of technology in the workplace is constantly changing. Think about this: Almost all employed Americans have email accounts, many provided by their employers to build connections and help them perform their jobs. It’s become an employment expectation. According to the Pew Research Center , more than three-quarters of people with work email say the tool makes it easier to keep up with work. - Advertisement - However, as email became prevalent in the ’90s, employers, HR leade

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Onboarding, Data, Experience: Critical Components in the Modern Hiring Environment

Read the full results of the study conducted by Lighthouse Research & Advisory in partnership with HiBob to discover how to transform your talent acquisition strategy by harnessing the power of data and integration.

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Where Should Generative AI Fit in the Workplace? Reflections from Avilar’s CEO

AvilarHR

READ TIME: 4 minutes. Last year, I shared my thoughts on generative AI at work as both a friend and foe to the workforce. Here’s how AI has evolved and what surprises it holds. Generative AI is a topic of intense discussion, speculation, and experimentation in the modern workplace. A year ago, I shared my thoughts on generative AI at work, portraying it as both friend and foe to the workforce.

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From Stress To Success: How Leaders Can Transform Stress Into Peak Performance

Forbes Coaches Council

Leaders who recognize stress symptoms and implement simple yet effective techniques can avoid the destructive impact of stress.

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How a Focus on Fairness Guides DVL Group’s Christy Magee

Great Place to Work

As an HR leader of a 150-person firm, Magee shares insights on what has 94% of employees saying the company is a great workplace. Most companies struggle to create a workplace that employees believe is fair and equitable. It’s also one of the ways companies have struggled in the post-pandemic era amid a rise in remote and hybrid work. For leaders like Christy Magee, senior director of HR, DVL Group, Inc., the importance of fairness was one of the big lessons of the pandemic.

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Queen Bee: It's OK To Ask For Help

Forbes Coaches Council

Ask yourself where you might be holding yourself back from big things—consciously or unconsciously—because you aren’t comfortable asking for help.

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Maximizing Your Health Plan Design Using Data-Driven Insights

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Average Savings By Age (Plus, How to Set and Reach Your Retirement Goals)

The Muse

Here's a breakdown of the average retirement savings by age in America, how much you ideally should have saved by now, and how to reach your financial goals.

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The Rising Tide of Disabilities: What Employers Need to Know About Unseen Workforce Crisis

HR C-Suite

Are you ready to navigate the rising tide of disabilities and its impact on your workforce? Discover how to future-proof your organization with inclusive, innovative strategies.

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What is Autocratic Leadership? Characteristics, Pros and Cons

Niagara Institute

Have you ever worked in a team where you can’t keep it together because there’s no order? Where team dynamics and leadership are lacking, and there’s no one to control the team?

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How Great Companies Keep Humans in the Loop on AI

Great Place to Work

The rise of Gen AI promises to revolutionize the workplace. Here’s why the best workplaces are focused on improving human performance, rather than replacing it with machines. Are your employees open and excited to use AI at work? Surveys show that a lack of trust threatens to impede adoption of new technology all over the world. Employees are concerned about how AI will change, or even replace their jobs — but their minds can be changed.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.

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Human Touch vs. Tech Tools: Striking the Right Balance in TA

MojoHire

Success in TA today is no longer primarily determined by the practitioner’s grit and ability to speedread through hundreds of resumes. The increasing complexity of technology and competitive nature of TA has become a survival-of-the-fittest test amongst many companies, where the livelihood of their employees is literally held in the balance.

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5 Reasons to Sell Time and Attendance Clocks

Accu-time

Learn why selling time and attendance clocks can benefit your business and customers. Increase revenue, enhance security, streamline implementation, enjoy support, and ensure compliance with automated time collection solutions.

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Early Signs of Flight Risk Employees and How To Handle Them

Payactiv

There’s no worse feeling for managers than being blindsided by a worker’s resignation. Dissatisfied employees can be difficult to spot, but some may send out warning signs. With businesses across all industries struggling to hire talent, it’s vital to recognize the telltale signs of a flight-risk employee, and have a sound strategy to keep them with your organization.

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Design Winning Incentives for Your Partner Journey

Maritz Motivation

Guide and Motivate Your Partners Every Step of the way Imagine building a dream team. An empowered group of confident, strong performers who move frictionlessly toward collective goals. Each player will need a unique training plan to reach their full potential. The same goes for business partnerships. New partners entering your program have distinct needs compared to your established MVPs.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.

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Where Do You Get Started With Creating a New Role at Work?

HR Digest

There comes a point in every organization’s growth, where it has to reflect on the chaotic jobs it provides and consider the benefit of creating new roles to reorganize resources. When an organization grows from a start-up or small business to one that’s larger and more diversified, it begins to recruit more workers to get things done. When this occurs without creating new roles at the company, employees are forced to play multiple characters in the workplace, jumping from task to new task witho

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Top eFront Alternatives and Competitors to Consider in 2024

PSB

Introduction As the eLearning landscape continues to evolve, the need for versatile, robust, and user-friendly Learning Management Systems (LMS) has never been greater. Organizations worldwide seek the best platforms to offer seamless learning experiences, excellent support, and accessibility. Among the many options available, eFront has been a notable name.

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How to Build an Employee Wellness Programme | Talent Insight Group

The Talent Guide

“When people are healthy in their body and mind, they are more productive. They’re more friendly. There’s less absenteeism because people are not off with stress or mental health leave. When people are mentally healthier, we are more creative.” Dr David Hamilton, our kindness tsar and author of 11 books on wellness. The rise of remote working during the pandemic prompted many businesses to review their approach to employee wellness.

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