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Dated: 12-23-2016
Everyone’s favorite time of the year is here - the holiday season! It’s the season of giving, the season of enchantment and the season of so many cookies. There’s a lot to look forward to, but as the year winds down we should all take a moment to look back on the little things that happened in these past 12 months that made us feel thankful.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
It may be shocking, but the best way to reward your employees for their hard work is with a good ol’ pizza. According to a study conducted by Duke University professor Dan Ariely, most employees are more likely to show increased motivation and productivity in the workplace, by more than 6 percent, when offered free pizza. The perk of free food in the workplace even beats out the projected winner — money.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
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Dated: 12-22-2016
Don’t let the financial burden of sick employees weigh your business down. Influenza costs companies an estimated $10.4 billion in direct medical expenses and another $16.3 billion in lost earnings every year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is all the more reason to protect yourself and your co-workers with flu shots.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
Who has time for mindfulness when deadlines are looming and our managers are breathing down our necks? Mindfulness might be good for monks living in the forest or folks who have retired from corporate life but unrealistic for busy, working folk.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
Are you planning to attend your office holiday party? I hope so. This is a great occasion to relax and have a good time -- and can be a highly anticipated, positive antidote to year-end stress. But anytime you combine fun with professionalism, it can also be a challenge.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
Over 70% of the US workforce earns less than $50,000 per year. With a 140M person workforce this translates into 100M individuals (source BLS), which is also the number that is cited as living paycheck to paycheck without $500 in emergency savings. It is, therefore, not surprising that this group pays a disproportionate amount of their earnings in fees caused by cash-flow misalignment, but what is most stunning is that the funds usually needed to avoid most of these fees are less than $500. It is indeed expensive to be financially stressed.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
Every disruption has its upside, and in today’s workplace, that’s good news since change is the mantra being heard from every sector of business. But embracing change is quite challenging for most managers and business owners. How do you please the Millennials, who comprise more than one of three in the workforce, and also offer something worthwhile that will benefit all members of your staff? Businesses are realizing the importance of an amazing culture but the reality is that most are still not getting it right.
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Dated: 12-23-2016
Both employers and employees acknowledge the importance of saving for retirement. This and other findings on the state of the 401(k) industry appeared in a recently commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Betterment, “Digital Tools Help Address Issues for 401(k) Plans.”
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Dated: 12-23-2016
One of the top business challenges HR and Benefits Managers face today is how to design competitive benefits packages to attract and retain top talent while maintaining or even cutting company costs. For most organizations, benefits are the second largest expense behind compensation and with the annual increase in medical costs estimated at 6.5% again for 2017 (1) it is important to find new, effective solutions to manage healthcare costs. Optimizing the use of your dental benefits may be just the solution for organizations that are trying to drive down costs while improving the health and productivity of their employees. Sound too simple to be true?
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