Tag: human resources

January 30, 2024

“Eat less and exercise more.” “Change your behavior and you’ll lose weight.” “It’s all in your head.” “It’s your lack of willpower.” “You’re selfish and lazy.” This is what people with obesity often hear from the media, friends, family and […]

January 29, 2024

Employees often choose to keep their workplace violence concerns private. The unspoken nature of these concerns can mislead employers, giving them a distorted view of the risks facing their workforce and organization – from mental health to productivity and retention. […]

January 29, 2024

Gen Z will be hard to ignore as Glassdoor predicts Zoomers will overtake Baby Boomers in workforce numbers this year. “Recognizing the unique challenges that Gen Zers face in assimilating into a company’s culture is the initial step to effectively […]

January 29, 2024

Having close relationships with other people has emerged as the top pillar for employee happiness this 2024, according to a new survey from Wondr Health. The survey, which had nearly 500 respondents around the world, found that human connections, including […]

January 26, 2024

With a new year underway, there are so many compliance-related items to consider relating to your employee benefit plans. The rules you’re supposed to comply with keep growing and growing—they seem like the gifts that keep on giving (and changing). […]

January 26, 2024

Receiving a terminal diagnosis can be the most difficult news someone will ever hear, and yet few employers have developed support for employees with a terminal illness. CIPD research with Simplyhealth shows that just a third of organisations have specific […]

January 25, 2024

When Claudine Gay resigned as president of Harvard University on Jan. 2, she did so amid a swirl of controversy that was not only damaging to her personally, but also to Harvard overall. While Gay’s situation, which involved criticism over […]

January 25, 2024

Effective payroll transcends the basic function of compensating employees; it embodies an organization’s respect for and valuation of its workforce. Ensuring that payroll is handled accurately and punctually is less about fulfilling an administrative duty and more about communicating appreciation […]

January 25, 2024

The data, obtained from the Insolvency Service under the Freedom of Information Act by HR law specialist Nockolds, suggests that increasing numbers of employees are being left out of pocket. A sum of £52.5 million was paid to employees for […]

January 24, 2024

The flexible workspace provider analysed figures from the Office for National Statistics on office location and home working, predicting that 1.6 million people could be at risk from loneliness by 2025. Self-employed workers unsurprisingly make up the bulk of those […]

January 24, 2024

Anewspaper in Eugene, Oregon was recently forced to stop printing. Was it because of a downturn in the publishing industry? A new competitor? A natural disaster? Nope. It was because of embezzlement. According to this report in The New York […]

January 23, 2024

he poll of more than 2,000 people for the charity Mental Health UK found one in five workers needed to take time off work because of poor mental ill health caused by pressure or stress in the past year. The […]

January 23, 2024

Health insurer Vitality found that employees lose an estimated 43.6 days annually to health concerns including musculoskeletal conditions, depression and poor sleep quality. This rises to 59.7 days per worker for those under 30, who despite being more physically active […]

January 22, 2024

The business value of employee experience (EX) can be measured in reduced turnover, increased retention, better quality talent acquisition, and internal mobility that preserves and expands institutional knowledge. Yet, making the business case to modernize EX is still a struggle […]

January 22, 2024

A study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has found that vaccination against Covid-19 consistently reduced the risk of lingering long-term symptoms. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and […]

January 22, 2024

In 2023, 90% of companies offered some level of hybrid work, according to a new survey from CBRE. The adoption of hybrid work is driving companies to lease less space and redesign their offices to be more effective for employees, […]

January 19, 2024

Launched in November, the government’s WorkWell rehabilitation and return-to-work pilots are designed to foster a healthier and more supportive work environment. At its heart, the WorkWell scheme aims seamlessly to integrate local employment and health support for individuals with disabilities […]

January 18, 2024

In preparation for the move, Wickes partnered with social enterprise Timewise to carry out research on the roles of store managers, operations managers and duty managers to find out what barriers there were to flexible working. It then sought to […]

January 17, 2024

Planning for retirement can be a daunting task, especially with the introduction of new regulations. The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which goes into effect on January 1, 2024, is the latest major overhaul of retirement planning laws in the […]

January 17, 2024

If you are looking for a way to simplify your human resources functions, you can partner with a professional employer organization (PEO). This buying guide will help you learn more about what a PEO is and which businesses it’s best […]