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5 Reasons Employers Should Champion the EAP
Give them an E! Give them an A! Give them a P! Give them an EAP! Many companies offer Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) as part of their benefits packages to attract and retain top talent. These programs offer employees a variety of resources to help them be productive contributors, such as confidential short-term counseling, assistance…
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7 Employee Benefits Trends
… That Small Business Owners Should Know The employee benefits landscape has changed over the past few years, driven by several factors. Between changes in the workforce’s needs, the COVID-19 pandemic, a greater focus on mental health, and a rise in healthcare costs, we’ve seen a couple of shifts in employee benefits trends. The competition…
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6 Ways to Support Employee Mental Health
A person will spend an estimated 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. That’s one-third of a person’s life! Therefore, it won’t surprise you that work significantly impacts a person’s happiness, sense of fulfillment, and quality of life. All of these things play a major role in overall mental health and wellbeing. Employers need to…
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How Managers Can Handle Sensitive Topics with Employees
Recent news, including Supreme Court decisions, can spark uncomfortable and emotionally charged conversations in the workplace. Employees may naturally want to express their thoughts and feelings, which won’t stop because they’re at work. Leaders and managers want to be prepared to address these sensitive topics. The following are some tips that you may find helpful.…
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The Importance of Psychological Safety at Work
An increasingly unpredictable business environment means that organizations need more creativity, innovation, and agility than ever before. Such creativity and innovation comes from your company’s greatest asset—your people. But that only happens if your employees are free to experiment, take risks, and ask questions. And to encourage them to do so, you need to build…
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Handling Employee Complaints Against a Manager or Leader
Handling employee complaints is part and parcel of an HR professional’s role. It can be especially tricky when the complaint is severe and the perpetrator is the employee’s manager or leader. As an employer, you need to provide employees with a process and safe space for them to report incidents of harassment or abuse. You…
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Ideas to Make Your Job More Fulfilling Before Quitting
There’s no such thing as the perfect job. No matter how much you love what you do, every job has its ups and downs. You may wish to call it quits if you’ve been experiencing too many downs lately. Perhaps you’re bored or disappointed. Maybe you’ve had too many long hours, a lot of pressure…
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How a PEO Provides Growth Opportunities for Small Business
This one is for the small business owner. If you are not a small business owner yourself, pass this article along to one you know. They’ll thank you for it—I promise! Many small (or even mid-sized) business owners wear multiple hats. It’s simply the nature of the beast when starting up your own company. You…
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The Importance of Empathy in an Organization
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested people – physically, mentally, and emotionally. Stress levels and negative emotions have reached new heights. In fact, a Gallup survey in 2020 showed that 40% of respondents experienced stress. Things became worse in 2021, with 67% of workers surveyed by Indeed saying that their feelings of burnout increased during…
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Employee Burnout
Employee burnout. Two words you hear a lot together these days. While it’s been a growing problem in recent years, the pandemic put it even further under the spotlight. The extremely stressful public health emergency put stress on both professional and personal lives around the globe. It’s also led more people to work remotely. Remote…
Category: Health & Wellness
