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How to Control MLR
One of the most frequent challenges for business owners is learning how to control costs. Generally, the biggest cost in business often stems from labor alone. Labor includes pay, but it also includes benefits. Learning how to minimize these large costs may seem like a daunting task, especially if you don’t know where to begin.…
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Considerations for Creating An Agile Work Environment
Employee productivity is a topic of discussion in every organization. Employees are most productive when they enjoy what they do, feel engaged, and receive recognition for their contribution to the organization. Lately, we’ve heard the buzz term “agile work environment” in relation to productivity. What is an agile work environment? Simply put, an agile…
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Fostering Wellness In The Workplace: 5 Wellness Activities For Groups
What separates a desirable workplace from its sinking counterparts? One primary factor that attracts and retains top-tier employees is the feeling that they are highly valued at their company. For employees, value is greater than an excellent salary and job title—it’s based on an organization’s inclusive approach to each of their employees’ overall well-being. Obviously,…
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5 Ways to attain work-life balance when working from home
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, only about 3.6 percent of all employees in the United States worked from home for 20 or more hours a week. However, the onset of COVID-19 pushed millions more to quickly transition to working remotely. By the third quarter of 2020, more than half of all American workers…
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Things to Consider Before Mandating the COVID Vaccine for Employees
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, employers focused on the safety of all who visited their workplace. Whether for employees, customers, vendors, or other business partners, employers battled safety issues with socially distanced spaces, personal protective equipment (PPE), health screening tools, hand sanitizer, or wash stations. Now, the COVID vaccine is available to essential workers and will…
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Encouraging Employees to Utilize Paid Time Off During a Pandemic
Many employees found themselves with unused vacation days at the end of 2020. Due to the pandemic, vacations were cancelled and shelter in place made any other options limited. It doesn’t appear the pandemic is disappearing immediately in 2021, so how can you help your employees utilize their paid time off? Whether your employees are…
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The Transgender Inclusive Workplace
Employers may not think they have any transgender employees. But, in fact, more than half of transgender individuals have not yet disclosed their status to their employers. With this staggering statistic in mind, how can you make sure your workplace is inclusive of all people, particularly transgender individuals? Education is key. Start with educating…
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How (and When) to Contact Employees on Leave
3 Questions to Ask Before Contacting Employees on Leave Employees take leave for a variety of reasons and durations. Whether to welcome a new family member or to care for a sick relative, employee leave is a valued (and often legally required) benefit to offer. It’s also fairly common, especially given the landscape of the…
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How to Motivate Employees During a Crisis
Effective Ways to Motivate Employees Awarding employees with either an end of the year or a holiday bonus is common practice in a variety of industries. In 2019, nearly 20% of private industry employees took home a monetary bonus in addition to their annual salaries. But with the COVID-19 pandemic having an undeniable economical…
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Back to Work After COVID-19
An employer’s guide to preparing the business, the workplace and employees for the transition U.S. businesses are entering a new phase of the pandemic and employees are headed back to work after COVID-19 shelter in place orders expire. While each state has different timelines for return to work phases depending on your worksite location and…
Category: Health & Wellness
