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Workforce
As 2019 unfolds, challenge yourself to be bold with your benefits. What will you do to make your benefits stand out? Visit https://www.workforce.com/2019/03/19/employers-bold-benefits/ to view the full article online. |
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Benefits Pro
Significant changes are being made in benefit offerings, with employers seeking to provide workers with more options in a tight job market. Visit https://www.benefitspro.com/2019/03/05/employers-providing-more-benefit-choices-while-still-working-to-address-costs/ to view the full article online. |
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Becker's Hospital Review
Insurance companies may start looking to an individual's social media accounts to determine an applicant's risk for life, car and property insurance. Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/social-media-posts-could-affect-insurance-costs-experts-say.html to view the full article online. |
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Workforce From wellness to high-deductible health plans to pharmacy spend, experts help dispel some of the myths surrounding health care costs.
Visit https://www.workforce.com/2019/03/11/4-myths-health-care-cost-reduction/ to view the full article online. |
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Barron's
America’s workforce is getting grayer by the second, a phenomenon that some employers regard as a competitive disadvantage: older workers drive up the cost of wages and benefits, and can impede the progress of younger workers — or so the conventional thinking goes. But employers who think that way may be woefully behind the times. Visit https://www.barrons.com/articles/perks-for-older-workers-51550857598 to view the full article online. |
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ValuePenguin Happy worker bees make a workplace more productive, and plenty of employers are starting to show their appreciation by ramping up the perks. In fact, according to a survey from SHRM, a third of organizations increased their benefits for the last 12 months. While nearly three-quarters said they did this for retention, about half claimed trying to attract new talent as a reason or were responding to employee feedback.
Visit https://www.valuepenguin.com/personal-finance/companies-increasing-perks to view the full article online. |
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Employee Benefits News In a recent opinion piece on the proliferation of wellness programs in the United States, columnist Robert Cryan concluded that “wellness programs are a cheap way to appear concerned about workers.” His perspective is understandably cynical. But the other option — do nothing — is not acceptable.
Visit https://www.benefitnews.com/opinion/employer-wellness-programs-counter-stress-boost-health?brief=00000152-14a7-d1cc-a5fa-7cffccf00000 to view the full article online. |
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Modern Healthcare From verbal abuse to physical assaults, health care workers on a daily basis face threats to their safety as they care for patients. It's a problem that happens at far greater rates in the health care sector than it does in the private sector overall, according to federal data.
Visit https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/healthcare-workers-face-violence-epidemic to view the full article online. |
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World at Work About half of the United States workforce is dealing with financial stress, leading to $500 billion in lost productivity costs for employers.
Visit https://www.worldatwork.org/workspan/articles/employees-financial-stress-costs-employers to view the full article online. |
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Human Resources Today
What can you do to take control of your nervous system when your schedule feels jam packed, you work in an open office, and there are dings and whistles from your phones and emails all day? Perhaps you’ve heard of the term, mindfulness, but don’t know exactly how to be more mindful. Visit http://www.humanresourcestoday.com/?open-article-id=9987634&article-title=using-mindfulness-to-infinitely-increase-your-capacity-at-work&blog-domain=15five.com&blog-title=15five to view the full article online. |
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HealthLeaders Media Health care organizations cannot afford to ignore consumers in 2019, as a number of major trends shape the future of care delivery (and a number of other trends warrant more critical thinking).
Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/clinical-care/population-health-trends-watch-trends-question-2019 to view the full article online. |
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Corporate Wellness Magazine Americans need to further trust the most trusted profession in America: nurses. We need their help, based on their ability to teach and their ability to perform basic life support (BLS). We need them to be a part of any wellness program in which the goal is (as it should be) to empower employees by educating employees.
Visit https://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/promoting-corporate-wellness-by-educating-and-empowering-employees to view the full article online. |