March 2021 | 16TH EDITION NEWSLETTER |
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What Employers Can Do About the Threats to
Employee Mental Health
It’s true: the year we’ve just lived through has been one of the most historically stressful in modern memory. While the events of 2020 may have forced us to grapple with mental health in the workplace in new ways, the crisis had already been building. In 2019, the World Health Organization recognized workplace burnout as an occupational phenomenon, defining it as a syndrome “…resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Mental health at work was called one of the most far-reaching workplace issues of 2019.
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Top Employee Handbook Updates for 2021
January 4, 2021 | SHRM
The start of the year is a good time for employers to review their handbooks and ensure policies are updated with the latest employment and labor law developments.
Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic may have prompted changes to employers' remote-work, paid-leave and other policies.
Here are the topics employment law attorneys said employers should review for 2021.
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Remote Working: What Will Happen to Remote Work in 2021?
It is no secret the world has witnessed a remote work revolution due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, it was estimated about 2.9% of employees globally worked from home permanently. However, this figure increased up to 88% due to the pandemic. It is even projected by 2025, about 70% of the workforce will be working at least five days a month remotely.
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IRS Issues Guidance on Employee Retention Credit for 2020
INSPRO | March 2021
On March 1, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-20 to provide guidance for employers claiming the 2020 employer retention tax credit (ERC). The ERC was created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to encourage employers to keep employees on their payroll, despite experiencing economic hardships related to COVID-19.
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How Culture Investment Can Prepare HR ‘For Any Crisis’
The Parking Spot’s Mary Ruberry, a Spring HR Tech speaker, says the company has stayed grounded during the last year because of its strong culture. In 2004, Mary Ruberry surprised her family and friends when she departed her HR manager job at Williams Labadie, a Chicago ad agency owned by Leo Burnett, to take an HR position at The Parking Spot—the nation’s largest provider of near-airport parking and transportation.
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Here Are the Ins and Outs of the New SEC Disclosure Rules
Experts say the regulations provide both challenges and opportunities for HR.
For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has modified its disclosure rules, requiring that public companies provide a far greater window into their human capital management than ever before.
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One in 4 Workers Plans to Quit Post-Pandemic
Burnout is compounding the issue. So what can employers do to stave off the 'talent tsunami?'
A staggering one in four employees plans to leave their employer after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to a new survey. That number is even higher for millennials and employees with children at home in remote learning situations, with one in three planning to jump ship once the pandemic is over.
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A Year After Lockdown: 5 Ways the World of Work has Changed for Good
A look at HR since businesses sent millions of workers home with little more than a good-luck wave and a laptop. In the last year, the coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly all aspects of work, sparking widespread changes across HR from engagement to talent acquisition. Many experts have dubbed the crisis “The Big Accelerator” because it evolved existing HR practices and policies at such a rapid pace.
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Bystander Intervention Can Disrupt the Flow of Bad Behavior
You are standing around the office copier, and a co-worker shares a sexist joke. A member of the hiring committee wonders aloud if an older job candidate has the stamina for a full workday. A co-worker directs a racial slur at a colleague.
You are a bystander to this behavior. What do you do?
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Employers must reach beyond retirement with their benefits
March 22, 2021 | Employee Benefits News
As markets fluctuate and employees’ financial needs evolve, traditional retirement plans aren’t enough to secure a worker’s financial future anymore.
After a year of COVID-19 lockdown, tens of millions of employees have been thrust into economic turmoil. More than a third of workers have had to pull money from their retirement accounts in order to pay their bills, according to the Pew Research Center.
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EEOC Issues FAQs on Mandatory Vaccinations for COVID 19
INSPRO | March 2021
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently added nine new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to its existing guidance on how employers should comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other fair employment laws while also observing all applicable emergency workplace safety guidelines during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LAUNCHES WEBSITE FOR VICTIMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD
Website creates a central place for people to report unemployment identity theft
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today launched a new website for people to understand unemployment insurance identity theft, and how and where to report stolen benefits if they are victims.
The new website at www.dol.gov/fraud provides key steps to help victims address issues that might arise because of previous identity theft and outlines steps to report the theft of unemployment benefits.
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SERVING RADICAL HOSPITALITY ONE BURRITO AT A TIME.
UBFM Des Moines meets every week to serve those in need in the Des Moines metro. We serve food, hand out personal care items, and build relationships!
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FRENCH ONION SOUP PIZZA
credit: Victor Protasio | Real Simple Magazine
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13 Recipes From the March 2021 Issue of Real Simple
Get the recipes from this month’s issue.
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Much Talk About Luck In March... |
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It seems we are destined to believe luck is the magical power from a leprechaun, a four leaf clover or something brought on by chance. Or luck is a passive thing we sit around and hope for.
I challenge you to think differently. I believe luck is in the eye of the beholder.
In my opinion, luck is how we look at our lives. How thankful are we for what we have? Luck is appreciating all that is around you. I believe we bring on our own luck. In fact, we can tell ourselves anything... and we will believe it.
So I challenge you to think about how grateful or thankful you are; however, insert "lucky" in the sentence instead. I am so lucky for my family and their health, my team that works beside me, my friendships since junior high, for all my clients and the relationships we've formed and for YOU. I'm lucky that you have invested your time in this newsletter.
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BOOM! GAME CHANGER.. WE ARE ALL SO LUCKY!
Nan
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