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Provide a Welcoming Workplace as More Retirees Seek Employment

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Increasingly, when people turn 65, they aren’t interested in a gold watch and a rocking chair. Instead, they want a desk with a fully-loaded laptop. HR professionals need to be prepared to help retirees return to the workforce.

Burt Mustin, who passed away in 1977 at age 92, appeared in over 150 films and TV shows. What makes this so astounding is that he didn’t start acting until he was 67. Today, a growing number of seniors are following a similar path, seeking new careers and job opportunities after retirement. According to a Rand Corporation study released earlier this year, seniors are transitioning to post-retirement life in non-traditional ways—25.7% are staying in full- or part-time jobs past age 70, and 16.9% are leaving and then reentering the workforce.

Government Seeks Input To Make HIPAA Work Better for Everyone

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HIPAA may be changing. Your HR team needs to know about the rules, privacy, and what tools and training employees need to ensure compliance.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is seeking to facilitate information-sharing and improve care coordination—while still protecting privacy. Toward that end, the agency has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public about how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules could be modified to enhance value-based healthcare.

Manage Benefits Like a Business for Best Results

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Employee benefits management is a key part of any company, yet it is seldom aligned with organizational objectives.

Managing benefits like a business is a strategy that works. Follow a few basic steps, and your benefits program can be leaner and stronger.

Start by setting measurable goals. Just as it’s impossible to measure the quality of care using inappropriate or unrealistic goals, you can’t keep your benefits program running smoothly without the right targets. Your goals should address financial outcomes, workforce engagement/enablement, and administrative efficiency.

Mom and Pop Benefits Can Win Employee Loyalty, Support Positive Parenting

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Recruiting and retaining moms and dads alike requires HR to understand what these employees need and want to successfully juggle career and family.

The competition for the best and brightest caregivers and other employees is tougher than ever. One way to get ahead of the curve is to ensure that you offer benefits that appeal to both moms and dads raising families.

Is Your Organization Ready for New Overtime Regs?

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Overtime exemptions have been delayed, but HR should be ready.

Employers have been on pins and needles waiting for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) revisions to the rule addressing worker overtime. But they will have to wait a bit longer, as the revised rule was blocked by court order; and the DOL now says it will release a new overtime plan in March 2019. The proposed rule was originally scheduled for release in January.

Using Military Review in Healthcare Can Translate to Process Improvements

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Taking a page from the military, an After-Action Review (AAR) can help your organization identify and implement “lessons learned” and promote a culture of quality improvement.

The AAR is generally defined as a “professional discussion of an event, focused on performance standards, that enables soldiers to discover for themselves what happened, why it happened, and how to sustain strengths and improve on weaknesses.” It enables leaders and teams alike to maximize the benefit of any task or effort.

Looking Ahead: Resolutions, Plans for Success in 2019

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Despite the many predictions and educated guesses, no one knows what the new year will bring. But think creatively, plan strategically, be prepared, and 2019 can be a success for HR and your workforce.

Employment experts suggest a number of challenges that HR professionals should be prepared to tackle in 2019. Among them:

·         Prepare for workplace violence. Start by conducting a needs-assessment and make sure you have proper policies, practices, and procedure to increase awareness, support prevention, and enable rapid and effective response to acts of violence. There are many resources available, including guidance from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI.

Click Cautiously: Preventing Social Media Scams in the Workplace

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These days, concerns about social media go beyond what your employees are posting. You can’t shut down social media, but there are steps you can take to avoid scams and other problems.

Social media-related scams rose by 150% last year on the top sites (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn®, and Twitter). It only takes one careless click, and cybercriminals can change profile settings, steal information, spreads viruses and malware, intercept services, and manipulate finances.

Employees Ponder: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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According to a new survey, employee loyalty may be in short supply as workers seek benefits and a company culture that fit them.

Just 27% of 2,000 respondents to a recent survey (US and Canadian employees) said that they have no interest in changing jobs. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of respondents said they are either casually or actively seeking new employment. An additional 36% said that they’re not currently job hunting but would consider a new position if presented with an opportunity.

Move Over, Millennials: Here Comes Gen Z

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You’ve learned how to recruit and retain Millennial workers; now you need the A, B, Cs of Gen Z.

The first wave of Generation Z graduated from college in the spring. There are about 65 million Americans in this group, the youngest of which are still in grade school. Nonetheless, this is your future workforce, and it’s worth getting to know them now.

According to author Mark Beal, Gen Z share some similar characteristics with Millennials. They are digital natives, community minded, and socially conscious. They also are competitive and driven to achieve. They’re team players who want to support the company’s goals, but they don’t want to be just a number or a face in the crowd.