ASTRONOLOGY®

Benefits

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In this Astronology® we will outline some key strategies to help employers navigate the 2026 open enrollment season successfully.
About half of all employees are open to leaving their jobs. As an employer who knows the importance of employee retention, these numbers are grim, but fortunately, there is a solution. Among employees who left their roles, 30% say improved compensation and/or benefits could have made them stay. If your small business or nonprofit has a tight budget, this may not sound like a solution. However, through a thoughtful total rewards compensation strategy, your organization can deliver a full package of meaningful benefits that will convince employees to stick around
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As mentioned in our previous Astronology®, the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted to include a large number of remote and hybrid work environments. In part I we discussed employment laws and the trickiness involved in attempting to be compliant with remote / hybrid workers in multiple states.
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Remote work and telework gained widespread acceptance during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, as conditions forced employers to adjust their workforce arrangements. Now, four years later, employers continue to utilize remote and hybrid work programs, allowing employees the flexibility to work fully remote or partially remote and partially in-office on a scheduled number of days in the week, month, and / or year.
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Executive Retirement Plans are a valuable tool in creating a customized compensation package for an individual. They can help attract and retain top talent, add motivation to existing executives, and can further align your executives with the mission of the company.
Creating an Engaging Continuing Education Curriculum
The phrase “lifelong learning” has become so commonplace it’s nearly a cliche, but this popularity is for good reason. Lifelong learning enables professionals in all industries to improve their skills, learn new perspectives, and become more valuable and effective team members.
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In an attempt to conserve funds and to enable human resources professionals to focus on more critical & strategic concerns, many organizations have considered outsourcing their time-consuming HR functions. In this Astronology® we briefly discuss some options for HR outsourcing.