Ideas and Information for Human Resource Professionals

Engagement Survey Evolution — What’s Next?

Are annual engagement surveys outdated? If you look strictly at the numbers, the answer is no. As recently as 2019, 74% of companies still planned on using traditional methods to survey their staff on job and workplace sentiment. However, this number is on the decline from 89% in 2015. Are companies giving up on finding out how their employees feel about work? No, but they are looking for ways to modernize their approach.

A New Approach to Tuition Aid: Student Loan Repayment Plans

Employers wanting to expand benefit packages, take note! Last December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. This new provision makes it easier than ever for private employers to offer student loan repayment plans. Yes, you heard that right – STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLANS! With this new legislation, private employers can contribute up to $5,250 per year to offset employees’ student loan payments without employee tax implications.

Pack Your Emails with Power

How many times have you finished reading a lengthy email only to discover you did not retain a single piece of information? You have no idea why the writer sent it to you or what you are supposed to do as a result. Instead, you are left trying to decide whether you should casually move it to your deleted folder or invest more time to call someone who can interpret it for you.

Write Your Way Through the Sunday Night Scaries

Eighty percent of working adults in the USA have experience with this. It occurs at the end of the week and usually shows up around 4:00 p.m. No, it is not a special dinner guest. It is the “Sunday Night Scaries.” Symptoms may include stomach issues and sleeping difficulties. This version of anticipatory anxiety puts a damper on Sunday for many professionals who wonder if they made the most of their short weekend and dread the start of the workweek.

Information is provided by Relational Advisors and written by Mike Rankin, a non-affiliate of Cetera Advisor Networks LLC.