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Making Employees Effective Messengers During M&A
Mergers create opportunities, but they also represent change, which can be unsettling if not communicated transparently and effectively.
OSHA Updates COVID Guidance for Non-Healthcare Industries
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday updated its guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
Powering the Hybrid Bank Workplace
How getting the most out of collaboration tools can lead to a better future for banks.
EEOC Updates Vaccination Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday updated its technical assistance question and answer document to confirm that a bank or other employer may offer an incentive to employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. If the employer is administering the vaccine, the incentive may not be “so substantial as to be coercive.”
Podcast: Risk Management with the Customer in Mind
Nicole Kitowski started her career at Associated Bank as a teller in high school. Nearly three decades later, she brings that experience on the front lines to her role as Associated’s chief risk officer.
IRS Reminds Small Employers of Tax Deduction for Offering Paid Vaccination Leave
Under the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, small and midsize employers with fewer than 500 employees may claim refundable tax credits that reimburse them for the cost of providing paid sick leave and family leave to their employees due to COVID-19, including leave taken to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations, the IRS reminded companies today.
ABA Re-certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’
The American Bankers Association announced today that it has been re-certified as a great place to work by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work, which produces the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list and other top employer rankings.
Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Build Culture from the Ground Up
Culture is important for every bank, but never more so than when employees are remote amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pat Weigel discusses how Norway Savings Bank’s employees build its “high-achievement, high-support” culture.
Podcast: A Sharper Focus on Bank Employees’ Well-Being
The trials of the past year required herculean efforts on the part of bank employees to meet their clients’ needs, and they have taken a toll on many bankers. Jennifer Young discusses TD Bank’s “full well-being approach” to supporting employees.