Ceridian MarchHighlights
Helping employees deal with #1 source of stress: money
April 22nd is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® Day!
“Responding to Employee Issues During Difficult Times” Web forum
Increase cash flow fast with Ceridian Leave Administration
What's new on LifeWorks Online?
New “Communication Essentials for Managers” training session
New communication/awareness-building tools
Helping employees deal with #1 source of stress: money
In a recent American Psychological Association survey, over 70% of respondents ranked money as their number one source of stress. Family money issues far outranked housing costs, health issues and job stability as sources of stress. There’s no question that these stressors take a toll on employees’ financial and emotional health and that they need resources to help manage the uncertainty around them. From your perspective, you want to provide these resources so that employees stay engaged and productive. As always, Ceridian is here to help!
What makes the LifeWorks/LifeBalance program unique is that in addition to providing employees with critical support for emotional well-being, our consultants have experience and education to address financial issues or other special concerns. We also offer discounted services such as tax preparation with Turbo Tax.
TurboTax discount
LifeWorks continues to offer a special 25% discount on TurboTax federal products for you and your employees this tax season. The offer is described on LifeWorks Online under “Specialty Solutions” at the upper right of the home page, and we have created a flyer you can use to get the word out.
- LifeWorks version
- LifeBalance version
Don’t let your employees miss out on a 25% discount for this best-selling tax software.
April 22nd is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® Day!
On Thursday April 22, 2010, children across the country will be participating in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This program connects what children learn at school with the actual working world. During the formative years from ages 8 to18, children need our support more than ever. Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is an opportunity for girls and boys to share and communicate their expectations for the future. Ceridian can help you make this a special day for your employees and their children.
The following resources are available to support your organization with the planning of this event:
Seminars — Please schedule by April 1st
- Career Planning and Exploring Your Future
- Happiness From Within
- Money and Me
- The Power of Friendship
- Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Life articles - available on
- Helping Teenagers Explore Career Paths
- Why Take Your Child to Work on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Talking with Children About Work
- Helping Your Child Find a Mentor
Ms. Foundation planning materials: offering free information, tips, resources and activities for the day.
Help your children feel good about themselves every day. Call your account manager today to schedule your seminar.
“Responding to Employee Issues During Difficult Times” Web forum
On February 25th, we provided the free web forum “Responding to Employee Issues During Difficult Times.” Here are links to the presentation and the recorded session.
- Link to presentation
- Link to recorded session
Please let your account manager know what other topics interest you for future web forums.
Increase cash flow fast with Ceridian Leave Administration
“Employee leave.” These two little words can cause a world of trouble for the HR professionals who must manage leave administration, honor employee emotions and integrate data reliably with payroll. Learn how you can offload the headaches -- and start saving money fast -- with Ceridian Leave Administration. Read full article
Contact your account manager today to learn more about Ceridian Leave Administration.
What's new on LifeWorks Online?
Featured podcast
“Managing Stress: Work Stress Solutions” (07:47 minutes)
Lois Backon, Vice President of Families and Work Institute, talks about work-related stress and shares solutions to help reduce symptoms of stress that impact health, work, and well-being.
Manager podcast
“Supporting Employees Affected by Haiti Earthquake”(10:12 minutes) Two program consultants share tips on ways to offer support to employees affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
In “Flexible Working,” our April podcast for managers, an expert will share tips on managing effectively with fewer resources to boost cost savings, improve productivity, and reduce stress.
To access podcasts, participants can login to the website and listen to the latest podcast, subscribe to future podcasts, or read the text version. The online service and all of its features are accessible from any computer with Internet access. We have new promotional flyers available to promote the podcasts. Please contact your account manager if you would like a podcast flyer customized and sent to you.
New life articles
- Handling Stress Together
- Managing Your Moods as a Manager
- Quality of Caregiving Checklist
- Setting Limits on Multitasking at Work
New “Communication Essentials for Managers” training session
Communication Essentials for Managers
Type of training: PerformanceLearning
Target audience: Managers
Session length: 3 hours
Price: $995 or 2 training units
Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify barriers to effective communication.
- Use of variety of techniques to enhance their interpersonal communication style.
- Communicate effectively during times of change.
- Apply best practices for building trust and encouraging open communication.
Contact your account manager to schedule a session. Click here to view the 2010 Ceridian Training Services catalog.
New communication/awareness-building tools
LifeWorks Manager Guide
This new guide has been created for distribution to managers and supervisors to help build program awareness and use. It shows managers the value of the program to them and their work groups’ effectiveness. It explains how to access the program for their own needs, and how and in what circumstances to refer employees to the program. Click here to view a sample manager guide. Available in different versions for EAP, Work-Life, and Integrated EAP/Work-Life customers. Request a customized electronic file of the guide from your account manager today.
LifeWorks health coaching quarterly newsletters
We have launched a new quarterly newsletter for health coaching customers. The first issue is posted on the LifeWorksHR site for you to download and share with your emloyees/members.
New health coaching posters
A set of four health coaching posters is now available in electronic form on the LifeWorksHR site. They are designed for easy customization with your program phone number and online access information. You can download and print as many as you like for different locations, to hand out as program reminders or to hang in break rooms or cafeterias. Click to view the new posters on lifeworkshr.com.
LifeWorks Communication Guide
Released in February, this new guide is designed to help you plan program communications to build awareness and use. It explains the tools and supports available from Ceridian, and help you think about the most effective ways to use them within your organization.Click here to view a sample communication guide. Available in different versions for EAP, Work-Life, and Integrated EAP/Work-Life customers. Request a customized electronic file of the guide from your account manager today.