Workforce Challenges & Opportunities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented employers and HR professionals with significant workforce challenges (and some opportunities) that need to be reckoned with and considered. For example, under the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners have turned to work-from-home staffing strategies to keep their employees safe and their companies running. For many companies, this…
Read MoreSexual Harassment Lawsuits in High-Risk Workplaces
Since the rise of the #MeToo movement, the number of sexual harassment lawsuits in the workplace has increased dramatically in the U.S. and around the world. Proactive companies have wisely reevaluated their sexual harassment policies and training or in some cases implemented them for the very first time, or in a very long time. The…
Read MoreDo You Trust Your Third-Party Payroll Provider?
First, do you even need a third-party payroll provider? The answer is yes because it is a very difficult task for businesses to stay compliant while maintaining accuracy with their; business payroll, employment tax withholding, tax return preparations, as well as their reporting and tax payment responsibilities. There is a vast multitude of laws and…
Read MoreAre Workplace Distractions Robbing Your Employees of Productivity?
In today’s world of one million and one different things all vying for our attention at once, people tend to miss out on what truly matters. It’s easy to get sidetracked from what truly holds sway in our lives between the multiple 24-hour news cycles telling us what and how to think, technology doggedly seeking…
Read More5 Mistakes to Avoid in Workers Compensation Management
Workers compensation management can be a tricky process for employers and HR professionals to navigate, filled with numerous potential pitfalls and possibilities for costly mistakes. The fact that each state has somewhat different rules and regulations further complicates the process and makes it difficult to offer a step-by-step approach that can be followed in all…
Read MoreHow to Handle a Good Employee with a Bad Attitude
If you have an underperforming employee who has a toxic attitude that is contaminating the rest of your staff, the solution is simple: find a replacement and fire him. But if that employee is one of your best workers, firing him may not be the best approach if you want to maintain your team’s productivity…
Read More7 Change Management Tips to Ensure a Smooth Transition
Since the mid-2000s, new markets, labor pools, and technology have forced companies to dramatically change their business models in order to adapt and thrive, making change management a critical component to any company’s success. However, according to a 2013 Katzenbach Center survey of global senior executives, the success rate of major change initiatives is only…
Read More3 Reasons Your HR Team Might be Falling Behind
Many small and medium business owners have recognized their in-house teams are not able to consistently complete in a timely manner everything that is necessary to become/or stay in compliance. Your company’s HR team can easily start falling behind from trying to meet the diverse and ever-increasing needs of today’s employees and employers. #1) TROUBLE…
Read MoreOnboarding Is More Important Than You Think
After spending countless resources on recruiting, interviewing and hiring a new employee, one would think that managers would want to make a good first impression and make the first few days, weeks and months for a new hire as smooth as possible with effective onboarding. Strangely, onboarding is often overlooked by employers. Reasons for this…
Read MoreSave Time and Money by Monitoring Employee Hours
Payroll is one of the largest expenses for any business owner of any size, but there are ways to lower the cost. Using an automated system to track your employee hours will reduce mistakes and cut down on the labor associated with manually calculating time. Think of all the potential productivity gained by automating your…
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