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Are your employment policies setting your business up for social media success?
How to influence social media for a valuable business growth tool. When used correctly, social media can be a valuable business growth tool for your organization. It’s an inexpensive and quick way to spread the word about your business to a broad audience. According to a 2017 survey published by Edison Research, 81% of U.S.…
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Why Chicago Insurance Brokers Love Partnering with Tandem HR
Get ready, Chicago insurance brokers! The PEO industry has witnessed significant changes that may result in your clients exploring PEOs as an option for HR support and administration. Don’t worry; Tandem HR has got you covered! We have a surefire way for you to retain your book of business while continuing to keep 100% of…
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New Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification
New Form I9. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires you used the revised version of Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) no later than September 18, 2017. The changes in the new Form I9 can be found in the newly revised Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I9 (M-274) found…
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Great Organizations Gather Employee Feedback
Exceptional Organizations Know What To Do With Employee Feedback. Employee feedback is a great way to establish a healthy and constructive dialog between management and staff, and determine whether your employees are engaged and happy working with your organization. Gather feedback on engagement, satisfaction, management, benefit offerings and much more. Before asking for feedback, an…
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Managing the Late Employee
8 Best Practices for Managing the Late Employee. Managers everywhere deal with employees that arrive to work late. LIFE HAPPENS. Unfortunately, a regularly late employee affects company productivity and morale and does not make for a reliable employee. And, how can managers successfully nip the habit in the bud or deal managing the late employee?…
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Can Corporate Philanthropy Increase Employee Engagement and Client Retention?
Corporate Giving. Corporate philanthropy is the act of a company promoting the welfare of others generally via charitable donations of funds or time. Are philanthropy and charity inter-changeable? For the purpose of this article, I will say yes, though there are some who say charity relieves the pains of social problems while philanthropy attempts to…
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Finding peace during troubled times
Troubled Times. Navigating through our days can be challenging in the best of times. When disturbing national and worldwide events happen, there’s an extra layer of stress, especially when they happen back to back. When we’re stressed, we tend to have less patience and a shorter fuse; we may find ourselves feeling uncharacteristically tense, irritated…
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Employee Performance Evaluation
7 Ways for Managers to Turn the Dreaded Task into a Productive Exercise. While there is no shortage of research and opinion on the pros or cons of performance reviews (truly … just Google it), this may be a process that causes you anxiety. Some even dread it, finding it tedious and difficult. A majority…
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Ask the Benefits Expert: High Deductible Health Plans
What are high deductible health plans and what is their relationship to health savings accounts? High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) are health plans that have higher deductibles but offer lower premiums than traditional plans. HDHPs do not have what is referred to as “first dollar coverage”, or co-pays. Due to out of pocket obligation, a…
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One Large Step for PEO Industry = IRS Certification
PEO Industry and the newly Certified PEO status. Tandem HR’s Senior Director of Operations, Greg Foss, discussed the new Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO) status with the IRS on Get Down to Business, a radio show for entrepreneurs and business executives that airs on 560 AM The Answer on Sunday evenings from 6 – 7…
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