Category: Strategic

  • What is EPLI and Does My Business Really Need It?

    What is EPLI and Does My Business Really Need It?

    EPLI Insurance. Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) insures businesses against claims by workers who feel their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated. This includes claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination.   What will EPLI insurance cost? Business owners should not feel immune to this type of legality from their…

  • Cutting Edge Technology – is your business leading the way or trailing behind?

    Cutting Edge Technology – is your business leading the way or trailing behind?

    Cutting Edge Technology. This week, Crain’s Chicago Business published an article about McDonalds’ upcoming technology enhancements designed to increase traffic to their restaurants. Their new app, food delivery via UberEats and self-serve kiosks are among numerous digital improvements designed to meet the needs of every customer. While big conglomerates are regularly seen improving, upgrading and…

  • Closeout 2016 Successfully and Plan for 2017

    Closeout 2016 Successfully and Plan for 2017

    Closeout 2016 Successfully. Business owners and executives – we’re all dreaming of what lies ahead in 2017, but have you completed all you need to closeout 2016 successfully and plan for 2017? Check out this quick video blog to find out what 4 Human Resource things you should not forget!   Tandem HR A Professional…

  • H is for Human: Putting People Back in Your HR Processes

    H is for Human: Putting People Back in Your HR Processes

    Web-based HR Outsourcing Services. The New York Times released an interesting story last week about Zenefits and Gusto, two web-based HR outsourcing services specializing in software solutions for the small to mid-sized business (SMB) market. While the article focuses on the challenges Zenefits faces recreating its brand after a devastating blow to its core culture,…

  • How To Tell if You Need a Professional Employer Organization

    How To Tell if You Need a Professional Employer Organization

    Professional Employer Organization. As a business owner, you are responsible for an overwhelming number of tasks. Many of these tasks require knowledge and expertise in areas unfamiliar to you. Let’s be honest, this isn’t why you started your business in the first place. You started your business because of your passion and desire to build…

  • 4 Ways The New Overtime Pay Rules Will Impact Your Business

    4 Ways The New Overtime Pay Rules Will Impact Your Business

    Overtime Pay Rules. As an employer, are you concerned over the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay rules? In an attempt to make life easier for the employee, the government continues to make life more difficult for the employer. Concerns about the new overtime pay rule cutting into business profits are crossing the minds…

  • Obamacare: The Real Impact on the Business Community

    Obamacare: The Real Impact on the Business Community

    Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) popularly referred to as Obamacare, is a law governing how health insurance is issued in the US. Consisting of a whopping 20,000+ pages of regulations, this law has many business owners dazed and confused. Tandem HR, an HR outsourcing solution, has dedicated staff to keeping up with the employment…