Category: Strategic

  • How Smart is Your Employee Benefits Strategy?

    How Smart is Your Employee Benefits Strategy?

    How to use an employee benefits strategy to boost morale, retention, and profits. Did you know that 8 out of 10 of your current employees would choose additional benefits over a pay raise? While salary is important, never underestimate the power of a robust employee benefits strategy. If you’re worried employees are leaving perks on…

  • HR Services for Small Business

    HR Services for Small Business

    PEOs provide HR Services for Small Business Entrepreneurs typically start a business because of a great idea or a passion. Rarely do you find a business started for the sheer thrill of processing payroll or because hiring and firing people is a hobby. Nor does anyone start a business for the excitement they feel when…

  • Questions to Ask a PEO Before Entering a Partnership

    Questions to Ask a PEO Before Entering a Partnership

    Below are 9 questions to ask a PEO that every executive should ask. Partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) for HR solutions will save you hours of human resource administration. It can also translate to better benefits and a Fortune 500-style HR infrastructure for your employees. Because you are sharing resources with other small…

  • Employee Compensation Challenge Vlog Series

    Employee Compensation Challenge Vlog Series

    When you are unable to offer your high performing employee an annual increase. This vlog is part one of a four-part series regarding tricky employee compensation situations. I will go through several different compensation scenarios with you to help you through challenging situations and get employees questions answered correctly. https://youtu.be/CI1C6Yddt9c Today’s scenario: You have a…

  • Hot HR Topics in 2018

    Hot HR Topics in 2018

    Today I’m going to talk about 5 hot HR topics for 2018. https://youtu.be/FFlO-CmEdj4 #1 – Harassment I have a separate vlog on this issue, but the general idea is to make sure you have a policy and processes in place for individuals to bring forward complaints. Also, have procedures in place to investigate those allegations.…

  • Do Not Let New Tax Reform Legislation Ruin Your Business Momentum

    Do Not Let New Tax Reform Legislation Ruin Your Business Momentum

    New Tax Reform Legislation. On December 20th, the House and Senate passed new tax reform legislation that President Trump is expected to sign into law by the end of the week. Most of the changes in this bill will go into effect on January 1, 2018, and education will be essential in helping employees navigate…

  • Expanding Your Business – 9 Things You Need to Know

    Expanding Your Business – 9 Things You Need to Know

    Expanding your business into a new state. Expanding your business to other states is tempting when demand rises, or you want to expand your market. Larger customer base + growing business = rising profits! Opening an office in a new state can create more work than you might imagine. You have thought about office space,…

  • Why Chicago Insurance Brokers Love Partnering with Tandem HR

    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…

  • Can Corporate Philanthropy Increase Employee Engagement and Client Retention?

    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…

  • One Large Step for PEO Industry = IRS Certification

    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…