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Inspiring Employees to Live Generously
Lead by Example, Live Generously. The Tandem Family of Companies’ (TFC) President, Bruce Leon, strives to inspire his employees to be philanthropically-minded and involved in their community in a significant way. Leon, the founder of four companies providing custom and high-touch human resource solutions to hundreds of businesses in and around the Chicago area, has…
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Vlog | Giving thanks to your employees and your clients
Giving thanks and showing appreciation during the holiday season. Today I want to talk to you about giving thanks and showing appreciation to both your employees and your clients during the holiday season. I want to give you some examples of simple ways you can do this. There is still time before the Thanksgiving holiday, and…
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Passion in the workplace makes engaged employees!
Passion in the workplace. Today, I would like to talk to you about passion in the workplace. I’d like to challenge you to look for passion in an individual when you are interviewing them to join your company. I think it is important to pay attention to this because passion is a really great indicator…
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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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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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Interactive Interview Questions
What are interactive interview questions? Really get to know your candidates. Today’s candidates are savvy in looking perfect for a job…on paper. How can you conduct an interview that will tell you whether they truly know their stuff, are a good cultural fit for your organization and have the competencies and skills you’re looking for…
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New Cook County Ordinance Proves Major Burden to Businesses
Cook County Ordinance. Cook County recently passed a new Earned Sick Leave Ordinance (ESLO) requiring employers to give workers paid sick time. Effective July 1, 2017 all businesses in Cook County will need to comply with this ordinance, with the exception of those located in the cities that have opted out of this ordinance*. While…
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4 Tips for Managing a Remote Workforce
Managing remote workers. The benefits are mutual! The ability to work remotely is often perceived as a valuable perk to employees afforded this benefit. With less distraction, time and money commute savings and a dress code to match your mood of the day, the remote workforce finds plenty to value. The benefits are mutual! Employers…
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The IRS Releases 2017 Annual Benefit Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the 2017 annual contribution limits related to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and all Qualified Retirement Plans. Please see below for the small changes to current limits in place. The announcements from the IRS are as follows: Rev. Proc. 2016-55 Rev. Proc. 2016-28 Notice 2016-62 As…
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Perks Are Great, But First – Are You Meeting Your Employee’s Basic Needs?
Employee Morale. We recently blogged about unique perks offered by companies in our post titled 10 Perks to Keep Your Employees Happy. Why the big emphasis on employee morale? Because recent studies indicate that happy employees are 12-20% more productive in the workplace than their neutral or unhappy counterparts. What the last blog did not…
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