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Performance Improvement Plan for Success
6 Elements of Every Successful Performance Improvement Plan. Every manager will face an issue with an under-performing employee at some point in their career. Understanding why your employee is under-performing may be a challenge and might not be obvious. Does the employee possess the skills needed to perform the work? Does he or she lack…
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Improving Your Employee Experience
Employee Experience. We highly encourage a read of this brief article titled Why The Future of Work is All About the Employee Experience published by Forbes in May 2015, which articulates several interesting points in this ever-increasingly popular topic. Similar to the more familiar term customer experience, how the employee interacts with your organization throughout…
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10 Perks That Will Keep Your Employees Happy
Happy Workers. Every organization is in a continuous battle to find and retain the best talent. Aside from compensation and traditional benefits, there are other creative perks companies are offering to keep their employees happy. Some of these are surprisingly affordable, if not free, to implement. Consider one or more of the following practices. How…
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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,…
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger: 6 Tips for Delivering Tough Messages to Employees
Delivering Tough Messages. No one likes to be the bearer of bad news. Managers and executives are often faced with the need to provide honest feedback or delivering tough messages that may not be easily received. Sometime an employee is not performing to standards or needs to work on a personal or professional issue impacting…
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What does Equal Opportunity Employment really mean?
Equal Opportunity Employment. In simplest terms, Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE) means a fair opportunity is given to all people in search of work. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against an employee or applicant when it comes to race, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), color, national origin and religion. It also prohibits discrimination…
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8 Onboarding Tips for Setting New Hires Up for Success
Onboarding Tips. Onboarding is the process of helping a new hire adjust to the social and performance aspects of their new job. The more quickly and smoothly this transition occurs often times makes a measurable difference in the employee’s success in their new position. According to the Wynhurst Group, a Washington D.C. based executive coaching…
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Back Off My Retirement Plan, Illinois!
Retirement Plan. Did you know that Illinois-based businesses with more than 25 employees will be forced to enroll their employees in a state-run retirement plan, unless you offer one yourself? The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act was signed into law in January 2015 and is expected to be enforced starting in 2017. While the…
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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…
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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…
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