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DOL Audit: What Business Owners Need to Know
Highlights DOL audits, while more common in certain industries, can happen to any business due to various triggers like employee complaints. So it’s crucial to be prepared. During a DOL audit, expect a thorough review of employment records and potential interviews with your staff; be cooperative without interfering in the process. To minimize DOL audit…
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Executive’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance Claims Process
In 2022, American workers received 24.26 billion dollars in unemployment insurance benefits. Currently, 2023 unemployment benefit payments are on pace to exceed those paid out in 2022. This huge number impacts nearly all American businesses. Business owners and stakeholders need to understand the unemployment insurance claims process, how it is calculated, and ways to control…
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9 Tips to Manage Negative Employees
A Guide to Turning Attitudes Around Every workplace has its share of negative employees. You know who we’re talking about. The employee who brings a cloud of pessimism and complaints wherever they go. Their negativity grates on other employees’ nerves and lowers morale. While managing negative employees can be a challenging task, it is essential…
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Top 10 Reasons to Partner with a PEO
A Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, provides small and mid-sized business with payroll, benefits, and HR services for improved productivity and profitability. It also frees up valuable time to focus on mission-critical and profitable activities, so busy business executives can grow their business. There are numerous benefits to partner with a PEO. GET STARTED TODAY! National…
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Boost Your Employer Brand with these 8 Affordable Activities
Two critical elements of your company’s brand are your product or service’s value proposition and your reputation. Your employer brand plays a substantial role in your overall brand reputation. Is your company a coveted place to work? Do you treat employees fairly? Do you provide a space for employees to learn and develop? What is…
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Small Business Staff Shortages – Strategies to Cope
It’s no secret that the United States is facing staff shortages. Between the pandemic forcing different ways to work and, at times, instilling a fear of in-person working, coupled with an increasing number of early retirements and lower immigration rates, we have unprecedented numbers of job openings chasing scarce talent. The competitive labor market has…
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Successfully Establish and Enforce Company Values
Corporate values are a set of beliefs and principles that guide what your organization stands for and the behavior you aim to drive in customers and employees. Values are essential to your business as they set the tone for your company culture and guide work toward your mission and vision. After developing and successfully implementing…
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Ideas to Make Your Job More Fulfilling Before Quitting
There’s no such thing as the perfect job. No matter how much you love what you do, every job has its ups and downs. You may wish to call it quits if you’ve been experiencing too many downs lately. Perhaps you’re bored or disappointed. Maybe you’ve had too many long hours, a lot of pressure…
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Ways HR Should Support Leadership
Undoubtedly, a company’s most valuable asset is its people. From the CEO to the customer-facing employee, people are the engine that drives an organization’s success. The HR team plays a vital role in managing this asset in various ways. One could argue that the most critical role of HR is to ensure employees receive the…
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Six Considerations When Evaluating Your Compensation Strategy
Employees are vital to your organization and a significant investment for most businesses, often averaging 70% of operating expenses. This essential business asset deserves a well-crafted strategy. While compensation is only one factor for recruiting and retaining talent, it is critical to your overall HR strategy. Whether initiating or updating your compensation strategy and philosophy,…
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