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Podcast | Work Life Balance – Advice for Professionals
Work Life Balance. Last May, our very own Katie Stewart, Senior HR Consultant was a guest on the Get Down to Business radio show, with host Shalom Klein. The show, which airs on AM 560 The Answer on Sunday evenings at 6 pm, featured several different women in business throughout the Mother’s Day special. Below…
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Dress Code – 5 Tips for Successful Change
Casual Dress Code. Many workplaces seem to be getting more and more casual. A 2016 survey conducted by OfficeTeam (A Robert Half Company) found that “dressing up for work continues to go out of style”. Fifty percent of senior managers interviewed said employees wear less formal clothing than they did even five years ago. Thirty…
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5 Things a Professional Recruiter Can Do Better Than You
Professional Recruiter. Finding the right talent is crucial for a company of any size. However, errors can be minimized by using a professional recruiter. Small company owners often think that professional recruiting is out of reach, and focus their efforts on recruiting talent themselves. Even the smallest companies can benefit from seeking out professional recruiters…
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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…
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How Many Exemptions Do I Claim On My W-4 Form?
W-4 Form Exemptions. One of the most important forms you fill out when you begin a new job is a W-4 form. If you aren’t required to fill one out – get worried. You may not be getting paid! Other times you may opt to complete a new W-4 form include a change in marital…
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5 Tips for Managing Toxic Employees at Work
Managing Toxic Employees Toxic employees, while representing only a small percentage of the total workforce, do indeed exist. In fact, according to Cornerstone On Demand’s 2015 study, “Toxic Employees In the Workplace: Hidden Costs and How to Spot Them,” of 63,000 employees, approximately 3 to 5 percent of those employees met the criteria for being…
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Offering Health Insurance
Companies Offering Health Insurance Stipend Instead of Group Health Coverage are not Getting the Biggest Bang for their Buck. Articles like Obamacare Options? In Many Parts of the Country, Only One Insurer Will Remain written by the New York Times or Forbes’ article Health Insurance Premiums Have Continued To Rise Faster Than Worker Wages Under…
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Employees W2 Forms
6 Things you do NOT want to omit from your employees’ W2 forms Our payroll processors often receive frantic phone calls from clients and accountants about unexpected items reflected on the W2 forms. Often times this is because fringe benefits were not reported throughout the year in the payroll system. As 2016 is quickly coming…
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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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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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