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Best Hiring Practices to Set You and Your Next Employee Up for Success
Hiring a new employee can be a daunting task. It’s an important decision that can have a significant positive or negative impact on your business. It is also a costly one. Various sources estimate the financial impact is anywhere from 9 months to 3 years’ worth of the position’s salary in recruiting costs, lost productivity,…
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Tandem HR is Expanding to Milwaukee
We are so excited to announce we are opening an office in the Milwaukee area! We recently signed a lease in a neat office in the Historical Third Ward at 309 N. Water Street. As Chicago’s largest privately held Professional Employer Organization (PEO), we are very excited to serve the Milwaukee business community with an…
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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…
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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…
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Office Romances: For Better or Worse.
Love Is In The Air. Can You Feel It? Is it lingering around your office? According to Vault.com’s annual Office Romance Survey, half of American professionals say they have participated in office romances. This may not be a shocking statistic if you stop to consider a full-time employee spends at least half of his or…
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Fostering Workplace Accountability and Enhancing Productivity
Workplace Accountability. Leaders who strive to create a work environment of accountability are more likely to enhance employee dedication, productivity, and satisfaction on the job. When employees are accountable for their work, workplace standards increase and employees will reach a higher potential. They will get a stronger sense of contributing to the success of the…
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Kidding Around: What is Human Resources?
Human resources can be confusing to busy executives that simply want to grow their business. It’s also confusing to our adorable, young friends in this Kidding Around: What is Human Resources? video. But do not worry! We have you both covered. Our HR experts are knowledgeable and current in areas of employee relations, payroll, benefits,…
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7 Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions and Goals Stick
New Year’s Resolutions and Goals. Every January you make resolutions and goals. This is going to be the year of less stress, eating better, exercising more. You start out strong. Then life happens. Your resolve starts to wane. The next thing you know you are cramming a fast food meal into your mouth five minutes…
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‘Tis the Season for Employment Law Compliance
What business owners need to know as the holiday season approaches. With all of the upcoming holidays, employers may be wondering if they are legally obligated to offer employees paid time off for any of them. Workplace diversity is a hot topic. Is there an employment law compliance or any obligations regarding cultural holidays and…
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Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing
Reasonable Suspicion. Have you ever suspected an employee was under the influence of drugs or alcohol? Did you turn your head, questioning your own judgment? Or perhaps you were hesitant to handle the matter on your own? Recognizing the signs of drug/alcohol abuse will make an uncomfortable situation smoother while protecting your employees’ health and…
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