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PEOs are Dedicated to Providing HR Solutions
More companies than ever are working and growing with PEOs Business owners are extremely aware of the potential threats to their future growth. Whether its litigation, competition, or their own employees, companies often wonder if there’s a way to spot the threat before it strikes. More companies than ever have started to turn to professional…
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Allowing Employees to Make Mistakes
3 Myths Managers Should Know. Managers may think their job is to prevent any employee mistakes. While this may be true in some instances, a more vital task is to guide employees to learn from their mistakes to be the best they can be. Sometimes, this means allowing employees to make mistakes on their own.…
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Ask An HR Expert: How Can I Create A Paperless HR Department?
Hello, my name is Katie Stewart from Tandem HR. Welcome to Ask An HR Expert where we answer your HR questions. The question for today is “how can I create a paperless HR department?” First, I’d like to go ahead and ask you a question. If you were required to pull documents from an employee’s file…
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NCTV17 Business Connection with Liz Spencer
Welcome to Business Connection. I’m Liz Spencer the host of NCTV17 Business Connection. We’re on location today at Tandem HR with President and Founder, Bruce Leon, to learn how they can help your business with all your HR outsourcing needs. What is a PEO and why does a business need one? Bruce Leon: We believe…
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The Importance of Providing Sexual Harassment Training
Sexual Harassment Roger Ailes. Matt Lauer. Bill O’Reilly. Harvey Weinstein. Kevin Spacey. Louis C.K. Mark Halperin. We’ve seen over a dozen high profile sexual harassment cases in the media over the past year. Victims began the #metoo movement in late 2017, a hashtag used on social media to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault…
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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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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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Ask the Benefits Expert: High Deductible Health Plans
What are high deductible health plans and what is their relationship to health savings accounts? High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) are health plans that have higher deductibles but offer lower premiums than traditional plans. HDHPs do not have what is referred to as “first dollar coverage”, or co-pays. Due to out of pocket obligation, a…
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2018 HSA Limits Announced by IRS
HSA Limits Set to Rise in 2018. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released the Health Savings Account or HSA limits to take effect January 1, 2018. The changes are outlined in the table below compared to the 2017 HSA limits. [table id=1 /] Here is a link to the IRS ruling. In order for you…