Tag: Tandem HR

  • Feedforward vs. Feedback – What’s the Difference?

    Feedforward vs. Feedback – What’s the Difference?

    Feedforward vs. Feedback and Why Feedforward Could Serve Your Teams Better The role of feedback between members of an organization cannot be overemphasized. In fact, employees typically rely on this mechanism to know if their performance aligns with the organization’s vision and if they’re meeting expectations. Without feedback, employees may feel lost or unmotivated. Feedforward,…

  • How to Manage Working from Home with Kids

    How to Manage Working from Home with Kids

    Tips for Parents and Employers Wondering How to Manage Working from Home with Kids   You’ve dreamt about working from home for years. But now that you’ve been given the opportunity to wear your pjs to the virtual office for a bit, you’re starting to realize that working from home isn’t exactly an all-day coffee…

  • How to Motivate Employees During a Crisis

    How to Motivate Employees During a Crisis

    Effective Ways to Motivate Employees   Awarding employees with either an end of the year or a holiday bonus is common practice in a variety of industries. In 2019, nearly 20% of private industry employees took home a monetary bonus in addition to their annual salaries. But with the COVID-19 pandemic having an undeniable economical…

  • How Can You Assess the Productivity of Remote Workers?

    How Can You Assess the Productivity of Remote Workers?

    Measuring the Productivity of Remote Workers   Are your remote employees working hard or hardly working? Cliches aside, it’s important to know what your remote team is accomplishing in a day…and if progress is beginning to slow down. But how do you measure the productivity of remote workers? Because evaluating remote workers isn’t the same…

  • 5 Tips to Help You Keep Remote Employees Engaged

    5 Tips to Help You Keep Remote Employees Engaged

    Try These 5 Unique Ways to Keep Remote Employees Engaged More companies than ever have teams working from home. In some cases, employees may have a difficult time connecting and engaging on the same levels they did in a traditional office setting. But this isn’t cause for alarm. Not only is this a normal reaction,…

  • How to Approach Gender Identity in the Workplace

    How to Approach Gender Identity in the Workplace

    Addressing Gender Identity in the Workplace with Grace and Professionalism Does the topic of gender identity seem too difficult or personal to address within the workplace? You’re not alone if you’re unsure on how to address an employee in transition or handle unique scenarios surrounding the topic.   More than 25% of transgender people have…

  • A Business Owner’s Guide to Creating & Maintaining Personnel Files

    A Business Owner’s Guide to Creating & Maintaining Personnel Files

    3 Tips to keep in mind when creating and maintaining personnel files   Are your personnel files overflowing with information? Or is creating and maintaining personnel files for your employees something that’s on your to-do list?   Creating and maintaining personnel folders supports the privacy of your most precious asset – your employees.   At…

  • Successful HR Management for a Team of One

    Successful HR Management for a Team of One

    5 Tips for a Small but Successful Human Resource Management Team   Are you worried that your HR Department is stretched too thin? Maybe you’re the stretched one, operating as an HR team of one. A successful human resource management team is crucial for any business, but it’s not always about size.   We’re always…

  • A Basic Guide on How to Process Payroll Garnishments

    A Basic Guide on How to Process Payroll Garnishments

    Do You Know How to Process Payroll Garnishments? We Answer Your Top Questions   Have you been asked to garnish an employee’s wages? If so, you probably have questions.   Getting answers sooner than later will ensure you stay on the right side of the law and avoid penalties. As a Professional Employer Organization who…

  • 5 Reasons to Outsource Payroll Through a PEO

    5 Reasons to Outsource Payroll Through a PEO

    If you outsource your company’s payroll, what type of service are you using? Did you know that one option comes with more benefits than the others? A Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, can provide you with payroll services and many other HR advantages. Here are five reasons to outsource your payroll through a PEO.  …