Aside from your employees themselves, your employee handbook is the backbone of your small business. As long as it’s up-to-date and contains all of the necessary items, this guide will aid in employee management and help you remain compliant. But…
With flu season in full swing, it’s critical that employers know their jurisdiction, city, and state laws regarding paid sick leave. It’s important to know that if your company has different locations, your sick leave policies may vary between cities…
Losing employees is very stressful. It’s not uncommon for one employee to leave and more to follow suit immediately after. This leaves you with several questions that are bound to keep you up at night, such as: Have we recorded…
Helping your employees plan for retirement can be stressful and exhausting. There are so many benefit options to choose from, and you are responsible for understanding the ins and outs of all of them, as well as making sure that…
Offering competitive benefits packages to recruit or retain high caliber employees can feel impossible when you're up against a company that's 20 times your size. You'll either lose the employee or you'll get clobbered with ridiculous prices or cheap insurance…
The modern workplace consists of four generations: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (Millennials), and Gen Z. The difference in these groups goes far beyond age, and can make managing a multi-generational workplace extremely difficult. It can feel impossible to…
As the modern workplace evolves, small business owners everywhere need to understand the needs of the new generations, including what millennials look for in benefits packages. Without benefits packages that appeal to all age groups, you risk losing potential employees…
Using a paper-based system to manage Human Resource functions can cripple the efficiency of your business. Not only is managing by paper inefficient, but it is also prone to human error, paper cuts, and will inevitably cost you both time…
Serious legal trouble can result from destroying HR records that you should have held onto. However, holding onto them for too long is also frowned upon. Continue reading as we discuss how to know whether or not it’s okay to…
Conflict in the workplace affects everyone and can really interfere with overall productivity. These problems cannot just be ignored, especially when the entire office feels the tension. Implementing a process to effectively and cordially handle and prevent future conflicts is…
