Recruiting and keeping top employees is a priority for every business. Even small and medium enterprises today compete in a large job market to attract excellent employees. As a result, technology has become the primary go-to technique for most employers to find employees, and to manage employee relations effectively. Here are some of the many […]
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Employees’ Fringe Benefits After Tax Reform
Tax reform made a lot of changes, some of which impacted employees’ fringe benefits. This article reviews the most frequently encountered fringe benefits, including those that were and were not impacted by tax changes. These changes can affect both a business’s bottom line and its employees’ deductions. Benefits Impacted by Tax Reform Qualified Transportation Fringe […]
Immigration Regulations Loom as a Major Challenge for Small Businesses in 2019
Immigration policy is front and center as one of our nation’s most challenging and controversial policy debates for 2019. With the continuing swirl of discussion on the topic, it can be difficult to determine the potential impact of policy changes, not only for people, but also for the U.S. economy. When you look beyond the […]
Poor Job Performance: A Checklist for Managing Low Performers
You’re faced with a challenging task. It feels like climbing Mount Everest, blindfolded. Meet Ashley—she’s an employee at B Players Inc., a classic case of underperformance. She’s neither reaching her goals nor getting the job done. Let’s be honest, with her poor performance she’s a time suck for you as a manager and a profit-killer for […]
1099 Reasons to Hire Independent Contractors
Maybe not 1099 reasons. But there are good reasons to go the independent contractor route versus hiring employees. Of course, there are also compelling reasons to go the other direction on that. There’s a lot to consider when you make this choice, so let’s dive in. Independent Contractors Versus W2 Employees Before we get into […]
Big Data is Coming to an HR Department Near You
Hiring is mainly affected by information technology. Previously, recruiters relied on printed publications and reviews to fill vacancies. Now, HR personnel can’t post jobs to multiple locations or contact millions of people and prepare new recruits without good information technology. Using electronic recruitment tools, recruiters can publish job openings in one place and track thousands […]
How Emerest Uses Texting to Organize Employee Work Schedules
The other day I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Isaac. He runs Emerest Health of Connecticut, a home care agency. Emerest, is a home care agency with headquarters in New York and registered offices in other states that they are licensed to service. Isaac told me about his business… “We do […]
6 Tech Trends That Are Revolutionizing Recruitment
“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategies.” – Lawrence Bossidy (Retired American Business Magnate & Author) It’s a fact: The majority of recruiters find it challenging to attract and hire top talent from the […]
Why Candidates Themselves Will Be Key to Your Talent Recruitment
Recruiting the right talent continues to be one of the top concerns for businesses, even in today’s technology-driven world. In fact, a deluge of online resumes can make recruitment even more challenging than it has been in the past. However, these advancements and changes open up a lot of opportunities for finding great candidates to […]
Trump Era Health Care Options for Small Businesses
Over the past eight years, The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has been a source of insurance for many small businesses and self-employed individuals. But the Trump Administration believes it has a better idea. It recently proposed a new health care option for businesses and the self-employed that would run parallel to the ACA. Here’s […]
