Human Resources
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
4 Effortless Ways to Assess & Address Your Company’s High Turnover Rate
Undergoing a constant hiring cycle is exhausting for everyone in a company—from management, to HR, to even fellow employees. Not only does a high turnover rate often signify instability, but it begins to take its…