5 Reasons to Offer Your Newly Hired Employees a Pre-cation

You may be staring blankly at your screen, wondering what a “pre-cation” is. The simple answer is that it’s a paid vacation you provide to your new employees before they actually join your team. That’s right. You pay them to take time off before they even start. Why on earth would any reasonable person give…

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Employees Asking for Health Insurance? Here’s How to Help

If you’re one of the 2.7 million U.S. small businesses that doesn’t offer health insurance, here’s something you’ve likely heard from employees: “We have to buy health insurance now. Can the company help us pay for it?” Whether employees have asked directly, or you’ve overheard conversations at the water cooler, you know employees would appreciate help paying…

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6 Simple Ways to Keep Morale Up in the Workplace

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), happy employees are more likely to have better health, relationships and even money management skills. Keeping morale up in the workplace is essential to keeping employees happy and engaged at work. Here are six proven ways to keep your employees’ morale up. Individual Attention Morale building can be…

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Rising Health Insurance Costs Are No Small Matter

Health insurance costs are rising and that trend is expected to continue in 2015. This fact is true not only for the individual looking for health insurance coverage but for the small business that must insure its employees. Such businesses must work to remain competitive and keep costs down.
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