Maintaining day-to-day business operations means employee productivity should be topnotch. And to oversee the employees’ overall performance, employers must do a regular employee review. An employee review entails the evaluation and assessment of an employee’s performance, depending on their role. Most employee reviews are yearly, either at the end of the year or on an […]

The Family Leave Act, also known as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year. During this time, their health benefits will continue.  The Family Leave Act was established to help employees balance their profession and responsibilities to their families. The leave […]

There’s an old saying that “you get back what you put in,” but is this the case when it comes to sending your employees off to get further educated? Do they really stay at your company and share the new knowledge they gained, or do they take their new skills off to greener pastures? In […]

If you’ve been conducting job interviews for some time, chances are you have a list of go-to questions that you are used to asking candidates to help determine their suitability for a job. However, over time, many of these questions become obsolete in that they either are not going to get you truthful answers or […]

Managing a business involves hiring and handling personnel. This becomes more challenging when your company grows as you get faced with more HR responsibilities. It’s a welcome problem that has an easy solution, that of a PEO. But what exactly is a PEO? This article aims to give you a definition and show you how […]

When the world first shut down in the early Spring, few companies had the capacity to let their entire office work from home. Whether it was a shortage of hardware (such as computers), software (such as remote networking platforms), or simply a lack of knowledge on how to actually let employees work remotely, it presented a pretty […]

As the global Covid-19 pandemic stretches into what feels like its millionth month, business owners continue to struggle with how to administer benefits, a situation that is not helped by the constant rule changes orchestrated under the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). One question that seems to continue to come […]

An employee handbook is one of the most crucial materials to communicate your values, mission, and vision to your employees. It helps build a constructive workplace culture as well as boost employee loyalty. However, writing them isn’t as easy as you might think. This article shows you how to structure your employee handbook. It also […]

One of the most perplexing topics in the human resources industry is that of the payroll tax. Both employer and employee know about it but unsure of what it is and where it goes.  This article will help break it down for you and explain what it’s all about. What are Payroll Taxes? When business […]

The nature of work is constantly evolving. Globalization has made freelancing or taking contractual jobs more widespread. Add to that the more significant number of people who want to continue working after the retirement age. This, and many other factors, has paved the way for an upgrade in the US’s retirement system.  You may have […]