While you’re still nursing your turkey hangover, we’ve been busy thinking about the holiday season ahead and while it’s sure to be full of festive cheer, it’s also a season ripe for some rather large HR pitfalls. Take the good ol’ holiday gift. Whether it’s a secret Santa, a white elephant, a Yankee Swap, or […]

Cross training is essential for business continuity, yet so many companies do not do it. How do you go about cross training employees so there is coverage for every role in case of emergency? An heir and a spare. It’s the foundation of any well-planned monarchy but is there a takeaway here for businesses? From […]

Finding the right person for a job is a huge undertaking. You spend time crafting the perfect job ad, pay a ton of money to have it posted on all of the best boards, spend countless hours interviewing potential candidates and…nothing. Could it be possible that the perfect person for your job opening does exist? […]

We talk a lot about the piecemeal things that a PEO can do for your company on this blog. Need to write a new employee handbook? We’ve got folks just waiting to get typing! Want to know what to do in the wake of an employee injury? We’ll send out our team! Want to pick […]

Typically, when we think about harassment in the workplace, we think about someone making a remark that someone else interprets as being offensive. With this, we typically think that there wasn’t really any mal-intent behind said remark and even tell ourselves that the person who reports the harassment is being…. well, just a little bit […]

Study after study suggests that stress is harmful, not just to individuals, but also to a business. Today, we’ll explore what workplace stress means, how prevalent it is, why it’s damaging to your business, and what you can do to address it. Stripping it back to the basics, the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety […]

Today, we wanted to chat about cafeteria plans. What is it, why choose it, how can you do it, and perhaps most importantly, is it a good option for your employees? What is it?Rather than a program for helping your employees better select their lunches (although some would argue that Sharon in accounting could benefit […]

It’s always a case of business as usual until…well, something unusual happens! So let’s take a few minutes here to go over what happens if you have an incident that warrants an investigation. Why launch an investigation?Your company should plan to launch an investigation in the event of any employee complaints or allegations of misconduct. […]

Whether you’re an avid reader of our blog, or just drop in from time to time, there’s no escaping our stance on employee handbooks: They are important, they are necessary, and you’re going to need one in order to do business of any kind. The reason we push the employee handbook is multifaceted. From a […]

Are your Benefit Offerings Ready for a New Decade?e roaring twenties? Family first: While this certainly isn’t a new benefit request for 2020, it is one that is continuing to grow in importance for your workers. In numerous studies, employees have indicated that having a flexible work environment – in the form of flexible hours, […]