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The 5 Best Payroll Software for Businesses

When searching for a payroll software to handle your business’s financial and human resources needs, choosing a provider that offers top-tier services and a strong reputation is essential. In this regard, five standout companies emerge: ADP, Paychex, Gusto, Paylocity, and Paycom. These industry-leading payroll companies have earned their positions by consistently delivering exceptional solutions tailored…

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How to Build the Ideal Small Business Benefits Package 

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, employing over 58 million people nationwide. However, offering group health benefits to employees can be daunting for small business owners, as it requires navigating complex insurance options and managing costs. Here’s the thing: providing access to healthcare is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent. As…

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HR statistics you need to know for 2023 

The world of Human Resources is constantly evolving, with new trends and changes emerging — the best way to make sense of it: HR statistics. Why? Because numbers don’t lie and as an HR professional, it is important to stay updated with the latest HR statistics to effectively manage your workforce and make data-driven decisions.…

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Every business needs a love contract: A guide to office relationships

I was recently watching a show, and one of the characters was complaining to her boss saying “I work 6 days a week, 12-hour days, if not more, when do you expect me to find a relationship?” She was being reprimanded for dating a coworker and her supervisor explained that it was against the rules.…

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The best way to write a job description that gets noticed

Creating an effective job ad is essential for attracting the right candidates to your business. It’s important, after all, a job ad is the first impression you will make with any potential applicants. What are you showing them if you copy and paste your job description into the ad, add a salary range and call…

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Identifying and empowering your second hat HR person 

Second Hat HR is a term we use with small businesses that do not have the need for a person that sits in an HR role on a full time, permanent basis. This idea stems from identifying all the different functions (Sales and Marketing, Finance, Operations, HR, Admin, etc.) business owners may fill as they…

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Is it OK to terminate an employee right before Christmas? 

‘Tis the season to be jolly… or unemployed?! The question often comes up if it is justifiable to terminate an employee right before Christmas. It could be for any number of reasons; performance-based, the fact that payroll costs need to come down, or the company may risk going out of business. We all know that…

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I forgot to cancel benefits for a terminated employee. What now?

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If there is a reason to write a blog about it, you can best believe that it happens… a lot. Employers and Human Resource professionals are humans too and will make a mistake now and again. Termination of an employee—whether voluntarily or involuntarily—is never an easy process. Not only do you have a mile-long list…

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Five hiring mistakes we’ve made (and what we learned from them)

Oh do I have stories for you about all of the stupid things I have done when trying to hire new employees… The list is S-U-P-E-R long.    My favorite is the employee who was literally scared of computers. Not timid, not “not-techy”…actually scared. You would have thought that maybe just maybe we should have had…

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in your Employee Handbook 

Have you ever been duped into buying something that you probably didn’t need because the salesperson was super convincing and they assured you that your life would be so much better with it? I have. It was a Kirby vacuum cleaner, and it was sooo cool. I bought it, and I purged our home of…

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