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The New Form W-4 is Here: What’s Changed for 2020 and How Does it Impact Your Business?
It’s official: after a series of draft previews, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the final 2020 Form W-4 – and it looks significantly different from its predecessor. As an employer, you need to understand the Form W-4 changes and ensure you’re using the new form correctly with your employees. You should also confirm...Read more
10 Steps to a Successful Hiring Process: A Hiring Process Checklist For Small Businesses
Is your business struggling to hire top employees? Follow this hiring process checklist to implement a proven hiring process that will help you find, hire, and retain better employees.Read more
New Employee Forms: Your Guide to Completing New Hire Forms for Small Business
You’ve worked hard to find your next great hire – now, it’s time to turn to that stack of new employee forms. That process can feel daunting for many small to midsize businesses. It takes a lot of time, energy and patience to find the right employee, much less manage all those required, often overwhelming,...Read more
Onboarding Process Steps: 9 Best Practices for Onboarding New Employees
Clearly defined onboarding process steps can help your business ramp up new hires quickly and make them productive sooner. Companies that follow proven onboarding best practices for new employees are seeing that change for the better: happier, more productive hires who stay longer. Recent research shows a 62% increase in productivity and 50% greater new...Read more
Seasonal Employment Laws: Avoid These Seasonal Worker Violations, Courtesy of Santa’s Workshop
Hiring seasonal workers or changing up your practices during the holiday season can open you up to unexpected risks. Keep your company off the naughty list by avoiding these common holiday labor missteps with your own seasonal workers. Learn what to look for in this “cautionary tale,” featuring that famous toy workshop up North.Read more
What is Talent Management - Definition and Strategies to Do It Right
What is talent management? Talent management is defined as a business’s ability to recruit, retain, and produce the most talented employees available in a job market. The talent management definition includes: Finding qualified employees efficiently Quickly hiring new employees Developing employees’ skills to increase productivity Tracking employee performance and aligning it to your company’s goals ...Read more
Human Resources Can Cost Your Small Business Big: Here's 7 Areas Where Outsourcing Will Help
Running a small to midsize business (SMB) isn't easy. Among today's biggest stressors, small business owners rank the cost of health care, tax compliance, government regulations, and finding qualified employees within their top ten challenges. But there is a better, more cost-effective way for SMBs to face - and overcome - the hurdles of HR.Read more
Employee Wages & Taxes: The World of the W-2 Form
As a small business owner, it can be laborious to ensure your business is compliant throughout the W-2 filing, printing, and distribution process. For help, check out this checklist.Read more
HR Horror Stories
Managing HR can be a nightmare. We've gathered up three HR nightmares to make you laugh this Halloween, and how you can avoid these awkward moments.Read more
What is a PEO (Definition): Top 10 FAQs Business Owners Have About PEOs
What is a PEO? Get the answers to this and other PEO FAQs and learn why using a PEO to outsource HR lets you focus on your business.Read more