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De-Stressing Benefits: Helping Employees Prepare for Open Enrollment

Open enrollment feels like the worst kind of game show. Most of the contestants don’t understand the rules. Despite that, everyone races against the clock, randomly choosing how much to gamble on their healthcare coverage. The most affordable coverage often leaves policyholders uncertain about whether they and dependents are fully covered. Fortunately, HR teams can […]

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Give Your Employees the Gift of Fair Holiday Scheduling

The holiday season is for celebration–not arguments about staff schedules. When the holidays roll around, several employees often request the same time off. Conflicts make it harder to avoid understaffing without hurting someone’s feelings. Fortunately, clear leave policies and advanced HR software can help you preserve everyone’s spirit of goodwill towards fellow staff. The holidays […]

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‘Tis the Season: A Guide to Seasonal Recruiting

Hiring seasonal employees can be a challenge, but the results can make or break your business. Utilize thoughtful planning to turn the increased seasonal workload into even bigger opportunities for your business. Here are several tips to attract the best seasonal employees.  What are seasonal employees? Seasonal employees are hired to work for a short […]

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AI + HR: Workplace Uses, Benefits, and Best Practices

AI has come a long way in recent years. As of late, it has become a new software buzzword that’s even more intimidating than algorithms or KPIs. As with most cases, some of the hype is misguided, but AI is still poised to have a transformative influence on many jobs in the coming years.  How […]

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Payroll Frequency: Deciding What’s Best for your Company

Payroll has changed a lot with HR software and automation. Some business routines like payroll frequency have been guided by the limits of manual payroll, not necessarily what’s best for the company. Weekly, or even daily payroll, is popular with younger workers, but it makes it harder for workers to budget for major expenses like […]

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What is Shift Differential Pay and How Do You Calculate It?

While many people work a typical 9-to-5, the workday does not look the same for everyone. Businesses that operate in the day and at night require employees to work evening, late night, and even overnight shifts. How can you get employees to work these undesirable hours? For many businesses, shift differential pay is an effective […]

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Switching Payroll Providers: Breaking Up with Your Current Provider

Switching payroll providers requires significant planning and prepping, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. As we showed in our previous blog, when the time comes to switch payroll providers, you’ll notice the signs. Payroll migration isn’t overly difficult with the right supporting you, and you can switch payroll providers at any time during the […]

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