‘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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An HR Guide to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)
Have you ever felt like business taxes should be easier to pay and manage online? The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is a free government tool for efficiently scheduling payments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury provides EFTPS as a secure way to send tax payments to the IRS any time. Not just during […]
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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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Elevating the Candidate Experience: Tips for Closing Top Job Applicants
It’s hard to find available workers with skills that are in high demand. Recruitment marketing, the right job ads, and bonuses attract more applicants, but it takes a while to convert the best candidates into new hires. In an increasingly competitive job market, it’s more important than ever to optimize your hiring cycle. Discover how […]
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How to Promote and Measure DEI Initiatives Year-Round
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been popular in response to social justice issues in America. For a real impact, DEI must go further than a politically correct press release or a single round of diversity hires. Your company will need a year-round commitment to succeed with DEI, but the changes can pay dividends […]
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Stay Interviews: Retention Benefits, Tips, and Questions to Ask
Retention is a top priority in most HR departments. Recruiting new employees is expensive and time consuming. Turnover problems will continue if employees don’t feel engaged. The workers who feel engaged are more motivated and less likely to leave on short notice. An employee engagement survey is one of the best tools for measuring and […]
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Pay Transparency: What it Means for HR and How to Prepare
Admittedly, new regulations and social change can be disruptive for HR policies and routines. Progress may be slower than most like, but equitable pay might help reduce one form of inequality. Pay transparency is already picking up steam across America. It’s one of those issues where changing social norms may arrive before new legislation affects […]
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Employee Engagement Surveys: Best Practices + Questions to Ask
Retention is a top priority in most HR departments. Recruiting new employees is expensive and time consuming. Turnover problems will continue if employees don’t feel engaged. The workers who feel engaged are more motivated and less likely to leave on short notice. An employee engagement survey is one of the best tools for measuring and […]
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Understanding 9-Box Reporting for Performance Management
Employee reviews need to accurately judge an employee’s recent performance as well as future potential. An easy framework for combining these two critical metrics and sorting employees into categories is a simple 9-box grid. Some judgment calls involve a lot of potential for bias and subjectivity, but clearly defined metrics can make assessments more fair. […]
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Organizational Charts: Why Every Company Needs One
Efficient companies need to be well organized and dedicated to planning ahead. An organizational chart, or org chart, can go a long way in accomplishing this. An org chart allows you to visualize the hierarchy and connections within your workforce. Developing an org chart may highlight problems in the organization’s communication and workflow, but not […]
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