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Tax Day Results
Was your tax refund what you expected it to be? Or did you end up owing more than you anticipated? If your taxes this year resulted in a big swing in either direction, it might be time to adjust your W-4.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. April 6-12 , 2019
Distracted Driving Awareness
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, making this the perfect time to engage with employees and take advantage of training resources that are widely available. But more importantly it’s the perfect reminder that as an employer you can affect change not only in your company’s safety record but in the safety of your community.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. March 24-April 5, 2019
How to Get the Most from Your Employee Benefits
Sometimes, we all just go through the motions. Filling out employee benefits forms is not the most exciting task, but once you’re enrolled, how can you maximize your benefits?
April: Autism Awareness Month
Autism is a complex mental [...]
Benefits Glossary
The benefits world can be a confusing place. The best way to plot a successful benefits route is to understand the benefits terminology being used.
Managing your Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts are an easy way to set aside money from your paycheck to help you pay for qualifying medical or dependent daycare expenses, while saving you money on payroll taxes. But Flexible Spending Accounts can seem scary if you don’t understand the rules.
Employee Tips and Tricks for Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment is that once-per-year opportunity to tweak your employee benefits plans to fit your needs for the upcoming benefit year.
Employer Tips and Tricks for Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment is that once-per-year opportunity for your employees to tweak benefits plans for the upcoming benefit year. But first, you will have negotiated plan renewals and laid out an open enrollment communication plan.
Understanding Benefits Terminology
The benefits world can be a confusing place. The best way to plot a successful benefits route is to understand the benefits terminology being used.
Top 5 Benefits You Don’t Want to Ignore
When you’ve just landed a job at a new company, the paperwork sent your way can be overwhelming. Between new-hire forms, company policies, and benefits paperwork, it’s hard to know on what to focus.
Time Off to Vote
In anticipation of Election Day 2018 (November 6), employers should review their policies and practices to ensure workers are provided time off to vote as required by applicable law and all other obligations of the business are met.
Exempt or Non-Exempt
Determining if an employee is exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is sometimes challenging. The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
Test Your I-9 Knowledge
Your level of I-9 knowledge can affect your compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. This federal regulation forbids employers from knowingly hiring individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States. Take this short quiz to see how your Form I-9 knowledge stacks up.
6 Great Interview Questions to Ask
The job interview is designed to gain insight into a job candidate’s skills, abilities, knowledge, and fit with the company. Candidates are accustomed to many of the standard interview questions.
Independent Contractor or Employee?
It is critical to correctly determine whether individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. Failing to properly classify a worker can cause exposure to possible fines and penalties. Before you can determine how to treat payments you make for services, you must first know the business relationship that exists between you and the person performing the services.
Pre-Employment Background Checks are Good Business
Conducting pre-employment background checks is good business. Increasingly it is becoming harder to scrutinize candidates through resumes and interviews only. Making a bad hire comes at the expense of time, morale and, especially in the case of negligent hiring claims, your bank account.
5 Reasons to Outsource
There are many reasons why a company would outsource certain business functions. Outsourcing is a great way to improve your competitive advantage while controlling costs.
Are you a Boss or a Leader?
Good leadership within companies is a key element to increasing employee engagement. And, employee engagement is a key element in retaining talent.
Employee Development Plans Make Good Sense
Creating an employee development plan makes good business sense. It keeps employees engaged and helps the company meet its business goals.
Journey Mapping
A customer journey map is merely an illustration or diagram of all the places (touchpoints) your customers come into contact with your company, online or off. It provides a visual way to track the customer experience.
The Challenges of Being a Multi-state Employer
Growth is a good thing. But if your business has expanded to where you have employees in more than one state, you’re probably discovering the challenges of being a multi-state employer.
Independent Contractor or Employee?
It is critical to correctly determine whether individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. Failing to properly classify a worker can cause exposure to possible fines and penalties. Before you can determine how to treat payments you make for services, you must first know the business relationship that exists between you and the person performing the services.
If I’m a Business Owner, Can I Be an Employee?
As a business owner, you wear many hats. As the owner, can you also wear an employee hat? That depends on your company’s legal structure.
National Payroll Week
Founded in 1996 by the American Payroll Association (APA), National Payroll Week (NPW) celebrates the partnership between America’s employees, the payroll professionals who pay them, and government programs and that our payroll system funds
Electronic Timekeeping Management
Small to large companies have seen the benefit of automating common payroll and HR functions like onboarding and benefits enrollment. However, one of the most important workforce-related functions – timekeeping management – is still done manually by many businesses.
Youth Labor Standards
As the end of summer approaches and school begins, it is important to review the youth labor standards. Youths that worked during the summer and you want to continue to employ may have hours restrictions. The guidelines below will help walk you through the basics.
Is July 4th a paid holiday?
With 4th of July falling midweek this year, the question arises of whether employees must be paid for the holiday. The often-given HR answer or, “it depends” applies here. Read on for some things to consider.
Running a Business is Hard
Running a business is hard. Taking care of human resources without the necessary tools makes it even harder. You wouldn’t think of operating your core business without the right tools. You shouldn’t try to manage HR without the right tools either.
Who, What and How
The old adage says that the three most important things are location, location, location, but to us here at Spirit HR, it is who, what and how. Who we are, what we do, and how we help you.
5 Ways to Manage Overwhelm in Your Business
The electronic age was supposed to free up time through automation. Somehow technology has taken over and created an environment where we are now working longer to keep up with the speed at which things are coming at us. Smartphones keep us connected 24/7, email at our fingertips and non-stop social media are only a few of the things that consume our time. These suggestions will help you reduce your “overwhelm.”
NAPEO Confab
At the NAPEO Annual Conference in September, our COO Marilyn Conyer joined a round table discussion on the PEO Industry.
Top 3 Preventable Workplace Accidents
The backbone of a good safety program is prevention. As an employer, it’s important to assess potential hazards in your workplace and act to address them. It’s equally important for employees to take ownership of their own safety.
Protecting Workers from Heat Stress
For some of us, the heat is just an inconvenience, but for outdoor workers and those who work in hot environments, protecting them from heat stress is vital.
7 Steps for Developing a Disaster Response Plan
None of us want to imagine the consequences or aftermath of a disaster, but planning can mean the difference between managing the event in an organized and thought out manner or being consumed in complete chaos with no idea what to do next.
True or False: A safety program isn’t necessary in a white collar work environment.
Though most people think of dangerous blue collar jobs when they think of safety programs, even white collar employees are at risk for injuries at work.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. March 2-8, 2019
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. February 16-22, 2019
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. February 9-15, 2019
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. February 2 - 8, 2019
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. January 26 - February 1, 2019
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. January 19-25, 2019