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Accidental Wage Theft: Avoiding the Invisible Liability in Enterprise Organizations

When most people hear “wage theft,” they envision unscrupulous employers deliberately shortchanging workers. But in the complex world of enterprise organizations, wage theft is rarely that straightforward or intentional. What is Wage Theft? Wage theft occurs whenever employees aren’t paid for all compensable work performed, whether through unpaid overtime, missed meal breaks, or off-the-clock work. […]

Benefits – What Should Your Broker Be Doing for You?

When your company sets up a retirement plan, healthcare plan, or other benefits package for its employees, chances are you also hire a broker to handle the money contributed and

The Pros and Cons of Hiring Independent Contractors

Your company is expanding. You have new projects in the works, and you can’t complete them without expanding your workforce. It’s time to place job listings in all the usual

For HR Teams—How to Work Effectively with Other Company Departments… So Everyone Wins!

In many ways, the HR department is the most important in the company. They’re in charge of everything from recruiting and hiring to onboarding to handling employee relations and more.

Top 4 Reasons Your Company Should Be Using WFM Software

How does your company manage its workforce? No doubt you have at least one department dedicated to overseeing this, through budgeting, accounting, and other practices that ensure effective utilization of

Mobile Technology in the Workplace

The world around us is evolving at an exponential rate. Many of the tasks that used to require traveling to a specific location can now be accomplished from your smartphone

How a Customer Service Focused Vendor Can Make All the Difference

Why does your business work with vendors? Do you need to purchase raw materials? You could vertically integrate and start producing your own raw materials. Do you outsource some of

Essential Elements of A Healthy Employer-Employee Relationship

Just as there are certain essentials that are necessary for strong personal relationships, there are specific elements that define a healthy connection between an employer and employee. These individuals work

Improving the Employee/Employer Relationship with 4 Key Actions

Strong employee/employer relationships are critical to an organization’s success. A satisfying workplace leads to increased productivity, which drives revenue to boost a company’s bottom line. In addition, when employees are

Recruiting The Very Best For Your Company – 4 Ways Progressive Companies Find Good People

Convincing the best and most talented people to join your company should be the goal of any business owner or manager, but achieving this objective is far from easy. While

Broker Versus TPA – Which is Best for You?

Companies considering retaining a broker versus TPA (third party administrator) to manage their employee retirement benefits have an important decision to make. Many HR departments experience uncertainty or confusion when

What to do When an Employee Tells you Their I-9 Documents are Fake?

Shocking – but this happens more than you think. And more so now with Deferred Action in place whereby individuals that are granted Deferred Action will be eligible to request

Selecting a Workforce Management Vendor – Here’s What you Should Avoid

As managing a workforce becomes more complex with increasing regulatory and compliance issues, more and more companies are turning to workforce management solutions. The right technology can help you improve