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Here you’ll find articles dealing with payroll, compliance, benefits, and everything related to the employee experience.
Why Running an Effective Meeting Happens Well Before the Meeting Itself – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, we gave you five top tips on what you should do, well in advance, to ensure you have an...
Why Running an Effective Meeting Happens Well Before the Meeting Itself – Part 1
As a small business owner, you will likely be managing your employees yourself. Whether you’re managing a team of...
The 6 Common Sense Tips for Small Business Owners
Are you a small business owner? Here are 6 top tips to help you on the way to business success! 1. Don't blow money...
Managing Payroll and Timekeeping in The Digital Age
Perhaps one of the most tedious tasks you have to deal with as a small business owner is managing payroll and...
Understanding Automated Marketing and Utilizing Automated Emailing
As a small business owner, time is crucial, so anything automated is in fact a good thing. Automated payroll,...
Writing Effective Terms and Conditions for The Small Business Owner
There are several key areas you cover properly in your terms and conditions statement, in order to protect you and...
The 4 Key Apps For Small Business Owners
Need help... managing your time? RescueTime: RescueTime aims to increase your productivity by analyzing the way you...
5 Top Tips to Keep You Managing Your Business Like a True Professional
As a small business owner, managing your business will inevitably take up the bulk of your time, at least when...
Remaining on top of your finances: FOUR Key Tips
1. Get informed If you don't know much about managing finances in a business context, or have simply learned on the...
Maximize your business potential online: 4 key tools
When you need a job done and you don't have a ‘go-to guy’, what do you do? You ask around – friends, family – but if...
HR Question of the Week – February 15, 2016
Question: One of our employees has asked for an accommodation. Her desk currently faces a wall, and she has asked to...
HR Question of the Week – November 15, 2015
Question: My employees have different pay rates depending on what job they are performing (landscaping or snow...
HR Question of the Week – September 15, 2015
Question: We are planning to bring in some unpaid interns. Do we need to get them to complete the I-9 forms? Answer:...
The Birmingham Minimum Wage Increase
The Birmingham City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that calls for raising the Birmingham minimum wage to $10.10...
HR Question of the Week – August 15, 2015
Question: One of our managers and an employee in his division were dating for over five years. They broke up a few...
HR Question of the Week – July 15, 2015
Question: Under the Affordable Care Act, are we required to contribute toward the health insurance premiums for our...
HR Question of the Week – May 15, 2015
Question: We have an employee who will be taking FMLA leave when she has a baby in a few months. She has asked to take...
HR Question of the Week – April 15, 2015
Question: One of our employees has asked about FMLA leave following the birth of his child. He and the baby’s mother...
HR Question of the Week – March 15, 2015
Question: What are we required to do in order to specify that an employee is a salaried exempt employee? Are there any...
HR Question of the Week – February 15, 2015
Question: I have an employee who has been taking some classes outside of work. Since starting the coursework, her...