Record Keeping and Reporting
Employers are required by law to file reports on payroll and taxes, health and retirement benefits, equal opportunity reporting, and...
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Mar 30, 20183 min read
Salary Histories: Why They Shouldn't Matter
You’ve heard the old adage: there are three things to avoid in polite conversation; politics, religion, and money. When hiring, it’s been...
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Managing, Coaching, or Mentoring?
Employee management is often used as a catch-all term for anything that has to do with training, skill building, or career development....
Mar 9, 20183 min read
Job Descriptions: Not Just for Recruiting
Have you given much thought to job descriptions lately? Do you only use them when there is a job vacancy and the rest of the time they...
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Should You Be Outsourcing Payroll?
You’re running your business. Happy that you have a few, or maybe even more than a few employees. But, there are certain duties that...
Feb 23, 20183 min read
Watch Where You Sit
Do you remember sitting in a classroom? More than likely, your teacher assigned seats and you probably weren’t next to anyone you really...
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Age Discrimination in the Workplace
A Gallup poll from May 2016 found 31% of non-retired workers plan to be employed until they are 68 or older. Those who consider...
Feb 9, 20182 min read
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Signed into law in 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will bring changes to both corporate and individual taxes in the hopes of stimulating...
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Read This Before You Click Send
There is a quote from Martin Lomasney, a Boston politician from early 1900’s who said, “Never write if you can speak; never speak if you...
Jan 26, 20183 min read
Medical and Recreational Marijuana Use and the Workplace
Across the nation, the attitude towards marijuana use, both medical and recreational, has changed greatly over the last decade. In 2016,...
Jan 19, 20182 min read
Working 9-5...and Then Some
Overtime rules can get complicated. The FLSA (Federal Labor Standards Act) requires employers to pay nonexempt employees one and a half...
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Fostering a Positive Workplace Culture
Would you be surprised to learn that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that over three billion dollars a year is lost due to...
Jan 5, 20182 min read
New Year, New You?
New Year’s Resolutions. Love them or hate them, as the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, most of us think about them. These resolutions...
Dec 23, 20173 min read
NOW HEAR THIS!?!? Thoughts on Written and Verbal Business Communication
Hi!!! And welcome 2 another blog from De Novo HRC!! Was that opening a little unexpected coming from a professional? Today there are more...
Dec 15, 20173 min read
Should You Disappear During the "Missing Week"?
Romjul. Have you heard of it? It’s not the latest new frustrating piece of furniture to assemble from Ikea. It is the Norwegian custom of...
Dec 8, 20172 min read
Office Cliques and Politics
Were you under the impression that you left cliques behind after you graduated high school? That when you reached adulthood and began...
Dec 1, 20172 min read
'Tis the Season: Holiday Bonus Time
You’ve probably been seeing holiday decorations and lights since just after Halloween, but now that we’re past Thanksgiving, there is no...
Nov 17, 20173 min read
If You Build It, Will They Come? Receiving a Return on an Onsite Fitness Facility
According to the CDC approximately 75% of employer health care costs are due to the lifestyle choices of the employee. Employee wellness...
Nov 10, 20174 min read
Planning an Onsite Fitness Facility
According to a 2015 study conducted by SHRM (The Society for Human Resource Management) 70% of companies surveyed provide wellness...
Oct 27, 20172 min read
Managing Remote Employees
GlobalWorkPlaceAnalytics.com recently published research that shows more than 80% of the US workforce would like to be able to work...
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