Let’s say you’re a small business that doesn’t have enough employees to warrant an entire human resources department. At the same time, the idea of manually doing payroll just doesn’t suit you. After all, who wants to tackle payroll when there...
Once the team is in place, it is generally up to the managers to continue to monitor members’ development. They seek to identify those individuals likely to contribute most to the company. Especially in a smaller startup, it is helpful to recognize exceptional...
Workers who are considered employees do not have to pay their own taxes during the year. Instead, employers withhold income tax from their employees’ paychecks and pay it to the IRS on behalf of the employee. Now, if not enough tax is withheld from each employee’s...
Any manager who confronts an uprising must quell it if they want to keep their job and department intact. History offers some lessons. Today’s cubicle workforces share some common themes with sailors cooped up on long voyages. From the age of discovery to modern...
Unlimited paid time off is a way to signal to employees that your firm is flexible about them taking time off as needed so long as it doesn’t disrupt business. PTO, thus, becomes a way to reward the productive use of work hours. In brief, if employees’...
The science of onboarding is much more elaborate today. It should not be confused with orientation, which is basically a crash course where you find out where the nearest restroom is and other essential information. Onboarding is an extended process that can last from...
