What's the Difference Between An Employee Benefit & Perk?

Justworks

JANUARY 11, 2016

A compensation package from an employer is more than salary. Employee benefits like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, should to be factored into an employee's annual salary. But great work perks also go beyond salary and guaranteed benefits speak to your company's culture. It’s important to know the difference between a perk and a benefit. Want to learn more about both? Download our free guide here. Benefits HR

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Top 11 Causes of Winter Blues at the Office

Justworks

JANUARY 7, 2016

With the new year upon us, make sure your company is doing it all it can to keep its employees happy by ensuring morale is high. SAD (or Seasonal Affective Disorder) can be the strongest in January and February when days tend to be shorter and colder. When morale is low, the obvious result is disengaged employees and a suffering business. And trust us, low morale can really cost you. Business Tip

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Employee Turnover: 6 Reasons Why Good Employees Leave

Justworks

JANUARY 27, 2016

Ebbs and flows in an organization’s staff are not uncommon, but high employee turnover is a sure sign of a much more disruptive undercurrent. According to a Gallup study published earlier this year, one in two employees surveyed cited their boss as the reason for leaving a job. As a manager, steer clear of these six issues that cause employees to leave. HR Management

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Is it Time to Say Goodbye to the Open Office Plan?

Justworks

JANUARY 21, 2016

Open office plans became a trend in the last few years. So much of a trend in fact, that 70% of offices have low partitions, or no partitions at all, anymore. All kinds of companies — startups, tech, finance — started implementing an open plan for various reasons. Some company owners cite open collaboration and transparency as their reasons for switching over to the new design. Business Tips

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

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Work Fearlessly With Justworks' Free Resources Library

Justworks

JANUARY 25, 2016

Here at Justworks, we’re always trying to find ways to help your small business run smoother. That’s why we’ve blogged and written eBooks: to share what we’ve learned on growing a business and a team. After more than a year of blogging regularly, we’ve published hundreds of articles and it may be hard to choose which ones are most relevant to you. Justworks Love

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Upgrade Your Morning Routine To Become A More Productive Leader

Justworks

JANUARY 29, 2016

The best business leaders know how to make the best use of their time — and that all starts before heading to the office. Take billionaire John Paul DeJoria, for example, who takes five minutes for quiet reflection. Or exec Kat Cole, who drinks 24 ounces of water every morning. But for most people, it takes a while to develop a health-conscious routine that allows maximum creativity and productivity. So how do you make your daily routine as productive as a productive leader? Here are some tips on how to start your morning off right. Business Tips

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Know the Basics: C-Corporation Advantages & Disadvantages

Justworks

JANUARY 4, 2016

Things have been moving along nicely with your business. Perhaps it started as a sole proprietorship and then you brought on another partner and decided to expand to a Limited Liability Company (LLC). But at some point, you decide that the time is right to incorporate your business. This is known as forming a C-Corp, which gets its name because it is governed by the Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code. Business Tips

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7 Ways Your Employees Benefit From A 401(k)

Justworks

JANUARY 15, 2016

Your employees are at risk if they aren’t planning for their future. Saving money is not easy, but it’s essential to achieving financial well being. The sooner employees start saving, the stronger their retirement will be down the line. And a 401(k) is an important savings opportunity for employees that only an employer can give them. But offering a 401(k) is worth the perceived hassle. 401(k

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Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

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How to Calculate the Value of Employee Perks

Justworks

JANUARY 22, 2016

Gym membership. Company car. Lunch-time sushi bar. Post-lunch yoga session. Friday evening office happy hour. For some, these are everyday features of a standard workplace. For the appreciative and the jealous, they are persuasive perks. Companies competing for top talent are embracing all kinds of new employee perks that promote health, work-life balance, and staff motivation. As a forward-thinking leader, you've probably noticed what kinds of employee perks other businesses offer. Now you can decide which ones are worth it for your company by calculating the costs of fringe benefits.

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Time Off for Small Business Leaders: Yes, You Do Need It

Justworks

JANUARY 26, 2016

Leading a business isn't as much a 9-5 job as a 24-hour lifestyle. You're no stranger to the hard work and sacrifice that comes with your company’s growth — and in the battle for balance, R&R are usually the first sacrifices to the entrepreneurial gods. But the question you should be asking yourself is whether that's really the best strategy for running a business. While we all agree that taking time off is nice, it’s easy to forget just how vital such breaks are to our physical and mental well-being. Business Tips Fun Vacation Policy

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Tax Deductions for Small Businesses Giving to Charity

Justworks

JANUARY 14, 2016

Giving to a charity has many benefits for small business, not the least of which are the tax deductions that it offers. A tax deduction reduces the amount of income that is subject to tax and therefore reduces the amount of taxes you owe. charitable contribution is a great way for businesses to receive tax benefits, but what how exactly does it all work? Taxes

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9 Ways to Boost Your Networking Skills With Startups

Justworks

JANUARY 20, 2016

Networking. You’ve heard it before, and we'll say it again: it is vastly important. We’re told that it's also essential for finding a job, building a name, and staying connected. But a lot of the time, it's hard to know where to start. This can be especially tricky with startups. There is no traditional school in which to build your core network, businesses are changing all the time, and the climate can be completely different from traditional fields. So naturally, making a connection is slightly different than the traditional professional world. But fear not — it’s not as terrible as it seems.

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

Know the Basics: S-Corporation Advantages & Disadvantages

Justworks

JANUARY 8, 2016

In our guide to setting up a C-Corporation , we covered how corporations run into the risk of double taxation. What does this mean? The profits that the corporation makes are taxed and then any dividends that are distributed to shareholders are also taxed. The S-Corporation (or S-Corp) is an eligible C-corporation that can be converted and treated as a S-Corporation through a specific IRS tax election. Once that happens, the profits and losses can be passed through the corporation to the individual shareholders. Business Tips

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 11, 2016

There is no shortage of metrics driving Quality of Hire today, which should be a good thing, but, like any other process, there are inefficiencies that waste time and resources. Talent Analytics Quality of Hire

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Grovo HR

JANUARY 12, 2016

David Bowie is gone. It chills me just to type. He was so…not human. How could he be dead? Facing the strange indeed. As I sifted through various articles about his passing, I saw all sorts of words used to describe him: rock star, artist, visionary, chameleon, and my personal favorite: weirdo. Doesn’t get any bigger. 1. Don’t wait for the next big thing. Become it. Do you? An alien?

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Get Hppy

JANUARY 14, 2016

Whether you’re the CEO of a small startup, or the leader of a large company, employee engagement should be one of your priorities. In today’s fast-moving economy, having a well-performing workforce with a high retention rate is essential for business growth. How do you make engagement happen? What are the key engagement drivers in your team and how are managers influencing employee engagement?

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

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ATD Human Capital

JANUARY 18, 2016

One million Millennials enter the workforce each year, according to ATD research. What’s more, by 2020, 40 percent of the workforce will be composed of Millennials; this percentage will increase to 75 percent by 2025. Are your organization and talent development function prepared for the changes that come with this generation? Millennials Need Soft Skills Training.

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UpstartHR

JANUARY 18, 2016

One of the benefits that has received growing attention in the last year is unlimited vacation time. It is positioned as the “ultimate” in paid time away from work, and many of the people who have read the news articles about the plans have wondered what it would be like to implement such a plan. I’m here to tell you: avoid the hype. Want to know what topped the list?

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ATD Human Capital

JANUARY 13, 2016

Why should talent development professionals learn about neuroscience? Why should we study the workings of the brain and nervous system? Understanding the brain helps us explain why instructional design practices work. It helps us understand why people embrace change—or not—and why some leadership practices are more effective than others. Basic Brain Science. The U.S. Animals move.

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Visier

JANUARY 7, 2016

One fascinating source of information that the BLS publishes is known as JOLTS , or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. There is a goldmine of information contained within that gives us insight ranging from the state of the economy to how hard it will likely be to make that next critical hire. And something exceedingly rare has just appeared. So what is the conclusion? And how many can we hire?

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Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

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Linkage

JANUARY 25, 2016

Are you one of the millions of people around the world suffering from change fatigue? If so, you have plenty of company, and if you are a leader you are most likely struggling with how to overcome this phenomenon. As a matter of fact, according to the 2013 Katzenbach Center Survey on Culture and Change Management, 65% of employees globally are change fatigued. They are waiting for change to stop.

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 4, 2016

Maintaining a competitive advantage in this marketplace can be challenging. Despite the booming HR tech industry and advances in HR management, bad hires, low performers and toxic employees somehow make their way onto the payroll and wreak havoc on company resources. That’s where. Quality of Hire. comes in, but defining the term and having the means to measure it don’t come easy. Quality of Hire

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What is Paul Thinking

JANUARY 14, 2016

This post is a redo of a post from a few years back (about 4 or 5 to be not-exact.) I decided to remix/repost based on a twitter conversation I had with @TrishMcFarlane and @AKABruno (aka Matt Stollack.). Trish said: “Interesting. Recognition makes me uncomfortable (personally) but validation is important to me. Wonder why?”. Today the idea of recognition is huge! Yet engagement numbers still lag.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Employees are what make, build and grow a business. Their success often directly equates to a business’ success. And success as we know it cannot occur without going through a few rounds of failures. It’s just a part of the growth cycle.

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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.

Linkage

JANUARY 6, 2016

Ronald Heifetz, the father of adaptive leadership, made the observation that organizations and their leaders “feel pressure to solve problems quickly, to move to action.” We live and work in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world that demands our quick response. Additionally, Additionally, our culture is driven by winning and achieving financial success. Let me explain….

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RecognizeThis!

JANUARY 11, 2016

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Employees who engage their authentic selves at work contribute to unparalleled employee and customer experiences. I was reading a recent Forbes article that discussed the distinction between employees’ authentic engagement versus scripted service in creating an unparalleled customer experience. Why is it so hard? How did you go about recognizing that moment?

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Laurie Ruettimann

JANUARY 19, 2016

Are you tired? Just about a month ago, I went to an all-day meeting with a bunch of people who are adults, parents and productive members of society. Everybody looked exhausted. scanned the room and saw nothing but droopy eyelids. The thirty-eight-year-old creative director was pounding Red Bull Total Zero®. Most of the women were drinking Diet Coke. Get your heart rate up during the day.

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TriNet

JANUARY 15, 2016

Guest post by Quill.com. Please also check out our previous post on scent aversions in the workplace. Stand at the door of your office. Are you looking at a clean and orderly workspace or a. Visit site for full story. Safety & Wellness in the Workplace clean workplace office organization

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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory.

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What is Paul Thinking

JANUARY 20, 2016

( Steve Boese posted today on how Netflix sees their real time data and the HR spin. It reminded me of the following slightly edited post I wrote back in February 2015 on a different blog. Enjoy this blast from the past.). Big data is all the rage. It has been seen on all the fashion runways related to tech and HR. If you aren’t wearing big data, you are soooo behind the times. Right? It won’t.

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Globoforce

JANUARY 14, 2016

The emotional cast of Pixar’s “Inside Out.” ” Type “emotion in the workplace” into Google search and you’ll get pages of how-to articles on managing your emotions—from the perils of crying at work to controlling your temper and other negative emotions. While these articles are well intentioned, there is more to the story on the role emotion plays at work. RELATED POSTS.

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Hoops

JANUARY 13, 2016

Hiring, like most areas of business, is about wins and losses. It’s about making the right decisions at the right times, eating the costs of wrong decisions and hopefully learning from them. Recruiters are always on the lookout for superstar hires that can make a difference from day one. But sometimes, great hires are overlooked. The next Kurt Warner is out there, it’s up to you to find him.

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Hoops

JANUARY 13, 2016

Hiring, like most areas of business, is about wins and losses. It’s about making the right decisions at the right times, eating the costs of wrong decisions and hopefully learning from them. Recruiters are always on the lookout for superstar hires that can make a difference from day one. But sometimes, great hires are overlooked. The next Kurt Warner is out there, it’s up to you to find him.

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Needed: A shift from traditional performance management systems (organized as an annual review process) to newer performance development systems (organized around real-time dynamics). Download part one in a series to gain insight into why this shift must happen and why it needs to happening now

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