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13 Ways To Onboard Happy Employees and Increase Retention
Justworks
DECEMBER 21, 2015
We've also built an infographic on how to best create a warm welcome for employees. You can check it out here. The onboarding experience is crucial for employee retention. This is the moment at which you can set someone up for success within your company. Onboarding without a set process is difficult for a new company. Current employees don't normally feel like they have time to do it.
Master Employee Appreciation With These 35 Inexpensive Ideas
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
We all work long, hard hours. And that hard work can sometimes go without much recognition or appreciation. But it’s important to reward your employees for a job well done. Some surveys have shown that employee recognition has a direct correlation to employee satisfaction, and satisfied employees do better work and are less inclined to leave. Business Tips
How To Hire, For Startups At Every Level
Justworks
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Hiring as a small company is crucial. Your team is small, company potential feels huge, and every team member matters. So how do you identify what role you need to fill first? We spoke with three entrepreneurs about how to hire and when to scale your startup's team. Isaac Oates , Justworks' very own founder and CEO. Chantel Waterbury the founder and CEO of Chloe + Isabel.
8 Productivity Tips to Maximize Working Time at Your Desk
Justworks
AUGUST 19, 2015
Our work lives are fast paced, jam packed, and seem to get longer and longer. 00-5:00? Not anymore. Most of us feel like we have an ever-growing pile of work and not enough time in the day to actually sit down and finish it. How can we save time at work? And more importantly, how can we better utilize the active work time have between meetings? Okay, maybe wearing the same thing everyday to reduce decision fatigue doesn’t appeal to you, so here are some of the best tips we found (although coffee never hurt, too): Business Tips
Are your managers ready for a world without formal performance reviews?
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The future of the formal performance review sparked a lively debate in 2015. SETTING. EXPECTATIONS: My team members are clear on. their roles & responsibilities. 2. DELEGATING: I effectively identify tasks that. others can take on to develop their. capabilities and free my time for. more strategic activities. 3. COACHING: I support my team members by. challenging and encouraging them.
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Isaac Oates: Announcing Our Partnership With Aetna
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
At Justworks, we consistently hear from our customers that they want to provide their teams with great healthcare. We listened. So we’re thrilled to announce a partnership with Aetna, one of the largest health insurance carriers in the US with a massive national network. Aetna shares our vision for providing a next-generation HR platform to the next generation of companies and their teams. And we.
This Year, Try These 7 Straightforward Employee Rewards
Justworks
DECEMBER 9, 2015
It’s the end of a long year of hard work, and your employees are tired and ready for a bit of a break. Turn to year-end employee rewards to show your appreciation for all of their efforts. While it’s a good idea to show employee appreciation all year long, now’s the time to really make your team feel recognized, appreciated, and happy.
3 Surefire Ways to Make Your Remote Employees Loathe You
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Working from home or working remotely is becoming increasingly common these days. Companies are hiring employees from anywhere in the world without needing them to come into the office. (By the way, hiring remote workers does require a different recruiting approach. Check out our rules for hiring remote employees here.). HR Management
Isaac Oates: Building Skyscrapers In 2016
Justworks
DECEMBER 10, 2015
With 2016 around the corner, we’ve been taking a look at what Justworks has accomplished this year and will accomplish in the next. And as we’ve constructed our 2016 plan, we’ve circulated our discussions more and more around building skyscrapers. We've started to think of Justworks as Manhattan. The bedrock that Manhattan is built on is what makes this city so special. company culture.
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.
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3 Employee Incentives That Actually Improve Workplace Performance
Justworks
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Do incentives really affect workplace performance? The short answer is yes, yes they do. Motivating employees to perform their duties in the most efficient and effective way is a simple way to help maximize the business’s profits. Employee incentives are generally broken into three types: Cash and non-cash incentives. Prizes. Recognition awards. Read our free guide here. Benefits
Computer Science Education: Our CSNYC Event & 8 Questions With Justworks Employee #2
Justworks
OCTOBER 28, 2015
The Justworks office is buzzing about our upcoming event with CSNYC next week. Fred Wilson will be talking about bringing computer science education to every child in NYC, a mission that's gained momentum thanks to CSNYC. Who: Justworks, Fred Wilson and CSNYC. Where: Justworks headquarters at 151 W. 26th St 12th Fl, New York, NY. Tickets: get them here. Justworks Love Fun
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors: What Could Go Wrong?
Justworks
OCTOBER 22, 2015
In response to our article regarding whether part-time or temporary workers are employees or independent contractors , one reader wrote the following: I sit in a pod with 3 other full time employees doing the exact same work I'm doing. Company supplies a computer, a phone extension, an email address. They had me sign a contract that said “I am not a full-time worker, company is not liable”, etc.
Staying Compliant: Questions To Avoid When Conducting An Interview
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Believe it or not, your responsibility to stay compliant begins before you’ve even hired someone. The interviewing process is often ground zero for employment law violations. Inappropriate interview questions can run afoul of discrimination laws, potentially resulting in a lawsuit. Here are a few thorny topics that might come up during an interview and tips for handling them legally. HR Complianc
4 Ways to Close the Learning-Doing Gap for Front-Line Managers [GUIDE]
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According to BearingPoint Institute (2015), “The. KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41% of training. Redesigning the Organization, 2015). FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.
Change Your Interviewing Approach When Hiring For Remote Jobs
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OCTOBER 1, 2015
We've built a comprehensive guide on hiring remote employees and managing them effectively. Download it for free here. The presence of telecommuters is growing in the workforce and companies are placing greater importance on distributing their teams. I t’s become essential to understand recruitment, hiring, and effective management of workers outside your office. Recruiting
The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Company Retreat
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Doing a company retreat is similar to doing an employee review : If you actually care about the results, you’ll have a great one. But if you’re going to take valuable feedback and fail to act on it, you’ll spend lots of money and yield few results. To ensure that you don’t have a boring or useless company offsite, you have to really believe that they are useful. Otherwise, you’re going to walk in, do some trust falls and ice breakers, and walk out not having any more plans than when you went in. So how do you ensure your offsite event isn’t a waste of time?
Looking Back On 2015 With Justworks' Will Young
Justworks
DECEMBER 30, 2015
2015 has been a big year for Justworks ( see CEO Isaac Oates’ recap here ). So we connected with Will Young, the head of that team through 2015, to look back on the year. We’ve grown our revenue sevenfold and our customer base by nearly the same. The Justworks team has grown from about 20 to 75+. Justworks Love Fun
How To Make Your First Sales Hire
Justworks
JULY 30, 2015
Building out a sales team is a crucial step in any early-growth company. The timing may vary. Founders may start off selling themselves, wait until more funding comes in, or until after revenue hits a certain point to build a sales team. Founder Talk Recruiting
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.
How to Smoothly Fire and Lay Off Employees
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AUGUST 12, 2015
You know you have to lay off an employee, and you dread doing it. Firing people because they did something wrong, or simply laying them o ff because of what is happening within your business, involves sensitive emotions. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to mitigate the discomfort of letting employees go. Apply the following tips as you prepare to let someone go, as you inform your employee that his job has been terminated, and as you deal with the aftermath of the event. We've also built a more in-depth guide on how to fire an employee. Prepare for the discussion.
Can Mandated No-Meeting Days Help Your Office's Productivity?
Justworks
AUGUST 14, 2015
I hate meetings. There is a common misconception in the work place that people in meetings are getting work done. The idea is that, by sitting around a table and discussing plans of action, work can be approached more efficiently and clearly. But many meetings aren't anywhere near as productive they're intended to be. And that waste of time is interfering in how much money businesses can make in profit. According to Research Digest , there is $37 billion in yearly salary cost for wasted meetings for U.S. businesses. Imagine what your business could do with a little chunk of that $37 billion.
Expenses 101: Are Expense Reimbursements Taxable Income?
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
We've built a guide detailing valid business expenses and showing you how to build an expenses plan. Download it for free here. Every business incurs costs and expenses that reduce the business's taxable income. Sometimes, these expenses may be incurred by employees during the course of business. Compliance
Feature Launch: Add Non-US Based Employees to Justworks!
Justworks
OCTOBER 9, 2015
We've heard from many of you that you'd like your non-US based employees included in the Justworks platform. Even if international employees aren't on Justworks payroll, you'd like to include them in the company directory and the company calendar, allow them to request paid time off, and give them access to the document center. We completely understand. Justworks Love
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.
Netflix Now Offers Generous Parental Leave Plans - Should You?
Justworks
AUGUST 13, 2015
We’ve written about the basics of maternity leave before - and how to start your company’s policy. The minimum time off is 12 weeks according to the FMLA (subject to other requirements), but companies are increasingly offering above and beyond the minimum for new parents. Netflix Announces Unlimited Parental Leave Policy - Should You? Netflix announced last week that it is now implementing an unlimited leave policy for the first full year after birth or adoption. Their reasoning? Employee retention. Here are a few examples: Benefits
Avoid Solopreneur Fatigue With These 14 Survival Tips
Justworks
OCTOBER 15, 2015
It can be difficult working on a one-man team. Flying solo often means working remotely, without a traditional office space, and perhaps without any support - all challenges to staying motivated on the job. But there’s a ton of freedom and creativity in being a solopreneur, too! You have complete control over your mission, your goals, and your execution. Business Tips
Understand the Difference Between a Non-exempt and Exempt Employee
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Exempt and non-exempt are two words that most employers have heard of at least once. And the reason is because all employees are either exempt or non-exempt. There is no middle ground between the two terms, which makes understanding the differences between the two a little easier. We outline each term below
Hiring Remote Employees In A New State: Know The Rules
Justworks
JULY 27, 2015
Working remotely or working from home has become increasingly more common, especially in the digital and tech industries. And managing a team that works remotely can save money and increase productivity. Staying compliant when bringing on new hires is difficult enough, and it's way too easy to make mistakes. But staying compliant is even harder when hiring remote employees in other states. Each state has different rules on how employees are hired and employed. Here's an overview of the rules to keep in mind when hiring in a new state. Benefits HR Compliance Payroll
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.
Correctly Classify Your Employees & Freelancers With Our Infographic
Justworks
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
The nature of the workplace in the US is changing. Employees are increasingly willing to work remotely, part time, and with flexibility. In fact, over 15 million people in the U.S. are self-employed. Companies can employ a variety of employee types. Did you know that a company's workers can fall under seven classifications? Full-time employees. Part-time employees. Temporary workers. Independent contractors. Statutory employees and non-statutory employees. Interns. Volunteers. We've built a comprehensive guide outlining all seven employee types. You can download it for free here.).
Build A Startup Pitch Deck That Will Get You Funded
Justworks
AUGUST 17, 2015
This is a guest post, reprinted with permission from our friends at Early Growth Financial Services. Founder David Ehrenberg breaks down exactly what you need to ask your accountant, to have a real handle on your company's finances. Founder Talk
How PEOs Can Save Your Company Money
Justworks
JULY 23, 2015
Small business using a PEO can save money in many different ways, in large part because PEOs give you the chance to offer more benefits to your employees at a reduced rate. Because of the nature of the business, a PEO can get a better rate for benefits like workers’ compensation, medical benefits, retirement plans, etc. And through this, the PEO is able to save your business money. But what is a PEO? And how does it actually work? What gives it the ability to actually save a small business money on benefits that much larger corporations are able to offer? Benefits
Providing Business Meals to Employees: What Are the Costs?
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Many of the expenses incurred by employees, and perks provided for employees, involve food. Employees eat while traveling, while working, while taking breaks, and while entertaining. When employers provide or pay for these food costs, what are the real costs for both the employer and the employee? Want more info on how business meals work? Download our guide here for free. Business Tips Managemen
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
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1 kineo.com [email protected] 312-846-6656 Hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the term “eLearning” entered the corpo- rate learning lexicon. And just in the last five years, the velocity at which new solutions have entered. the market has gone through the roof. We now. have the ability deploy video, virtual role-plays, and. learning nuggets. rate content. Right? Wrong! impact.
Justworks Lovin' - Our Customer Referral Program
Justworks
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Welcome to the Justworks Lovin’, our official referral program. We’re offering our users an incentive to do what they already do so well: tell their friends about Justworks. Want more information on Justworks first? Get our CEO Isaac Oates' first-hand account on why he built Justworks. Visit our help center or tweet us @JustworksHR. Justworks Love
Know the Basics: Form 1095-C
Justworks
DECEMBER 11, 2015
The IRS Form 1095-C is a brand new form that was created when the Affordable Care Act (or the ACA) became the law of the land. According to the ACA, certain companies must provide provide an option for health insurance to their employees if they are “applicable large employers,” or ALEs. Compliance
15 Office Holiday Party Ideas for Teams of Every Size (and Budget)
Justworks
DECEMBER 3, 2015
It’s that time of year again at the office! Holiday lights, pies in the break room, end of year excitement. and boring or played-out holiday events. The holidays are a time when everyone feels festive, and offices often want to share in that feeling. And any holiday party should be a quality team bonding experience. But the result is often a waste-of-money gift swap or a bad cookie plate.
Maven CEO Kate Ryder On Launching & Running Her Business
Justworks
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
We're gearing up for our first anniversary of Justwomen, a quarterly event we host to celebrate female CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs. Our anniversary event on November 16th features Katherine Ryder, founder and CEO of Maven , and Anu Duggal, the founding partner of F Cubed. At Justwomen, Katherine and Anu will discuss the nature of investments and investing in the startup world.
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