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How Employee Benefits Can Boost Recruiting, Retention, and Reputation

Netchex HR Blog

When you can’t always offer a higher salary than your competitors, a big difference maker can be found in your employee benefits. Big-ticket benefits like health insurance are obvious favorites, but less expensive perks like flexible work and earned wage access also attract job seekers.

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How to Write an Employee Handbook For Your Business

15Five

An employee handbook is key to answering questions like these or pointing an employee to the answer. It isn’t a massive document full of all the policies and procedures your organization uses, but it should be an employee’s first reference point when they have a question about anything your company does.

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An SMB Employer’s Guide to Streamlining Open Enrollment

Extensis

It’s also essential to update your business’s employee handbook as needed. How will messages be sent (via email, posted on a company intranet, or shared in collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams)? Regarding messaging cadence, consider sending several shorter messages instead of one or two lengthy ones that may overwhelm workers.

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Professional Employer Organization (PEO): Right for Your Business?

Business Management Daily

Handling employee benefits and other HR services in-house is extremely difficult for many small businesses. According to research by Secure Data Recovery, 88% of employees have worked at a small business without a dedicated HR team. Pricing will also vary, so you should plan your budget before reviewing PEOs.

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Tailoring a Total Rewards Strategy for Small Business Success

Extensis

A total rewards program for employees includes four major components: compensation, employee benefits, well-being, recognition, and development. Compensation Compensation is the total amount paid to an employee by their employer. Additionally, workers should be trained on what’s available to them.

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21 Types of Employment: Your Hire-To-Retire Guide

AIHR

Benefits: Apprentices may receive some full-time employee benefits—such as health insurance and paid time off (PTO)—especially in unionized industries. When to offer it: When you want to maintain flexibility for both the company and employees. You can also distribute clear employee handbooks to avoid any confusion.

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HR’s Complete Guide to the Employee Handbook 

AIHR

An employee handbook should be the backbone of any organization to provide guidance and clarity on all HR-related items. Every HR team spends significant time and energy answering employee HR-related questions. Therefore, an employee handbook is a perfect medium to ensure you meet local legal requirements in your company.

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