Creating an Employee Handbook Employees Will Use

All employee handbooks look the same, right? While part of that may be true, depending on what state laws you must abide by, many companies have decided to customize them to speak to the culture and voice of their company and here’s why. The Employee Handbook should… Introduce employees to your culture, mission and values.
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Software Scoop: TinyPulse and Employee Engagement

Can you imagine that more than half the people at work don’t actually want to be there? That’s very scary, and yet, according to Office Vibe, that is reality.  A whopping 51% of workers are looking to leave their current jobs. This is costly on several levels. Financially, turnover is expensive of course. But employees
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Recruiting in 2019

Don’t be left behind in 2019- embrace the changes in the recruiting process! As we start a new year, it is the perfect time to implement new recruiting practices for your business. Check out TalentLyft’s 15 New Recruiting Trends You Should Implement in 2019. And while you are in the “recruitment zone,” contact our expert
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How to Hire when Unemployment is Low

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Low unemployment is awesome for the economy. Low unemployment is terrific for job seekers. Low unemployment can be a challenge, however, for employers looking to fill vacancies. But employers are in luck! ApplicantPro has 4 tips for hiring great employees in the low unemployment climate.     Need assistance with your hiring? Contact the Fine
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Holiday Stress in the Workplace: 10 Tips for Management

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Workplace stress tends to escalate during the holiday season-and in a diverse work environment, employees may be celebrating holidays at different times. It is costly to businesses as well as to your valued employees when holiday stress takes over your workplace. When businesses proactively put practices in place to alleviate the holiday stress, their employees
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HR Solutions for Small Businesses: SciArt Software, Inc. Benefit Package Implementation

“As an experienced CEO of a small startup with seed funding, I needed to set up a benefit package for our company.  Lisa was extremely easy to work with and gave me great advice on which benefits to select. She helped me through the entire process of enrolling the company and enrolling the employees. We
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5 Reasons You Should Hire an HR Consultant for Your Small Business

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Starting a business is one path to getting the financial stability and freedom you want. Here’s why you’ll want to hire the services of an HR consulting firm while you try your best to get your business off the ground. Avoid bad hires A bad hire can compromise team productivity levels in the worst way.
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Software Scoop: GoodHire

In this blog series, Fine Point Consulting reviews accounting, HR, and other software we use in our office or on behalf of our clients. Check it out! You might just learn about a great new tool for your own business. GoodHire is an FCRA-compliant employment background-screening service that “takes the headache out of running background
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Software Scoop: Greenhouse

In this blog series, Fine Point Consulting reviews accounting, HR, and other software we use in our office or on behalf of our clients. Check it out! You might just learn about a great new tool for your own business. Greenhouse is a recruiting optimization platform designed to make companies great at hiring. Their software
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TEDTalks: The Puzzle of Motivation

Have you read any books by Daniel Pink? He’s authored several titles on reshaping work, employee behavior, and the new workplace, including Drive, To Sell is Human, and Free Agent Nation. I’d recommend his work for your business bookshelf. Pink’s 2009 TEDTalk, “The Puzzle of Motivation,” really got me thinking about my own employees in
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