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The principles and tools to help you build your business
Small Business Week 2023: Ways You Can Make an Impact
National Small Business Week will run from Sunday, April through Saturday, May 6 this year. Here's how to celebrate — and connect with your customers and community.
How to Create a Work Environment That Encourages Career Advancement
Supporting and facilitating professional development allows team members to work at their maximum potential. Here are ways to support employee growth.
Tips for Conducting Effective Manager Performance Reviews
Input from employees who work directly under a manager can be insightful and can lead to better team cohesion and productivity.
Latest articles
Millennials in the workplace: Structure, Feedback, and Keeping Score
Many characteristics have been attributed to Millennials from which have come potentially harmful stereotypes. With around 75,000,000 million millennials in the workplace including >20% in management position, it’s essential for companies to know how to engage with this generation. It’s important to note that whenever we categorize a group of people based on their age […]
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Our Customer "Web Marketing for Dentists"
Welcome to Take Five, our customer Q&A series in which our Zenefits customers share their experiences through five questions! Learn all about WM4D, how they handle their HR issues, and the best business advice one business leader has ever received.
Building a Positive Culture from the Ground Up | 5 Pro Hiring Tips
To stay competitive in today’s talent market, your organization needs a positive culture that sets your team apart. Here are the 5 hiring tips to get there.
Boosting Employee Happiness | 5 Things Employees Value Above Salary
While many believe that employee happiness is linked to salary - that's actually not the case. Read on for 5 things employees value more than their salary.
Onboarding Musts: explaining health insurance
While only 9% of the US population has an understanding of basic health insurance terms, 46% of employees say their HR departments are the best sources of health insurance information. Download our eBook for an appendix of healthcare terms and a break-down of popular health insurance plans, such as PPOs and HMOs.
Three Questions to Ask Your Employer on Equal Pay Day (And Beyond)
Despite strides made in recent decades toward equal opportunity, the wage gap has remained a stubborn and painful reminder of the inequality that we have yet to overcome. Beth Steinberg, our Chief People Officer, gives us three questions to ask our employers on Equal Pay Day.
Effective Leadership: Be Brave but Limit Bravado
Starting a business is hard and becoming increasingly Herculean in the face of global, political, and economic. In my experience, there are a few ingredients that must be in place to enable successful leadership: the most important being bravery without bravado.
People Analytics in the Recruitment Process
One of the largest growing trends in the HR world today is “people analytics,” or the data analysis techniques applied to understanding and improving processes that affect employees, job-seekers, performance management, and everything human capital. These tools have become crucial for recruiting talent-- here's why.
Parental Leave as a Benefit: State vs. Federal Law
In the absence of paid parental leave provisions in federal law, a growing number of jurisdictions have begun to fill the gap. Read on for an overview of the options for new parents in these areas, and follow the Zenefits blog to find out how we can help you comply with new regulations in your state or city.
Sabbatical With a Cause: Conditional Sabbaticals Benefit Everyone
If your organization is looking for a new way to attract and inspire your staff, promote your company values, and give back to a cause or charitable organization, offering conditional sabbaticals as a perk could help. Here’s what you need to know.
Spotlight
Essential Collaboration Tools and Apps for Remote Workers
Collaboration tools with features like project tracking, video conferencing, and screen sharing help companies connect with remote teams.
How to Boost Productivity and Stay Motivated by Taking Breaks While WFH
It may sound counterintuitive, but many studies have shown a link between taking breaks and increased productivity.
by
Sasha
Kanji
10 Workplace Lessons Learned from COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed everything about the workplace. Here’s how businesses can plan for the future with information they learn from this crisis.
Establishing Work-From-Home Parameters with Your Employees
Small businesses are receiving an influx of work-from-home requests due to COVID-19. As an SBO, accepting or denying requests should depend on a variety of factors.
by
Dan
Marzullo
Building an Employee Engagement Survey
Companies with engaged employees outperform their competitors. Discover sample questions and categories to help you build a customized employee engagement survey for your company.
Resources
Coronavirus Checklist
An editable .docx template preloaded with tools and tips...
HR6201
Meeting HR6201 Mandates...
Employee Retention Strategies
Staff retention strategies that work...
Tips to Conserve Cash
A list of grants and federal aid available during COVID-19...