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Think You're Too Small for an HCM System?

Ah yes, I remember it well... It was a warm, sunny day in early June 2016. Our main conference room ...

Payroll

Remote workers are common, but Asia?

Local Payroll Professionals Who Help Your Business Grow It was a typical dreary, start-of-spring aft...

Benefits

Payroll Deduction Life Insurance

How to Find Life Insurance In Today's World Several years ago, I put in a voluntary term life insura...

Payroll

When we accept a new payroll client, Connect & Sim

Connect & Simplify: Client Discovery – We ask a lot of questions when we interview a prospective new...

Benefits

Modernize Your Open Enrollment

6 Reasons to use an electronic Benefit Enrollment System: 1. Streamlined process: Automate and strea...

Payroll

Your Complete Guide to Payroll Automation

And How it Can Help Your Business Grow Learn the ins and outs of payroll automation, including the b...

Benefits

Enhancing Workplace Happiness

The Value of Voluntary Benefits for Employees and Companies In today’s fast-paced and competitive jo...

Benefits

5 Reasons Why Employers/Brokers Like Benefit Enrol

As an insurance broker, benefit enrollment systems help to remove the chaos surrounding the Benefits...

Benefits

The Financial Benefits of Offering Voluntary Benef

Enhancing Workplace Happiness In today’s competitive labor market, attracting and retaining talent i...

Payroll

What Is Payroll Outsourcing?

Payroll outsourcing is the practice of delegating payroll tasks to a third-party provider. Instead o...

HR

Benefits of Outsourcing HR Functions for Wisconsin

In today's competitive business landscape across Wisconsin, small enterprises often manage multiple ...

HCM

Changing HCM Platforms

Under Pressure or is it an opportunity to make a change? What does the massive hit song from 1981 Un...

HCM

5 Reasons HCM Is The Answer

What does Lean On Me by Bill Withers (1972) have to do with running your business efficiently? It do...

HCM

Navigating HCM Systems Can Seem As Though You’re I

For those who don’t know, my husband and I are avid motorcyclists! He’s the driver and trip planner,...

HR

I Before E Except After…

I before E except after C, and in words that sound like A, such as in neighbor or weigh. Most of us ...

Retirement

You Think Anything is Possible? Have You Tried Nai

Have you ever tried nailing jelly to a tree? It seems futile you can’t really tell if you’re making ...

Payroll

5 Reasons Why 'Breaking Up is Hard to do'

What does a #1 hit song from 1962 have to do with breaking up with your payroll services vendor? Let...

Benefits

Summer + Softball Season = Workers' Comp Claims!

It's summer and it's softball season. One of your employees is playing and hits the ball to left fie...

HCM

What is human capital management (HCM)?

Human capital management (HCM) is a set of practices to hire the right people, optimize workforce ma...

Payroll

Payroll for New Business Owners

Help! New business owners, you really do need Help! What does a huge hit from The Beatles back in 19...

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