ERISA Summary Plan Description Your company’s Summary Plan Description, or SPD, is the main channel for communicating plan obligations and rights to all beneficiaries and participants. Your SPD is a summary of material provisions that are included in the plan document and needs to be understandable to the average employee. With […]
Common Employee Issues Workplaces run as their own little world. With close proximity to many people that you may not associate with outside of the office, it can be easy for small issues to become huge problems in a matter of days. Watch out for these common employee problems that can […]
Cadillac Tax Basics As the first day of open enrollment for 2016 health care policies get closer and closer, you may be trying to figure out just how the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) high-cost plan tax (HCTP), also known as the “Cadillac plan” tax will affect your employee benefits. The Cadillac […]
Future Performance Reviews Performance reviews that are focused in the past are not able to identify the real contributions that employees are offering to a company. Discussing future capabilities alongside past accomplishments, you are better able to correctly identify the real contributors of success. When discussing a performance review, all managers […]
Employee Training Tips When onboarding a new employee, training is crucial to ensure that they know exactly what their roll is and how they are going to help benefit the company. However, the training process should be an ongoing event to help make sure that all of your employees better their […]
Defamatory Act 2013 Social media is very prevalent in almost every aspect of life, and the professional sector is not able to hide from all social media platforms. While employees posting to social media may not seem like a big deal, it can mean serious problems for companies. The line between […]
Management Skills 101 Managers are one of the most important aspects of running a business. They are able to bring order and organization to the diverse crowd of employees. There are many skills that can help managers be the best possible in both their personal and professional life, including: Great people […]
Interview Tips First impressions only take a couple of seconds to make. When looking for a job, the employer’s first impression of you can be what makes or breaks the interview. Keep these 4 job interview tips in mind to ensure that you are able to land the job of your […]
Health Advocates With all the recent health care reforms, many businesses are getting thousands of phone calls a month with questions about the health plan that they are offering. This is quickly becoming one of the biggest issues for businesses since they do not have the staff or know-how to answer […]
Sales Team Culture A fully engaged sales team is the best way to ensure the success of your business. Creating a nurturing, positive sales culture can help to build up your sales team so that they can do the same for your business. Keep these steps in mind to ensure that […]
