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Noncompliance and What Your Business Could Lose

Zenefits

If you don’t have an HR department, you — the SBO — may be the one responsible for compliance, payroll, benefits, and tracking timesheets, as well as fostering an attractive company culture and creating recruiting strategies for top talent. Problems like wage issues or allegations of discrimination are major red flags for top talent.

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Everything You Need to Know About Workforce Optimization

Zenefits

Workplace discrimination , bullying, or harassment. For access to these workforce optimization tools and more, check out Zenefits’ people operations platform. Stress that is caused by a heavy workload, long work hours, tight deadlines, monotonous work, financial anxiety, medical problems, family issues, etc. Onboarding. Scheduling.

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How to Handle Age Discrimination in Hiring and Retention

Zenefits

And while many consider 50 to be the age that tips older employees into the realm of ageism, workers as young as 40 have experienced age discrimination. Before we get into all the details, let’s define ageism, look at some examples, and highlight ways to reduce age discrimination in the office. Age discrimination and retention.

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Retirees Are Re-entering the Workforce: What It Means for Employers

Zenefits

An integrated time/labor, onboarding, HR, benefits, and payroll solution can speed up the administrative process while keeping accuracy intact. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Federal and applicable state and local payroll tax laws. Include older workers in your engagement and retention strategy. Hire smartly.

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HR Consulting Firms for Small Businesses: 15 Leading Experts

Astron Solutions

Compensation, payroll, and benefits management. Anti-discrimination laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, social security policies, OSHA requirements, and more are all essential areas of compliance that HR services can support. Zenefits — Best for streamlined onboarding. Internal communications.

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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

Zenefits

When handling an EEOC investigation or other investigation, one of the ways to keep matters from ballooning into huge headaches is for employers to be diligent about investigating employee complaints of discrimination , harassment, and retaliation. What does California law say about discrimination, harassment, and retaliation?

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HR, Benefits, and Payroll Compliance Trends for 2021

Zenefits

To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up human resources, benefits, and payroll compliance trends to look out for in 2021. Payroll taxes. HR/payroll automation. Examine: Discrimination risks, such as during hiring and performance management. Payroll taxes, here to stay. Now as we venture into 2021, more pivots await.