Your employee handbook is an official declaration of your company’s policies. As such, it can be an important legal safeguard. It helps prevent FLSA and discrimination violations and it can protect you in intellectual property disputes. Your employee handbook should: Provide mandated notifications Outline company policies in detail Reinforce a culture of compliance Ensure supervisors…
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The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) took effect on January 1, 2018. Most business owners I know have already forgotten that we have a new tax law. As we close in on the end of the year, it is important to review the new tax law and the impact it has on small…
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At some point, every employee goes through the hiring process. From entry-level workers to executives, most candidates submit applications and, if they make it to this step, should receive candidate interview feedback. Providing candidate interview feedback can seem painful, regardless of whether or not you are hiring the person. As the interviewer, you’re criticizing someone’s…
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FMLA is the Family and Medical Leave Act. It was signed into law in 1993. Its primary purpose is to ensure that employees can hold their jobs through qualified medical or family leave. FMLA is an important employee protection. Although, FMLA provides employees with a remarkable benefit, there are conditions. Certainly, it’s important to educate…
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At ApplicantStack, we know hiring is a challenging, mysterious combination of art and science. That’s why we jump at the chance to read any books that illuminate the subject, or take a new perspective on traditional thinking. If you’re looking for a last-minute book for your summer reading list, check out what we’ve been chatting…
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Spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is expected to reach $160 billion by the end of 2018, and nearly two-thirds of that spending is on software as a service (SaaS) like cloud recruitment software. Cloud computing has surpassed all expectations because it offers several benefits. Cloud recruitment software like ApplicantStack demonstrates the value of software-as-a-service. Why…
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