employee onboarding checklist

What Small Businesses Need to Know about Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

The ongoing lawsuits between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have drawn significant attention to workplace issues like harassment and retaliation. For small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), these events highlight crucial HR lessons that can help protect employees and foster a healthy work environment. The Importance of Anti-Harassment Policies First and foremost, businesses must have […]

Work Smarter, Not Harder: HR Partner Wins Awards for Support, ROI & Ease of Use

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

You’re not in HR for the accolades; you’re here to keep things running smoothly – onboarding new hires, managing leave requests, supporting your team through thick and thin, and tackling that seemingly endless to-do list. We get it. That’s why, when awards come in based on feedback from HR professionals just like you, it’s worth […]

HR Advice for Small and Medium Businesses

April 10, 2020May 21, 2020

Are you a small business without in-house HR expertise? You’re not alone! We surveyed hundreds of HR consultants to find out the most crucial HR advice for small and medium businesses that they most frequently find themselves giving. Here’s a sample of the advice that HR consultants most frequently give to the businesses they advise…

How to Offboard Employees: Steps, Checklists and Best Practices

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Someone’s leaving. Here’s how to handle it well, for them, for your team, and for your own sanity. Most companies are pretty good at onboarding. There’s a plan, a welcome kit, maybe a team lunch. But when someone leaves? Half the time it’s a blur of “can you document your stuff?” emails and a cake […]