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When a Growing Company Should Bring In Outside HR Expertise vs Handle It Internally

Somewhere between "the office manager handles HR on the side" and "we have an HR department," most growing companies pass…

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When Your New Employer SUTA Rate Resets in a New State

A company that has run payroll for eight years assumes its state unemployment tax rate has settled into something low…

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The Recruiting to Payroll Connection Doesn’t End at the First Paycheck

Most of what gets written about connecting an applicant tracking system to payroll covers one narrow window: the offer gets…

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Why Your SUTA Rate Went Up When Nothing Changed This Year

The annual rate notice arrives, and the number is higher. No layoffs this quarter. No unusual turnover. Payroll ran the…

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What Running Things Manually Is Actually Costing You

You are running payroll the way you set it up when you were half this size. The team has grown,…

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Candidate Tracking Software Pricing FAQs for Owners Who Approve the Spend

If you're the owner or CEO signing off on candidate tracking software, you're probably not the person who'll spend all…

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What HR Leaders Need From a Candidate Relationship Management System

When people search for a candidate relationship management system, they are usually looking for one thing: a way to manage…

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How to Assess Your Accountant’s Actual Payroll Scope

Most growth-stage companies do not choose to run payroll through their accountant. They inherit the arrangement. The CPA firm that…

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3 Frameworks for Assessing Your Accountant or CPA as a Payroll Option

Most growth-stage companies never sit down and ask their accountant, in writing, exactly what "handling payroll" means. The relationship usually…

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