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With the employer mandate quickly approaching in January of 2015, here is a list of suggestions to prepare for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Research your insurance options by discussing with qualified insurance brokers, agents and consultants. Estimate how many employees are enrolled in Medicaid. Estimate how many employees will be eligible for the ACA… Read more »

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July, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Newtek Business Services, Inc. NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority®, with a portfolio of over 100,000 business accounts, announced the findings of its SB Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners. Based on a poll of over 1,500 respondents, the key finding from the… Read more »

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Recently, there has been a thought process on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that large employers (50+ full-time employees) would be able to shift health coverage costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange by paying a tax-free contribution to help pay for premiums. However, in a recent change in… Read more »

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Finding the monetary value and benefit, when using a service, is generally the top priority for a company’s leadership team.    Within the staffing industry, there can be false concepts related to the cost of a staffing service vs. hiring without a service.   Essential Personnel values educating companies on the cost-per-hire and return on investment while… Read more »

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Finding work can be difficult, and the longer you are unemployed, the more difficult it becomes. Many employers are skeptical of job seekers who have been unemployed for a long period of time.  Here are some tips to break out of the unemployment line. Stay Positive Continue the job seeking process, even though it can… Read more »

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In the recent 2013/2014 Towers Watson Staying@Work Survey, employee stress, obesity and lack of physical activity were the top three lifestyle risk factors affecting the workplace.  This is any issue that could compromise the efficiency and profitability of a business and its people. These issues include everything from inadequate training to organizational culture to operational… Read more »