Key Steps for Expanding Your Business Internationally
Expanding your business internationally is an exciting step, but it’s important to be well-prepared. After all, the last thing you want is to encounter unexpected [...]
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Cat Symonds is a freelance writer, editor, and translator. Originally from Wales, she studied Spanish and French at the University of Swansea before moving to Barcelona where she lived and worked for 12 years. She has since relocated back to Wales where she continues to build her business, working with clients in Spain and the UK.
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Essential Payroll Checklist for Employers
Payroll is often cited as one of the most complicated aspects of running a small business. You need to calculate due amounts for each employee, [...]
Comprehensive Guide to Employer Payroll Taxes
Payroll can be a complex and time-consuming process, especially if you are a small business owner juggling multiple responsibilities. You need to make sure your [...]
Employer’s Guide to Biweekly Pay
If you are a small business owner, then you are probably all too familiar with the importance of having an effective payroll schedule in place [...]
How Factorial Can Help Your Consulting Firm Scale-Up
So, things are going well and you’re thinking of scaling up your small business? Taking things to the next level and expanding your consultancy services [...]
Is there a Working Hours Limit for Employees?
As a business owner, you will often encounter times when you need an employee to work extra hours. This might be because of staffing issues, [...]
Work Break Laws by State: Guide
As far as the law is concerned, one of your biggest responsibilities as an employer is managing your workforce in a fair and reasonable way [...]
Backfill Positions: What Are They?
Backfilling is when you fill a vacant position in your company, either temporarily or permanently. The aim is to prevent disruptions and maintain operational stability [...]
7 Best Performance Management Practices
Performance appraisals. Just the term can send shivers down the spines of both employees and managers. Traditionally seen as a once-a-year, check-the-box exercise, they often [...]
24 Examples of Performance Goals at Work
We’re willing to bet that your ultimate aim as a business is to be as successful as possible, right? Of course, it is. But the [...]
The Skill Will Matrix: Complete Guide
Generally speaking, the level of productivity in your company depends on two factors: how skilled your employees are, and how willing they are to work. [...]
What Is a Performance Review Period?
Performance reviews are an essential cog in the wheel of employee development and organizational growth. They help you identify an employee’s strengths and weaknesses so [...]
How to Reduce Time Theft at Work: Employer’s Guide
As an employer, one of the most crucial roles you have in terms of maintaining productivity and paying your employees fairly is managing their work [...]
California Workplace Violence Law: Guide
Workplace violence is being increasingly recognized as a significant threat to employee health and organizational stability. If a company fails to address this threat, both [...]
Employer’s Guide to Federal Employee Break Laws
No matter how dedicated and hardworking your employees are, there will be certain points throughout the day when they need to take a break to [...]
Maternity Leave Laws in Florida
No matter how dedicated and loyal your staff is, at some point or another, they will need to take leave. Leave can come in many [...]
Florida Overtime Wage Law
Florida has a thriving economy that’s driven by a diverse range of industries including agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and international trade. Some of these industries rely [...]
Florida Laws for Salaried Employees
There are many different types of workers in the U.S., the most common being salary and hourly employees. Aside from the obvious difference in terms [...]
Florida Laws on Firing Employees
Although Florida is an at-will state, there are still a number of state and federal laws that employers need to comply with when it comes [...]
Employer’s Guide to Workplace Harassment in Florida
As with any other state in the U.S., employers in Florida have a legal responsibility to ensure that their workplace is free from harassment. This [...]
Guide to Florida Anti-Discrimination Laws
Creating a workplace culture and environment where all your employees feel safe from discrimination and harassment is not just the right thing to do – [...]
Employer’s Guide to Workers’ Compensation in Florida
If you are an HR professional in The Sunshine State, then you are probably already familiar with the concept of workers’ compensation in Florida. But [...]
Guide to Unemployment Compensation in Florida
Unlike most other states, Florida does not have state withholding taxes. However, other important employer taxes do apply. Most notably, if your business is based [...]
Florida Employee Tax: Guide for Employers
Florida’s tax-friendly environment, renowned for not having a state personal income tax, makes it an attractive choice for both businesses and individuals. However, understanding the [...]