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Competing for Top Talent As a Small Business

Attracting Top Employees If you’re a small company, it’s not always easy to provide the “large-scale” perks potential employees crave. Or so you might think. While it’s true that supremely qualified employees may be courted by many companies, there are a few things you can offer that can put you in the frontrunner’s spot: 1)…

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Optimum Employer Solutions Earns Place on the 2023 Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America List

SANTA ANA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 17, 2023 / Today, Optimum Employer Solutions is thrilled to announce that it has earned a coveted place on the prestigious 2023 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, as an 11-time repeat honoree. Optimum Employer Solutions has previously appeared on the Inc. 5000 list years 2011-2019, and 2022. They…

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How a Timekeeping System Helps You Prevent Some of the Most Common Wage and Hour Risks

Timekeeping Errors There are many different options to choose from when keeping track of employee time and attendance. However, some timekeeping methods are much better than others. While there are numerous electronic options, many businesses continue to keep track of employee time using manual methods like pen and paper. Though commonly used, this method can…

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Where to Find Your Next Great Employee

Great Employees Are Hard To Come By If you own a small business, you’ve likely figured out how important your employees are to your success. The good ones are especially important, but where exactly do you find them? Sometimes employers get stuck in a hiring rut and only hire someone if they check off certain…

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The Top 5 Benefits of a PEO Service 

Optimum Employer Solutions has recently surveyed our clients and discovered what they consider the top 5 benefits of a PEO service: Time to Focus on Their Core Business PEOs offer their clients a wide range of services including human resource management, payroll services and access to great benefit packages. By providing these critical business services,…

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Optimum Employer Solutions Earns a Best Place to Work Award in Orange County, Eighth Consecutive Year

SANTA ANA, Calif., July 13, 2023 (Newswire.com) – For the eighth year in a row, Optimum Employer Solutions has earned its place as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. “This award demonstrates the consistent and steady commitment of all our employees to create and maintain a workplace culture that is positive and supportive,” says…

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Preventing Summer Slump in the Workplace

Summer Slump: Is It Real? Summer is a time for relaxing in the sun near a beautiful body of water, not for working. At least that is what we are conditioned to think as children. However, life as an adult is very different, with most of us finding ourselves in a cold and austere office…

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Get More Done With Delegation

Delegation is an important skill that all bosses should possess, but that many fail to ever properly learn. It is a balancing act where the authority and tasks in a business are divided and shared by the boss and his or her subordinates. While delegating may seem counterintuitive, it actually allows you to get more…

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Is Your Employee Handbook Missing Something Important?

The Art Of An Employee Handbook Writing an employee handbook is a daunting task for most employers. That’s why many include only the most basic policies. However, this may not be enough to properly inform your employees and protect you. To more proactively reduce your risk as an employer, consider revamping your old employee handbook with…

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