The Art Of An Employee Handbook Writing an employee handbook is a daunting task for most employers. That’s why many..

Employee Appreciation Day Employee Appreciation Day is the first Friday in March, so it’s coming up! This special day is..

What Does it Take To Be A Great Boss? As the owner and operator of your business, you have likely..

What’s the deal with performance reviews? As a business owner, you already know the importance of recruiting the best staff...

What’s The Point Of An Employee Recognition Program? Employees want recognition. This is especially true for the employees who work..

Winning Over A Top Candidate A good candidate will make a judgment about your organization before they walk through the..

What Is a Performance Evaluation? The annual employee performance evaluation process is a normal thing in the business world. Annual..

Holiday Stress is Real It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? Juggling extra holiday to-dos, trying to get..

Avoiding Productivity Drains If you have noticed a dip in productivity among your employees, there may be some surprising reasons..

Difference between leading and managing Being a leader is not something you learn overnight. One of the most important things to learn..

Competitive Benefits Package? Benefits are regularly named by job seekers as the number one factor considered when accepting a position,..

Facing A Multi-Generational Workforce As more and more employees push retirement back and younger employees enter the workforce, employers are..

Company Meetings Meetings can be an essential part of running a business. However, too many meetings can actually halt productivity..

  Encouraging Creativity Sometimes the daily grind can affect all of us in such a way that we shut down..

Wondering what you can delegate to a PEO? As a small business owner or key executive, you find yourself busy..

SANTA ANA, Calif., August 19, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Optimum Employer Solutions is thrilled to be acknowledged as one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000..

Is It Time to Partner With A PEO ? In today’s competitive marketplace, the need for a professional employer organization..

SANTA ANA, Calif., August 5, 2022 (Newswire) – Optimum Employer Solutions is very pleased to receive its designation as a Certified* Professional..

SANTA ANA, Calif., July 29, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Optimum Employer Solutions is very pleased to be acknowledged as one of the 2022 Best..

Does Employee Morale Affect Company Culture? Happy employees are productive employees. Improving the productivity level in the workplace benefits both..

Job Descriptions: Are they that important? Job descriptions are more than an overview of a particular position. A well-written job..

Core Values: Who Are You? The term “core values” sounds like one of those buzzwords that go in and out..

Internship Season is Here Are you thinking about implementing an internship program within your company? For soon-to-be or recent graduates,..

Wanting To Hire A Remote Employee? In light of the pandemic, working from home or “remotely” is becoming more common...

PEO vs. In-House HR Yes, we know, we’ve heard it a few times before. You think human resources outsourcing isn’t an..

“I Want a Raise” Now What? As a small business owner, you’ll often receive requests for a raise from your..

Tax Time Is Here- Do Things The Right Way Did you know that there are many different ways that your..

Peer Recognition Programs Rising in Popularity Praising your employees for a job well done is important, but you probably already..

Make Your New Employee Feel Welcome When employers hire a new employee, they typically overwhelm them. Usually, they are immediately given..

Employee Engagement Tips   While providing a challenging work environment and a solid work culture are important for adequately engaging..

Employee Termination the Right Way As an employer, you may have to face the unfortunate task of firing an employee...

Your business is like one of your own children.  You gave birth to it, grew it with your own hands..

Attracting Top Employees If you’re a small company, it’s not always easy to provide the “large-scale” perks potential employees crave...

If you’re a small business owner, you already know that one of our goals here at Optimum Employer Solutions is..

Understanding Vacation Time A recent study by Project Time Off concludes that 40 percent of American workers left vacation time..

Timekeeping Errors There are many different options to choose from when keeping track of employee time and attendance. However, some..

Employee Misclassification Is No Joke Welcome to your Final Destination this month: week 4 of our series: Scary HR Mistakes...

Welcome to part 3 of our October series: Scary HR mistakes The Dangers of Inaccurate Payroll Records This week, the..

Welcome to Part 2 of Our Scary HR Mistakes: Skipping Steps When Firing An Employee This week we explore the..

What’s The Deal With An Employee Handbook? In the spirit of Halloween, we are introducing a series of posts highlighting..

Hiring Can Be Overwhelming When running a small company with only a few employees, it can be a scary prospect..

Employee Incentives- what’s the deal? Employee incentives, the rewarding of work performance, loyalty, innovative ideas, and sales excellence, are used..

  When employee morale is low, work tends to suffer. As an employer, one of your duties is to help..

Utilizing Part-Time & Hourly Employees Employee engagement can be difficult with full-time employees, and even more so with part-time or hourly..

Navigating Employee Meetings One-on-one meetings are an opportunity to engage with your employees as well as address any issues they..

Summer Slump: Is It Real? Summer is a time for relaxing in the sun near a beautiful body of water,..

Finding and retaining the best talent for your company is not an easy task. During the recent recession, many people..

Retaining Employees- Is This Crucial? Although reports can’t agree on one price, most estimates put the cost of losing an..

Great Employees Are Hard To Come By If you own a small business, you’ve likely figured out how important your..

Outsourcing HR- Right for you? This question comes up often from prospective clients, and although our answer is almost always..

  Optimum Employer Solutions has recently surveyed our clients and discovered what they consider the top 5 benefits of a..

A PEO Can Do A Lot For Your Startup If you are starting a business in the New Year, it..

Election Day Is Right Around The Corner With the election taking place, you may be wondering what legal rights your employees..

Employee Benefits Are Important Employee benefits help you compete with other organizations who are vying for the same talent as..

Working From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are working out of their..

Benefits are always important, but now more than ever, employees are counting on their benefits to be there in a..

Holiday Bonus Season Is Here: A holiday bonus is a traditional gift given to employees by employers each year as..

Want to thank your employees? With Thanksgiving fast approaching, it is important that you remember to thank your employees for..

  Delegation is an important skill that all bosses should possess, but that many fail to ever properly learn. It..

Older Generations VS. Technology Many of our country’s seniors are late adopters when it comes to technology. The Pew Research Center..

Dealing With Quitting In today’s workplace, you likely have an interesting mix of older employees and younger employees. The younger..

Navigating Entitled Employees Everyone has at least one employee who feels “entitled.” You know, the one with selfish behavior in the..

What’s The Deal With Flexible Work Schedules? This month’s theme of reflection and aiming for success continues. The last blog..

Being “hip” while remaining professional Modern company dress code policies are becoming more and more flexible. You want a relaxed..

Is it Time to Review Your Company Sick Day Policy? Your company’s sick day policies may be out of date...

The Do’s and Don’ts of an Employee Reference: When an employee leaves your business, whether voluntarily or forcibly, you must..

Millennials At Work Did you know that millennials are currently the largest generation in the U.S. labor force? Crazy, right?!..

Should You Feed Your Employees? There is one thing that goes hand in hand with the holidays, and that is food!..

EPLI Insurance Is Important The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) recently reported that nearly 100,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed..

Gain A Competitive Edge & Offer Office Perks Many employers think they do not have to entice potential employees as..

Turnover & How To Avoid It While every company will have employees that come and go, a recent report from..

Upcoming Election & The Effect On Productivity Are Political Discussions Hindering Productivity in Your Workplace? With election day almost here,..

With the 2016 Presidential Election right around the corner, it is likely you have heard politics being discussed in the..