In the current market where talent is hard to come by, would you and should you consider returning employees? Whether you call them boomerang employees or comeback kids, everyone has a different take on whether or not hiring back an ex-employee is a good idea or a bad one.  In… Read More

Many in New Hampshire know that there is always potential for ice on top of Mt. Washington at the Observatory even in the summer months.  Now officials are predicting an increased likelihood for ICE of a different sort this summer – nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)… Read More

With Memorial Day having marked the unofficial start of summer, many employers are hoping to benefit from an influx in the availability of minor employees at the close of the school year to help fill seasonal jobs and/or entry-level roles for which it has been difficult to find available candidates… Read More

While a low unemployment rate can create a great boost for the economy and thus strong business growth, for many employers it also translates to trouble in finding enough workers to keep up with growing business demands.  After decades of pushing would-be workers entering the workforce toward a career paths… Read More

On February 28th, the IRS released the much-anticipated Form W-4 for 2018.  The updated form incorporates changes based upon the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation passed in December 2017 with a number of provisions that went into effect January 1, 2018, including an overhaul of the withholding tax… Read More

Many years ago, I had a great manager named Kim who at one of our team meetings shared with all of her employees a great story about a cracked water pot.  There are a number of variations of this fable, but here is the version she shared as I best… Read More

Congratulations!  In today’s competitive labor market, after a harrowing recruitment process, you have succeeded in attracting an ideal candidate to join your team.  After such a significant investment of time and resources, ensuring a successful employee onboarding experience is beneficial to both your new employee and your company as… Read More

Neil Barringham once said, “The grass is always greener where you water it.”  In today’s high-stakes job market, where employers continually find themselves waiting with bated breath for a qualified applicant to submit a resume before madly coordinating interviews and firing off an offer letter only to get locked in… Read More