The HighFlyer Blog
Keep up with the latest trends, thought leadership, best practices, and compliance updates on our blog. We bring you the latest news, tips, and strategies for employee engagement, talent management, workplace learning, payroll, benefits administration, compliance, data and analytics, and more.
The Secret To Managing Employee Stress
Rise and shine. Kiss the kids and your partner. Feed the dog. Grab breakfast and head out the door. Jump in the car, on the bus, or subway. The sun is rising. It’s a new day. The work day is spread out before you. Sounds wonderful, but sometimes it’s not....
HR Strategies To Prevent Stress In The Workplace
April is National Stress Awareness Month! Consequences of too much stress within an organization may include increased turnover, spikes in health care costs, loss of valuable and productive employees, and loss of office collegiality. Employees...
Inclement Weather Poses FLSA Challenges
When work closes because of inclement weather, exempt and nonexempt employees are treated differently under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is a concept most employees and employers struggle to understand. It is suggested to review and follow the existing...
4 Practical Tips To Maximize The Impact Of Sexual Harassment Training
Sexual harassment compliance training is generally not HR professionals’ favorite thing. There is a lot of gray area in terms of what constitutes harassment. This gray area makes it difficult to distinguish whether something is sexual harassment or not,...
Faubourg Private Wealth’s “The Slow Money Show” – Featuring Craig Broome, President of Highflyer HR
Tune in to Faubourg Private Wealth's "The Slow Money Show," to hear Craig Broome talk about Highflyer HR and how it can integrate with a company's 401(k) plan, making deferred compensation administration easier. Listen Now...
Avoid These 4 Common ACA Reporting Mistakes
1. Applicable Large Employer “ALE” Member Identification & Responsibilities Failure to understand the IRS penalties for not complying with the ACA including, the employers shared responsibility payment for failure to offer minimum essential coverage,...
5 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You About Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment can be an overwhelming period for both employers and employees. The season brings brokers and HR professionals an annual administrative headache with stress factors of the options of new plans and shifts in the level of participation. It is...
Disengaged Employees Are Costing Companies Millions. What You Need To Do Now.
According to the latest findings from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, over 90% of CEOs and CFOs consider the culture of their company to be critical to their business success. They know, and studies have proven, that the right company culture improves...
Do You Know What Is The Most Important Document In An Employee’s Personnel File?
Pick an employee, any employee. The most important document in that employee's personnel file - and in EVERY employee's personnel file - is one you probably don't give much thought to until the employee is not performing, not responding, or you are...
Employee Or Independent Contractor?
With so much in recent news about the fine line between employee and independent contractor, we thought we’d take a moment to break down the two designations. There are several factors that determine whether or not the person performing the work is an...