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Learn how to attract, hire, onboard, train, coach, and develop people. Create a culture of continuous feedback. Develop consistent performance review practices and align everyone’s goals to overall business objectives.

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Turning Frontline Workers into Frontline Leaders
With an aging workforce, manufacturers need to work to create career paths for their teams. See how to turn front line workers into leaders.

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Why Your Business Needs a Talent Management System
Finding the right employees is one of the most important jobs for HR teams. Learn how a talent management system can help find, train, and develop workers.
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6 Diversity Recruiting Strategy Tips
Hiring a diverse workforce is not something that just happens. Read Paycor’s 6 recruiting strategy tips to hire more diversely.
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Introducing Paycor’s Predictive Resignation Feature
Paycor’s new predictive resignation feature helps leaders identify at-risk workers and forecast the probability of turnover. Watch this video to learn more.
41% of CEOs say labor costs are the most important HR metric to measure (Gartner). Learn how to better track and analyze your labor spend across payroll, time, and schedule. Stay on top of federal, state, and local compliance.

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Nursing Salaries: Creating a Career Path to Success
See average salaries for CNAs, LPNs, RNs, Nurse Practitioners, and more. We’ll also walk you through educational requirements and typical job duties.

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Remote Employee Reimbursement Rules by State
Remote work is here to stay. Businesses need to be aware of the Federal and State reimbursement laws for remote employees. Get the regulations, here.
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2022 California Pay Data Reporting
Since 2021, businesses with 100-plus employees—and at least one employee in California—must file pay data with the DFEH. Learn what employers need to know.
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Automated Expense Reporting for Businesses
An automated expense reporting solution provides you with more insight into the costs your business incurs and creates a more efficient process.
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Understanding Disregarded Entities for Business Owners
A disregarded entity is a single-owner business that the IRS directly ties to its owner for federal income tax purposes. Read about the pros and cons.
80% of small & medium-sized businesses don’t believe they effectively engage their employees (Paycor survey). Learn how to motivate and support your employees and you’ll have an unbeatable competitive advantage.

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Five Action Steps for a More Positive Work Culture
Organizations with a positive work culture attract more talent and increase productivity. See the steps to creative a strong culture at your organization.

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10 Questions to Assess Your Workplace DE&I Strategy
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a focus for many companies right now. See how your organization stacks up by answering these 10 questions.
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Training Survey Questions: Evaluate Your Training Programs
In this post, we've given tips on how to evaluate your training programs with these pre and post-training survey questions.
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Is Your Business Breaking the Law with Pay Secrecy Policies?
Pay secrecy is illegal in most instances. Could your business be breaking the law with its pay policies? Read Paycor’s article to see if you are in violation.
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Salary Increase Letter
Notify employees of a pay adjustment with Paycor's letter template.
Benefits have never been more important to employees. Learn how to design and implement a benefits program that’s both tailored to your employee population and cost-effective. Paycor found that the right mix of benefits can reduce turnover by 138%.

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Employer Student Loan Repayment Program: What HR Leaders Need to Know
A Student Loan Repayment Program is a benefit employers can use to both retain and attract new talent into the pipeline. See how SLRAs function, here.

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Safe Harbor 401(k) Benefits for Employers and Employees
Offering an enticing 401k plan can help recruit and retain talent. See how a Safe Harbor 401k plan works and decide if it’s best for your company.
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Safe Harbor 401(k) Benefits for Employers and Employees
Offering an enticing 401k plan can help recruit and retain talent. See how a Safe Harbor 401k plan works and decide if it's best for your company.
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Covid-19 Vaccination Tax Credit: How Businesses Can Benefit
The Biden administration is offering tax credits to small businesses who offer paid sick leave in conjunction with the Covid-19 vaccine. See details, here.
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Why Every Business Needs Benefits Administration Software
Benefits administration software replaced the old school method of using paper forms for enrolling employees in healthcare and 401k plans. See all the upsides of benefits software, here.
See how Paycor’s HR solutions optimize nearly every aspect of people management.

