Sentences with phrase «small employers in»

Mike Durant, New York director of the National Federation of Independent Business, called it «an affront to small employers in every corner of this state.

But one could easily envision situations in which a small employer in a small town decides to help out his buddy in his marriage dissolution by combing through the computer and emails of his buddy's spouse to see what they can dredge up.

Not exact matches

A defined benefit exchange backed by $ 35 million in venture funding, Liazon offers products that cater to small employers who give workers a fixed amount of money each year toward health coverage.

The company that would become Acadian Seaplants was originally a small, seasonal seaweed harvesting operation, based in Nova Scotia and owned by the parent company of Louis's long - time employer.

The charges were reported widely in the media in Guelph, Ont., a small city where Linamar is a major employer.

Many potential employers decide it's a good idea to skip this and then haggle about the salary, especially in small business.

Nonetheless, «most small business employers have no formal training in how to make hiring decisions,» noted Jill A. Rossiter in Human Resources: Mastering Your Small Busismall business employers have no formal training in how to make hiring decisions,» noted Jill A. Rossiter in Human Resources: Mastering Your Small BusiSmall Business.

Workplace pensions are covering a smaller and smaller percentage of workers — in 1991, 45 % of workers had an employer - sponsored pension; today it's more like 33 % — and those who don't have a pension through work aren't saving enough.

Your neighbor is in the exact same situation — same point in life, same income — but because he works for a small employer that doesn't offer a 401 (k), he's stuck contributing a paltry $ 6,500 to an IRA.

This is a sector with a very specialized skill set, and a relatively small pool of potential employers, so there aren't necessarily a lot of places to jump in search of a promotion.

On top of that, many of those in the workforce don't have any access to a 401 (k) plan at all, either because they are self - employed or their employer is too small to make offering one a cost - effective venture.

«So why will small and mid-sized employers now say, «Gosh, we've got to register our employees in this great pension plan,»» he asks.

When Chris Caliedo bought a small air conditioning firm in Honolulu in 2013 as a sideline to his day job as operations manager for a marine services company, his employer didn't give it much thought.

Unlimited vacation policies are — at least in theory — extremely popular and a very hot topic among employers and employees... but how does a small business actually go about implementing a policy where employees can take as much time off as they like?

«Employers big and small are going to have to reassess their relationships to attempt not to become entangled in the employment affairs of others,» he says.

For employers, especially smaller companies, summer is a challenging time as management tries to rein in distracted staff and accommodate vacation requests while maintaining productivity.

Yet it's not, and the DevFacto workforce is more engaged than ever: The firm has earned a spot on the 50 Best Small and Medium Employers (BSME) in Canada ranking for the third consecutive year, and its average annual employee retention rate is 98 %.

Today, Gusto is used by more than 25,000 small businesses, which is over 0.5 % of all employers in the US, and they have expanded both their product functionality and customer base.

Employers in Canada — especially smaller, entrepreneurial firms without the capital or cachet to be an obvious destination for the best and brightest — are obsessed with retaining staff.

While the group's combined employees are fewer than 1 million people and a small slice of the more than 160 million people in employer - based healthcare plans in the United States, Amazon's strength in using data and technology to disrupt businesses has healthcare investors watching closely.

While the rest of the country, and the corporate community, bicker about the lowest common denominator in employee wellness, employers can take small steps toward encouraging employee wellness that can pay big dividends.

While glitzy behemoths like Facebook, McKinsey, and Google often top lists of the best employers, PayScale's quarterly analysis of full - time salary trends suggests that at the present time, small businesses are beating the big boys in one key area — wage growth.

«Many smaller businesses might be on the cusp of being defined as a large employer — namely those having 50 full - time equivalents — and thus being under this law,» says Christine Pollack, vice president of government affairs for the Retail Industry Leaders Association in Arlington, Va., and a spokesperson for an industry coalition called Employers for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX), which was formed two years ago to fight for changes to the Affordable Care Act.

For Wal - Mart, the biggest private employer in the United States with 1.3 million workers, minimum wage legislation is not a small thing.

Thirty - three percent of small and midsize U.S. employers surveyed in 2014 by risk management and insurance brokerage firm Marsh & McLennan report having a cyber liability policy installed, up from just 16 percent in 2013.

Berg, who works with organizations both in Canada and the United States, say that an employer must make a conscious effort to involve the smaller, satellite offices.

In a PayScale survey of 71,000 employees, 82 percent reported that they were satisfied with their jobs, even if they were paid lower than average, if their employers clearly communicated why they offer smaller paychecks.

A 2013 study ranked Denver as the best place to work for a small business — not surprising, since about 97 percent of employers in Colorado are classified as small businesses.

Not only does peer - to - peer feedback help eliminate harmful small talk in the office, it also provides both employers and employees with valuable insight they might not otherwise get.

«Small businesses in Nevada will have less money in the education system, the job training programs and infrastructure — things that matter and benefit all employers.»

A company's leadership often plays a substantial role in the creation (and elimination) of workplace gossip; thus, it's largely up to employers to get rid of the negative effects of everyday small talk.

Jackie Breslin, director of human capital services at professional employer organization TriNet, says the policy will have mixed impact on startups that will differ from the impact on small businesses in the city.

Among employers that offer spousal coverage, 13 percent of small firms and 5 percent of large ones do not allow a worker's spouse to enroll in coverage if their spouse is offered coverage from another source.

Even if you hate — and I mean detest — your current employer, keep in mind that it's a small world and you never know when the past will resurface to bite you in the behind.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already or will drastically impact employers with 50 or more full - time employees; however, the IRS announced it will be expanding incentives — in the form of a tax credit — to small employers who offer insurance through the exchange to its employees.

Small businesses — defined as independent businesses with fewer than 500 employees — make up 99.7 percent of employer firms in the U.S. according to the Small Business Administration.

In fact, many of these non-fiduciary advisors aren't making much by dealing with small employers.

The results for Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada were released this week and we have been named as one of the top eEmployers in Canada were released this week and we have been named as one of the top employersemployers.

I'll get a small pension in a couple of years from a previous employer and my wife will will keep working for a couple more years will get a bigger pension.

Opponents of the new rule say that paid sick leave is often a desirable policy in principle, but that the cost of the mandate will be a hardship for many employers, particularly smaller businesses.

Small, new employers will also enjoy a reduction in the frequency of remittances.

«We certainly applaud government's efforts on easing the burden of high housing costs and increasing access to child care, but in introducing a payroll tax to offset lost MSP premium revenues this Budget delivers another meaningful blow to small to medium employers, especially in the service and technology sectors,» adds Black.

Only a small minority (roughly 15 to 20 per cent) of middle - income Canadians retiring without an employer pension plan have saved anywhere near enough for retirement and the vast majority of these families with annual incomes of $ 50,000 or more will be hard pressed to save enough in their remaining period to retirement (less than 10 years) to avoid significant fall in income.

Owners of multiple flexible workspace locations may be eligible for the Small Business Health Care Employer Mandate, which comes into force in January 2015.

The 133,000 increase in employment followed a revised 113,000 gain the prior month that was smaller than initially estimated, Roseland, New Jersey - based ADP Employer Services said today.

Out of 1.17 million employers operating in the country, small businesses account for 98 percent of employers or 1.14 million.

One hundred companies are ranked in small, medium and large employer categories.

S. 1212, introduced by Senators Cardin and Roberts, contains several provisions to further encourage employee - ownership in S corporations, including extending the gain - deferral provisions of Code section 1042 to sales of employer stock to S - ESOPs, providing resources to small businesses contemplating making the transition to an ESOP, and ensuring that SBA - certified small businesses do not lose their status by becoming employee owned.

It's a challenge for many small to mid-size employers to play in that realm as there are not a lot of products designed for them, and the price and administrative burden associated with pensions can be quite cumbersome, said Kelly.

In addition, 85 percent of Unum's insured lives are in group long - term care with a much younger client profile, funded mostly by employers and with smaller benefit levels with more conservative plan designs, he saiIn addition, 85 percent of Unum's insured lives are in group long - term care with a much younger client profile, funded mostly by employers and with smaller benefit levels with more conservative plan designs, he saiin group long - term care with a much younger client profile, funded mostly by employers and with smaller benefit levels with more conservative plan designs, he said.