Author: Raina Sheth

It’s more than common for a small business owner to manage HR for their company. In fact, 95% of businesses with less than 75 employees don’t have a designated HR team*. Eventually, it can become too time-consuming for a business owner to manage things like employee benefits, hiring, and payroll, in addition to running a business. We wanted to know more about this transition and what it’s like to be a small business’ first HR hire, so we sat down with Ease‘s first HR hire, Jill Pittman.

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Managing HR for a small business is often a role owned by someone in the company that has many other responsibilities. That’s the case for Michelle Martinez at Safeway Electric. Safeway Electric is a one-stop shop for electrical and solar energy requests in Southern California. Their technicians are always on the go, serving residential and commercial electrical needs around the clock.

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75% of workers will stay with an organization longer if their employer listens to and addresses their concerns[note]https://www.ultimatesoftware.com/happywork#infographics/[/note]. If you’re managing human resources (HR) as a business owner, you can implement strong HR practices to help reduce employee turnover, seek and attract better talent, and increase productivity per employee[note]https://www.fundera.com/blog/hr-for-small-business[/note].

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There are plenty of moving parts when it comes to flying. Pilots have to manage speed, run communications for take-off and landing, and be prepared to improvise if something goes wrong. But, from the beginning, everyone has to agree to go in the same direction and measure progress against that direction. It’s the same story with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The direction is set by the business owners and OKRs are used to ensure everyone is contributing to progress towards that direction.

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In recent years, time-off policies have taken center stage for businesses when recruiting and hiring new employees. A compensation package is no longer defined by a salary and healthcare alone, but by the additional benefits offered to keep employees motivated and productive. This is largely because millennials, the largest group in the workforce, are two times more likely to consider paid time-off as the most important benefit when compared to baby boomers.

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Over 50,000 employers use Ease. At any given time, an HR admin is processing a termination, conducting performance reviews, or tracking enrollment progress for a new hire. This is the case for Nola Bowns, the HR Assistant at Discover Hope in Fremont, California. 

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Compliance is likely one of the biggest HR-related challenges facing your business. Staying compliant with the Affordable Care Act doesn’t have to be a headache.

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Technology has allowed us to do things we once thought were impossible. For Shantel Nelson of DAYTA Marketing, this means an all in one solution for managing HR, benefits, and payroll.  

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