Highlights Terminating an employee is a complex process that requires careful planning, adherence to legal guidelines, and a sensitive approach. Documenting everything, from probationary periods to performance improvement plans and disciplinary actions, is key to protect your company from potential legal challenges. Access Point provides comprehensive HR solutions to help businesses minimize employee termination risks […]
Highlights Unemployment insurance is a critical aspect of HR, but it often gets overlooked until a claim is filed. This guide provides a proactive approach, walking you through the ins and outs of how unemployment insurance works for employers, so you can understand your obligations, manage claims effectively, and minimize costs. Let’s dive in! What […]
Highlights Every business needs a solid payroll system. This guarantees your employees get paid on time, keeps you compliant, and helps you maintain accurate, healthy financial records. However, for new business owners, setting up payroll for the first time might be daunting. This guide shows you how to set up payroll for your small business […]
Highlights Companies are exposed to many risks, from security data breaches to fraud or workplace accidents or injuries. These events not only can affect your employees’ well-being, but they can also cost your business money and time to solve, and [...]
Highlights When it comes to filling talent gaps within your company, a question may arise: Which staffing solution should we choose? Direct hire, temp-to-hire, and even contract workers are some of the options available. If you’d like to invest for [...]
Highlights Looking to reduce the admin workload of your small or mid-sized business? Teaming up with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) might be the right move. Read on to find out what is a PEO, the numerous advantages it can [...]
Highlights HR professionals are often buried in a myriad of mundane daily tasks that keep them apart from strategic initiatives. By outsourcing Human Resources to an external provider, HR teams can take routine, time-consuming tasks off their plate and focus [...]
As workplace dynamics change, HR best practices also evolve and need to be redefined. With a fresh New Year ahead, it’s the perfect opportunity to revise how you’ve been approaching your HR processes and detect which areas you may need [...]
For the first time in history our workforce spans five generations: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers and Generations X, Y and Z. Each generation operates with distinctive communication styles, motivations, and definitions of work ethic. “Work smarter not harder” makes no sense [...]
Entrepreneurial company leaders simply don’t have time to do everything. Which is why a professional employer organization, or PEO, will help you grow and stay complaint as you grow. A PEO provides comprehensive human resources and compliance services to small- [...]
Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) is a global network of business owners that provides a range of benefits to its members. Joining EO can be extremely beneficial, both personally and professionally. AccessPoint first joined EO Detroit in 2010 and added the EODC [...]
AccessPoint’s CEO, Greg Packer, was recently featured on The Pre W. Smith Show, a business biography radio show on 760 WJR in Detroit, Michigan. Joining host Jeff Sloan, he spoke about his start as an entrepreneur. The show is a [...]
Employers are facing many challenges well into 2022. One of these has been dubbed the Great Resignation. Employees are resigning from their jobs at an alarming rate, forcing employers to re-prioritize their recruitment and retention strategies. It’s important to understand [...]
Before COVID-19, only 33% of companies managed a remote team.[1] However, as many businesses have experienced, working remote, or creating a hybrid workplace, has become the “new normal.” In a May 2021 Remote Work and Compensation Pulse Survey,[2] 48% of [...]
Part of being a successful leader is knowing how to give and take feedback. Receiving honest, constructive feedback from your employees will help build and maintain trust and ensure your employees feel valued. So much so that leaders that asked [...]
