Record Keeping https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Helpful Hacks for Taking Great Meeting Minutes Discover helpful hacks to take comprehensive meeting minutes in-person and remotely. Learn to take notes during meetings like an expert minute taker. http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/7332 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/7332-helpful-hacks-for-taking-great-meeting-minutes meeting-minutes.jpg What is ATS in Recruitment? An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) automates and streamlines recruitment and staffing processes. A good ATS organises your data better and allows recruiters to place more qualified candidates.An Applicant Tracking System can also help you enhance the candidate experience with personalised emails & reminders.The exact definition might be vague. For an exact definition you can check multiple sources and literally create your own!How Does an ATS Work?The best way to see how an ATS in recruitment works is to... An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) automates and streamlines recruitment and staffing processes. A good ATS organises your data better and allows recruiters to place more qualified candidates.

An Applicant Tracking System can also help you enhance the candidate experience with personalised emails & reminders.

The exact definition might be vague. For an exact definition you can check multiple sources and literally create your own!

How Does an ATS Work?
The best way to see how an ATS in recruitment works is to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8546 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:38:17 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8546-what-is-ats-in-recruitment Transparency And Financial Disclosures: What Companies Should—And Shouldn’t—Do In an era of heightened public scrutiny and distrust, it is not surprising that the issue of corporate transparency has catapulted to the forefront. This new environment, fueled by increased media attention on corporate malfeasance, greater regulatory pressure on financial disclosure and accountability, and technologies such as social media, has made it especially easy to... In an era of heightened public scrutiny and distrust, it is not surprising that the issue of corporate transparency has catapulted to the forefront. This new environment, fueled by increased media attention on corporate malfeasance, greater regulatory pressure on financial disclosure and accountability, and technologies such as social media, has made it especially easy to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8514 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:08:29 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8514-transparency-and-financial-disclosures-what-companies-shouldand-shouldntdo Featured Resource: Employee Expense Reimbursements: Compliance Workshop The legal and financial risks of mishandling employee expense reimbursements have spiked in recent years. And the IRS is in the middle of a wide-ranging audit crackdown on employment-tax issues. The legal and financial risks of mishandling employee expense reimbursements have spiked in recent years. And the IRS is in the middle of a wide-ranging audit crackdown on employment-tax issues.

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6251 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6251-featured-resource-employee-expense-reimbursements-compliance-workshop Expense Reimbursement Last-Minute Tips for Complying with EEO-1 Pay-Data Reporting Employers have less than two weeks to file their EEO-1 Component 2 data—pay information broken down by job category, race, sex and ethnicity—to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). To avoid technical issues and delays... Employers have less than two weeks to file their EEO-1 Component 2 data—pay information broken down by job category, race, sex and ethnicity—to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). To avoid technical issues and delays...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6217 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6217-last-minute-tips-for-complying-with-eeo-1-pay-data-reporting September 30th Your Social Security number has already been hacked. Why do we still have them? With reports of a massive data breach at Capital One this week came a now-familiar warning: roughly 140,000 Social Security numbers of the bank’s credit card applicants had apparently been stolen, along with another 80,000 bank account numbers. Capital One’s announcement came shortly after... With reports of a massive data breach at Capital One this week came a now-familiar warning: roughly 140,000 Social Security numbers of the bank’s credit card applicants had apparently been stolen, along with another 80,000 bank account numbers.

Capital One’s announcement came shortly after...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6116 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6116-your-social-security-number-has-already-been-hacked-why-do-we-still-have-them Social Security Card No, FaceApp Isn't Sending All Your Photos to Russia, but It Shows Why Tech Companies Have a Very Real Trust Problem You remember FaceApp, right? That's the app that uses neural networks and artificial intelligence to create a pretty compelling version of your older, grayer self. Well, it's back, partly due to the FaceApp challenge that has celebrities sharing their future selfies along with the rest of us. Have you ever wondered what happens to those photos you take?... You remember FaceApp, right? That's the app that uses neural networks and artificial intelligence to create a pretty compelling version of your older, grayer self. Well, it's back, partly due to the FaceApp challenge that has celebrities sharing their future selfies along with the rest of us. 

Have you ever wondered what happens to those photos you take?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6096 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6096-no-faceapp-isnt-sending-all-your-photos-to-russia-but-it-shows-why-tech-companies-have-a-very-real-trust-problem Selfie 10 Fundamental Aspects of HR to Keep in Order As a business owner, you need to be ready for anything. You never know when you may be approached by investors offering growth capital or faced with a changing economic landscape that requires scaling your team up or down. To make sure you have... As a business owner, you need to be ready for anything. You never know when you may be approached by investors offering growth capital or faced with a changing economic landscape that requires scaling your team up or down. To make sure you have...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6041 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6041-fundamental-aspects-of-hr-to-keep-in-order Employees Busy Working In Coworking Space 15 data science certifications that will pay off sarah_white@idg.com Data scientist is one of the hottest jobs in IT. What’s more, it's the best job you can get, period, according to data from Glassdoor. If you're looking to get into this field, or you want to stand out against the competition, look no further than data science certifications. Data science is important to nearly every company and industry, but... Data scientist is one of the hottest jobs in IT. What’s more, it's the best job you can get, period, according to data from Glassdoor. If you're looking to get into this field, or you want to stand out against the competition, look no further than data science certifications.

Data science is important to nearly every company and industry, but...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5877 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5877-data-science-certifications-that-will-pay-off Data Science Certification Slack adds email, calendar and file integrations for Office 365 matthew_finnegan@idg.co.uk Slack has added new ways to interact with Microsoft’s Office 365 app directly from its own collaboration platform. This includes an Outlook calendar app, Office file previews and the ability to export emails into Slack channels and direct messages. The integrations announced Tuesday are part of... Slack has added new ways to interact with Microsoft’s Office 365 app directly from its own collaboration platform. This includes an Outlook calendar app, Office file previews and the ability to export emails into Slack channels and direct messages.

The integrations announced Tuesday are part of...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5880 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5880-slack-adds-email-calendar-and-file-integrations-for-office-365 Slack 11 Human Resources Myths Your HR Department Wants To Dispel There are many persistent myths about organizational human resources. Whether they breed resentment toward HR reps or simply discourage employees from reaching out, the impact is often detrimental... There are many persistent myths about organizational human resources. Whether they breed resentment toward HR reps or simply discourage employees from reaching out, the impact is often detrimental...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5814 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5814-human-resources-myths-your-hr-department-wants-to-dispel Forbes Human Resources Council Expert Panel What is and isn’t employee insubordination Of all the problems you deal with, employee insubordination is probably the one that galls you the most. It’s a direct affront to your authority. It’s an ice cream cone slapped out of your hand. A handful of snow stuffed down the back of your shirt. It sounds like this... Of all the problems you deal with, employee insubordination is probably the one that galls you the most. It’s a direct affront to your authority. It’s an ice cream cone slapped out of your hand. A handful of snow stuffed down the back of your shirt. It sounds like this...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5812 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5812-what-is-and-isnt-employee-insubordination A First Step: Senators Introduce Bill To Fix Costly Depreciation Mistake In GOP Tax Law Imagine you're the proud owner of Los Pollos Hermanos, a fast-food empire with 14 locations in the American southwest that you've built on the twin pillars of perfectly seasoned fried chicken and meticulously maintained restaurants. The year is 2018, and... Imagine you're the proud owner of Los Pollos Hermanos, a fast-food empire with 14 locations in the American southwest that you've built on the twin pillars of perfectly seasoned fried chicken and meticulously maintained restaurants.

The year is 2018, and...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5803 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5803-a-first-step-senators-introduce-bill-to-fix-costly-depreciation-mistake-in-gop-tax-law Snow Falls Over McDonalds The $5.4M cell phone reimbursement mistake this company made Most days you may feel like employees’ cell phones are surgically attached to their hands – at their desks, in meetings, even in the company restroom! But beware: Those little devices can saddle you with a big legal bill. How big? Try $5.4 million... Most days you may feel like employees’ cell phones are surgically attached to their hands – at their desks, in meetings, even in the company restroom! But beware: Those little devices can saddle you with a big legal bill.

How big? Try $5.4 million...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5794 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5794-the-54m-cell-phone-reimbursement-mistake-this-company-made Courthouse Scales The $1.2 million pay mistake this company made If your company pays any employees for two different types of work, be extra careful: That opens the door for pay mistakes that can be expensive. One North Dakota employer learned that the hard way when... If your company pays any employees for two different types of work, be extra careful: That opens the door for pay mistakes that can be expensive.

One North Dakota employer learned that the hard way when...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5731 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5731-the-12-million-pay-mistake-this-company-made Overtime Reg-Time The IRS Tool You Need To Know About If You Are E-Filing Your Tax Return Are you planning to file your tax return electronically? Be sure to have last year’s tax return (or tax info) handy if you’re filing for the first time or if your software requires validation of electronic signatures. But if you don’t... Are you planning to file your tax return electronically? Be sure to have last year’s tax return (or tax info) handy if you’re filing for the first time or if your software requires validation of electronic signatures. But if you don’t...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5711 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5711-the-irs-tool-you-need-to-know-about-if-you-are-e-filing-your-tax-return Woman on Computer How To Bring Down A Bully Or Extortionist - Lessons From Jeff Bezos, Nancy Pelosi And More Sometimes it takes the richest man in the world to bring down a bully; sometimes, the Speaker of the House... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5697 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5697-how-to-bring-down-a-bully-or-extortionist---lessons-from-jeff-bezos-nancy-pelosi-and-more Jeff Bezos 45 Free Business Templates Simplify your life, impress your clients, win more deals, and skyrocket your productivity with our collection of free, designer-approved professional templates... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5699 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5699-free-business-templates Email Inbox Top 10 Interesting Expense Awards in 2018 Yes, they actually tried to expense these things No doubt you and your staffers have seen some questionable expense reimbursement requests cross your desks. And we’ve highlighted some pretty outrageous ones in the past. But folks just keep on trying to slip things through... Yes, they actually tried to expense these things

No doubt you and your staffers have seen some questionable expense reimbursement requests cross your desks. And we’ve highlighted some pretty outrageous ones in the past. But folks just keep on trying to slip things through...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5701 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5701-top-10-interesting-expense-awards-in-2018 Man with Dunce Cap Creating a Compelling Business Case for a New HR Solution Why Consider a New HR Solution? Businesses today are embroiled in intense competition to manufacture the best products, deliver superlative services, win customers in new markets and geographies, and accomplish all of this while saving money. In this heated battle, the victors.. http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5486 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5486-creating-a-compelling-business-case-for-a-new-hr-solution 2016 CSO Insights Sales Best Practices Study This year's theme of "drawing back the bow" expresses our view of professional selling as a discipline and a creative endeavor. Imagine a strip of film being advanced frame by frame: A target sits at the far end of a large field. An archer steps up to the line with a bow and arrow. The bow is raised, the arrow nocked. Now, inch-by- inch, the arrow is moved backwards--away from the target. It is precisely this motion of drawing back the bow that determines the force and speed of the arrow's flight. http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5485 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5485-cso-insights-sales-best-practices-study Marriott Hackers Stole Data On 500 Million Guests - Passports And Credit Card Info Included One of the year's biggest hacks has just been revealed. Hotel chain giant Marriott admitted 500 million guests had been hit by an attack that dates back at least four years. The company said Friday the information was taken from the Starwood guest reservation database. It amounts to a goldmine of data for any would-be identity thief, or a government surveillance operative. For 327 million, the information included... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5588 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5588-marriott-hackers-stole-data-on-500-million-guests---passports-and-credit-card-info-included Marriott Avoiding Pregnancy Discrimination In The Workplace News broke in early 2018 that Walmart was facing a potential class-action lawsuit in New York for allegations of pregnancy discrimination. This lawsuit is one of several nationwide that claim that some of the nation's largest businesses are systematically punishing pregnant employees with discriminatory policies. Employers are facing... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5585 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5585-avoiding-pregnancy-discrimination-in-the-workplace Overcoming HR Spreadsheet Hurdles When you press your cold hands around a warm cup of coffee in the morning? The steam wafts up, and you breathe in the roasty scent that reminds you everything’s going to be okay. Or perhaps it’s Diet Coke that gets you through the day. You have a similar moment when you hear the crisp sound of carbonation escaping the top of the can, making you salivate with the promise of a clear head and a checked-off list of to-dos. Whatever your pleasure, that tall drink of help got you through some pretty rough days, and you can’t imagine your life without it. You may even feel a sense of obligation because you’ve been together so long. Even if you have thought a time or two that you may kick the caffeine habit someday. Haven’t we all? When you press your cold hands around a warm cup of coffee in the morning? The steam wafts up, and you breathe in the roasty scent that reminds you everything’s going to be okay. Or perhaps it’s Diet Coke that gets you through the day. You have a similar moment when you hear the crisp sound of carbonation escaping the top of the can, making you salivate with the promise of a clear head and a checked-off list of to-dos. Whatever your pleasure, that tall drink of help got you through some pretty rough days, and you can’t imagine your life without it. You may even feel a sense of obligation because you’ve been together so long. Even if you have thought a time or two that you may kick the caffeine habit someday. Haven’t we all?

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6128 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6128-overcoming-hr-spreadsheet-hurdles Overcoming HR Spreadsheet Hurdles 13 Ways HR Spreadsheets Hold You Captive Every day, HR leaders are breaking free from HR spreadsheets. Spreadsheets had placed so many limitations on HR leaders for so long, and they’re finally deciding enough is enough. It’s hard to focus on hiring, training and retaining great employees while trying to manage all those little things HR software could easily do for you. Every day, HR leaders are breaking free from HR spreadsheets. Spreadsheets had placed so many limitations on HR leaders for so long, and they’re finally deciding enough is enough. It’s hard to focus on hiring, training and retaining great employees while trying to manage all those little things HR software could easily do for you.

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6125 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6125-ways-hr-spreadsheets-hold-you-captive 13 Ways HR Spreadsheets Hold You Captive 9 Best Practices To Master The New Performance Review Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: “The old performance management model is dead.” But of course you don’t own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to use an antiquated method to take notes... Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: “The old performance management model is dead.” But of course you don’t own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to use an antiquated method to take notes...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6124 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6124-best-practices-to-master-the-new-performance-review 9 Best Practices IRS Reveals Major Weak Spots In Companies' Year-End Process Every year, IRS puts out a roundup of ways to improve processes for various finance functions, including your A/P department. That roundup, in the form of the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC)'s annual report, outlines... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5578 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:30:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5578-irs-reveals-major-weak-spots-in-companies-year-end-process Dept. Of Labor Recovers $96,511 For Arkansas Tire Shop Employees After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Rental Concepts LLC - doing business as RNR Tire Express in Springdale, Arkansas - has paid $96,511 in back wages to 239 employees to resolve systemic violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions. The employer also violated the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) recordkeeping provisions. WHD investigators found... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5558 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:30:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5558-dept-of-labor-recovers-96511-for-arkansas-tire-shop-employees money EEOC Sees Retaliation Claims Rise: How To Stay Off Its Radar The increase in sexual harassment charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have made headlines this fall, but that's not the only eye-opening statistic coming out of the agency... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5534 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5534-eeoc-sees-retaliation-claims-rise-how-to-stay-off-its-radar Your Company Misclassified A Worker: Do You Qualify For IRS Relief? Another day, another high-profile - and high-cost - misclassification lawsuit makes the news. It seems with the growth of the gig economy, it's getting even trickier to classify workers with 100% confidence. And that uncertainty can lead to... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5498 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:40:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5498-your-company-misclassified-a-worker-do-you-qualify-for-irs-relief