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Success Story: St. Louis School

When Saint Louis School’s, Dr. Glenn Medeiros stepped up to the challenge of President after serving as Head of School, he looked to engage a team of professionals to help meet the challenge of supporting faculty and staff while balancing the needs of students and parents. Their business operations turned to simplicityHR by ALTRES, Hawaii’s trusted leader in payroll and HR outsourcing, to boost their administration roster and allow staff to focus on educating the young men of Kalaepōhaku. While simplicityHR experts are the personal touch behind the partnership, the backbone of the HR administration ecosystem is HR Symphony® an integrated, cloud-based technology that brings together all HR functions into a customized platform for Saint Louis School. HR Symphony® not only supports payroll processing, the software assists with recruiting and hiring, benefits administration, employee management, and business intelligence. “When it comes to expertise, simplicityHR has been wonderful! Their team of HR experts are just a phone call away and working behind the scenes to support us daily,” said Dr. Medeiros. “This partnership allows me to prioritize and…

Return to Work: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Flexible Work Arrangements

Benefits and drawbacks of flexible work arrangements like the four-day work week and steps to take before you implement them into your workplace.

Beyond COVID-19: How to Build Resilience in Your Business

When the economy takes a turn for the worse, businesses that can stabilize costs, lower risk, and increase productivity have a clear advantage.

A Practical Guide to Business Continuity for Local Employers

by John Foster, CPCU, ARe, ASLI, AFSB Auwe! Has your business or organization been impacted by COVID-19? Are you concerned and wondering what steps you can take to preserve the equity you built into your business all these years? If so, this article is written to help you take certain steps that will help you weather the storm. Hawaii is getting hit hard. Everyone knows tourism is a major part of our economy. Actually, tourism was the largest contributor to Hawaii’s GDP, about 21%. On March 30, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser informed us that unemployment may hit 25%, not an uplifting prospect. COVID-19 will do more damage to Hawaii than Hurricane Iniki did in 1992 or 9/11 in 2001. And while it will be rough for some time, this too will pass. Once we get used to the shock of this…

3 Easy HR Resolutions for the New Year

Happy New Year! Ready for a new way to do business? Here are three human resources resolutions that will have your business humming.

How to End the Year HR Strong

Key strategic human resources tasks Hawaii business owners should be sure to address to be more effective in the coming year.

How to Bridge the Skills Gap When Qualified Workers are Scarce

Skills shortages are creating hiring hurdles for local businesses seeking qualified employees.

Develop a Winning HR Mission Statement

The HR mission statement is a deceptively simple, powerful tool most employers aren’t using, but is key to unlocking company hiring potential.

Dangers of Ignoring HR Technology in Your Business

From retail to travel to banking, the consumer expectation of on-demand service is the new normal. This goes for human resources, too.

Success Story: Waolani Judd Nazarene School

Learn how Waolani Judd Nazarene School is able to better serve students through their partnership with simplicityHR.