Why Outsourcing HR is a Smart Choice for Small Business
If you are a small business owner with more than one employee, then you know that as soon as you make that first hire things can get complicated. From training to compliance, growing your business by adding employees means taking on more responsibilities. That’s probably why outsourcing HR is so popular, particularly with small businesses. […]
eESI – June 2018 – National Safety Month – PODCASTS – Sexual Harassment – Workplace Safety | End of the Traditional Manager

June is National Safety Month. This month we’ve created several podcasts dedicated to helping employers ensure their workers are safe. In addition, Gallup released a report on the ‘End of the Traditional Manager;’ Hubspot created a list of the ‘Best Productivity Apps’; and, we keep you up to date on recent court rulings affecting HR. […]
eESI Podcast: Preventing Sexual Harassment with Karla Saenz
This week on the eESI podcast the topic is sexual harassment. It seems like employers and Congress are finally getting serious about making workplaces a safe place for everyone. Many of us are asking, “What took so long?” If you’ve wondered what your business needs to know to prevent sexual harassment from taking […]
Workplace Safety: Reduce Back Injuries and Avoid Falls By Increasing Employee Awareness and Training
In this second episode of eESI’s workplace safety podcast series, eESI risk control consultant Robert Ramirez shares how awareness and training can help employers prevent employee back injuries related to improper lifting and limit the risks of workplace slips and falls. You might think that work-related materials handling and fall injuries only occur in […]
eESI Blog – June 1 – Live Well, Work Well, Retire Well

On this first day of June our focus is on retirement, and we’re sharing tips to help you and your employees live well, work well, and retire well. Plus, in case you missed it the first time around, we share a report on the FBI’s router warning, and tips for hiring summer help. Work […]
Workplace Safety Behind the Wheel: Tips for Keeping Your Drivers Safe and Accident Free
WORKPLACE SAFETY SERIES This eESI podcast features our own Robert Ramirez discussing some of the major contributors to workplace injuries and fatalities. Robert tells us that one of the leading causes of workplace injuries is motor vehicle-related accidents. He notes […]
MAY 2018 – VOLUNTARY BENEFITS – WORKPLACE SAFETY – SUCCESSFUL SALES SECRETS

As we welcome the month of May, eESI takes a moment to ponder the news and resources that shaped our opinions in April. From using voluntary benefits to win the hiring game to keeping your workers safe, here’s what you may have missed. Using voluntary benefits to win talent in a tight labor market […]
Workplace Safety and the Potential Risk Costs
This week eESI is taking a close look at workplace safety. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in FY 2016 costing the U.S. economy $200 billion. Non-fatal injuries can cost a business an average of $70,000 per incident. While workplace safety should foremost be about keeping your employees […]
Podcast: WHY YOU NEED A STRONG WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM with John Titus & Charlene Ledford Layne
2017 Employee Health Plan Design Benchmark Summary | Shrinking Labor Pool | Increase in H-2B Visas | EEO-1 Filing Time

eESI Week’s Best For Small Business for the week ending March 30 features the new 2017 Health Plan Design Benchmark Summary and a look at the consequences of bad corporate cultures, a.k.a. toxic workplaces. Also, the latest spending bill would double H-2B visas. Will this alleviate anticipated labor shortages? Plus, are your EEO-1 filings complete […]