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How to Conduct Effective Performance Evaluations at Your Business
Businesses use performance evaluations to assess their team’s work performance. These evaluations also help employers pinpoint deficiencies in work performance and determine the company’s expectations for the future. Written performance evaluations are best because a...
The Open Enrollment Checklist You Need for Success This Enrollment Season
Open enrollment season can be a stressful time of year, but it doesn’t have to be. The team at Launchways has put together an open enrollment checklist that will help make sure your team has a smooth enrollment experience. Planning ahead for enrollment season Conduct...
The Simple Year-End Payroll Checklist You Need
Quarter four can be a stressful time of year for businesses. A particularly stressful quarter four responsibility is dealing with year-end payroll procedures. Here at Launchways, we understand year-end payroll procedures can be complex and time-consuming. That’s why...
Launchways Welcomes New Client Popular Pays
CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2018) Launchways, a leading provider of human resources, employee benefits, and business insurance solutions for growing businesses, today announced it has added Popular Pays as a client. Popular Pays has selected Launchways as their employee...
Everything You Need to Know about the New W-4 Form for 2019
The W-4 form is used by employers to withhold the proper amount of federal income taxes from employees’ paychecks. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recommends that employees submit a new W-4 every year or anytime their financial situation changes significantly. The...
Everything You Need to Know About the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
As a business owner, you are responsible for ensuring your business complies with all state and federal regulations. However, it isn’t easy keeping track of all the different laws your business must comply with. One of the more complex federal regulations your...
Launchways Partners with LifeCare to Provide a Best-in-Class Employee Discount Program
Launchways today announced a partnership with LifeCare to offer clients employee discounts through LifeMart. LifeMart is the premier employee discount platform, offering thousands of discounts on child care, care rentals, hotels, computers, cell phones, event tickets,...
Company Spotlight: Mediafly on How to Get Intentional About Culture
Local fast-growing business Mediafly was recently ranked the 7th Best Place to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business. The Launchways team sat down with Mediafly’s Founder and CEO, Carson Conant, to learn more about the strategies he’s used to build an...
How to Hire Top Talent on a Startup Budget
Whether you’re pre or post-funding, hiring top talent on a growing business’ budget is challenging. Larger organizations can offer candidates lucrative salaries, stability, and expensive perks. However, there are several strategies you can use to hire great talent...
Launchways Welcomes New Client Aqueity
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2018) Launchways, a leading provider of human resources, employee benefits, and business insurance solutions for growing businesses, today announced it has added Aqueity as a client. Aqueity has selected Launchways as their solution for human...
6 Employee Benefits Millennials Actually Care About
With the unemployment rate at an 18-year low, the competition to attract and retain top talent has become increasingly challenging. Millennials now make up 75% of the workforce, so tailoring your benefits program to their needs is important. Whereas previous...
How to Use Telemedicine to Build a Happier, Healthier Workforce
Healthcare costs are rising with an 8% increase year over year. One innovative method employers are using to control costs while improving healthcare delivery is telemedicine. Telemedicine is an emerging technology field which facilitates two-way digital...