On July 1, 2024, California small businesses must comply with a new law that affects employers with 10 or more on-site employees. As an HR specialist in Silicon Valley with clients all over California, I wanted to ensure I inform Ravix clients and any other startups who need to comply. Here’s what the Workplace Violence...
Hey there, amazing startup founders! Today, let’s chat about a situation you might find yourself in: your new hire wants to be classified as a 1099 contractor. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, grab a cup of coffee ☕, and let’s delve into why this might not be as straightforward as it seems. Understanding the 1099...
When a startup is in a constant dance with the zone of insolvency, fundraising, talking to investors, and cutting budgets, employees start to lose faith and effort. In the challenging landscape of business, steering your team through difficult periods is both an art and a responsibility. It requires a balance of professional insight and empathetic...
If you’re at the helm of a startup and hiring, onboarding, and managing (and sometimes choppy)1099s, this blog is for you. Today, let’s talk about a not-so-fun, but super-important topic: 1099 audit triggers 📑🧐. Understanding 1099s: The Basics First things first, a 1099 form is what you use to report income paid to a contractor...
So, you’re thinking about bringing on interns? That’s great! Interns can inject some fresh energy and ideas into your startup. But there’s a lot to unpack about the intern game, especially around the myth of the ‘unpaid intern.’ Google “unpaid internship,” and most websites that pop up are law firms – ready to sue companies...
Why do you need an employee handbook anyway? If someone doesn’t know the rules for PTO or how to sign up for benefits, they can just ask. Right? Wrong! Without an employee handbook, your HR professionals could spend most of their time answering the same questions. To prevent misunderstandings and save the sanity of your...
When you recognize the contributions and accomplishments of employees, you foster employee engagement, boost morale, and create a culture of gratitude and respect. Having a strategic recognition program can give employees the drive to work through difficult projects. Ultimately, it can improve employee retention and productivity, boosting your bottom line in the process. Ravix Group...
Ravix Human Resources is often asked by new clients to conduct Harassment Training for their staff. As the engagement begins, we get details regarding the motivation to seek out training, especially when they are not legally required to do so under AB 1825. Most companies initially indicate that they are growing and believe it will...
San Francisco is arguably the most entrepreneurial city in the world, drawing thousands of entrepreneurs and new startups every year. Its eclectic culture that fosters innovative thinking and dynamism provides the perfect environment for startups to blossom rapidly from two to twenty to two hundred employees. San Francisco is special in other ways as well...
During an economic downturn, many companies will strive to cut costs in order to retain cash and survive. One of the functions severely affected by extensive cost cutting has been Human Resources (HR). The prevailing sentiment is ‘our company is too small to need HR’, or, ‘we are not adding headcount, so why spend on...
