HR Party of One

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Madeline Mann shares practical hiring and career insights, with a strong focus on recruiting quality, interview process design, and talent-market realities.

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Automation & tools

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How recruiting software speeds up hiring and reduces admin work

HR Party of One March 6, 2025


Automation & tools 9
Hiring & recruitment 7
  • 60% of applicants abandon forms requiring extensive manual input
  • Knockout questions filter unqualified candidates before HR sees them
  • Offer acceptance auto-triggers onboarding with no duplicate data entry

Case studies

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Key HR compliance deadlines for March 2025

HR Party of One February 27, 2025


Case studies 10
Growth hacking 8
Automation & tools 6
  • Three of five March deadlines involve ACA forms — missing them risks IRS penalties.
  • ALEs no longer must proactively send 1095-C forms; employee request now triggers it.
  • OSHA 300A must be filed electronically by March 3 and posted through April 30.

Culture building

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Managing workplace relationships before they damage team culture

HR Party of One February 11, 2025


Culture building 8
Management 7
Compliance & regulation 5
  • Favoritism and gossip are the hardest relationship problems to spot early
  • Address issues privately, focused on work outcomes — not personal lives
  • Broad training beats singling people out and prevents future incidents

Culture building

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Five strategies to build financial literacy at your organization

HR Party of One February 6, 2025


Culture building 8
Processes & SOPs 6
  • US adults answer only 48% of basic financial literacy questions correctly.
  • Financial stress follows employees to work, hitting productivity and retention.
  • Five low-cost tactics embed financial education into existing HR touchpoints.

Compliance & regulation

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IRS Forms 1095-B and 1094-B: ACA Compliance Guide for HR

HR Party of One February 4, 2025


Compliance & regulation 9
  • 1095-B proves minimum essential coverage; 1094-B is its IRS transmittal cover sheet.
  • Small self-insured employers file 1095-B/1094-B; large employers use 1095-C/1094-C instead.
  • 2024 tax year deadlines: employee copies March 3, electronic IRS filing March 31, 2025.

Hiring & recruitment

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Managing major headcount growth: a four-step HR framework

HR Party of One January 30, 2025


Hiring & recruitment 9
Processes & SOPs 7
  • Align hiring to business goals before a single role is posted
  • SMART targets turn vague growth plans into measurable operational milestones
  • Internal mobility and staggered hiring cut cost and preserve culture

Compliance & regulation

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HR compliance deadlines and key dates for February 2025

HR Party of One January 28, 2025


Compliance & regulation 8
  • OSHA Form 300A must stay posted February 1 through April 30.
  • Form 940 FUTA deadline shifts if you skipped quarterly payments.
  • ACA Forms 1095-B and 1095-C paper deadline falls February 28.

Hiring & recruitment

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What counts as a good employee retention rate for your company

HR Party of One January 23, 2025


Hiring & recruitment 8
Processes & SOPs 6
  • No single retention rate fits all — industry and role type define the target
  • Small teams feel exits harder: two departures can drop retention by 13%
  • Seven concrete steps to set a retention goal that fits your organisation

Compliance & regulation

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What HR Needs to Know About Dependent Care FSAs

HR Party of One January 16, 2025


Compliance & regulation 9
Processes & SOPs 7
  • Pre-tax DCFSA contributions cut taxable income up to $5,000 annually.
  • Use-it-or-lose-it and non-discrimination rules create real compliance risk.
  • TPAs automate deductions, compliance, and employee expense guidance.

Compliance & regulation

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IRS e-filing mandate: what the new 10-form rule means for HR

HR Party of One January 7, 2025


Compliance & regulation 9
  • Combined form count of 10 now triggers mandatory e-filing
  • Non-compliance costs up to $290 per form, $1M+ annually
  • Even micro-businesses filing a few form types must e-file

Management

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Five common performance evaluation mistakes and how to fix them

HR Party of One December 26, 2024


Management 9
Processes & SOPs 6
  • Annual reviews cause harm — continuous feedback fixes it
  • Vague goals make performance unmeasurable; SMART goals don't
  • Criticism-only reviews demotivate; balance every weakness with a strength

Compliance & regulation

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Setting clear expectations for employee reimbursement requests

HR Party of One December 12, 2024


Compliance & regulation 8
Processes & SOPs 6
  • Late submissions happen when employees don't know the rules in advance
  • Tie reimbursement deadlines directly to payroll cutoff dates
  • Require employee sign-off to turn policy awareness into accountability

Compliance & regulation

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What a W-9 form is and when to use it

HR Party of One December 10, 2024


Compliance & regulation 9
  • No W-9 means no valid 1099 — and potential IRS penalties
  • Regular employees use W-2s; W-9 is for external contractors only
  • 1099 forms are due January 31st; W-9 data drives that filing

Culture building

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How to write a code of ethics for your organization

HR Party of One November 21, 2024


Culture building 9
Compliance & regulation 5
  • A written code removes the justifications employees use for unethical behavior
  • Six concrete steps from assessing gaps to testing the code against reality
  • Publishing a code without intent to change behavior causes more harm than good

Processes & SOPs

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The employee lifecycle: nine stages every HR team must manage

HR Party of One November 19, 2024


Processes & SOPs 9
Hiring & recruitment 6
  • Nine distinct lifecycle stages demand different HR tools and priorities.
  • Offboarding matters as much as onboarding — keep exits respectful.
  • Gaps in any single stage erode trust, compliance, or retention.

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