{"id":5193,"date":"2023-12-13T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2023-12-13T21:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:13:58","slug":"hr-newsletter-small-business-bulletin-dec-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/hr-newsletter-small-business-bulletin-dec-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: Small Business Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/hr\/Blog\/June2023_Small-Business.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: Small Business Bulletin \u2013 Dec 2023\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a small business, it\u2019s challenging to stay on top of effective and efficient people practices. 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