Yearly Archives: 2021

Sign Up Now for January Pre-licensing

​Our January Pre-Licensing session starts on Tuesday, January 4th.  Start the year off right by checking “Getting Licensed” off your 2022 goals list.  Do you have an employee ready to enter a new stage of their career?  Are YOU ready to enter a new stage of your career?  If so, sign up now.Big I NY jumped into the Pre-Licensing circle at the end of 2020.  We had a very successful 2021 and would love to continue building momentum in 2022.  We are happy to announce that Don Reese will be teaching January’s Pre-Licensing class.  If you aren’t familiar with Don Reese, you are missing out…

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3, 2, 1 with Sue Keegan: Pre-Licensing, Cyber Evolution, & Your Favorite Holiday Music

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​3 ThingsOur January Pre-Licensing session starts in just 2 weeks. We will be offering Personal Lines and P&C Pre-Licensing​ starting January 4th, 2022.  There’s still time to get in on this session!​2 Ideas1 QuestionWhat’s your favorite holiday song / album?  This is a toughie because there are so many good ones, but for song, I am going with Stevie Wonder’s What Christmas Means to Me. For album I am going with Kelly Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red. Let me know your favorites via email at  ​skeegan@biginy.org or post in our Community.Source

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HR December 2021 Q&A – Year-End Bonuses

​Q: Our employees have worked really hard this year and we wanted to acknowledge it with a year-end bonus? Would this create any issues for us if we do not do it again?A:  It's wonderful that you are acknowledging the role your employees played in this year's success - we love to hear it! You can always make a one-time decision based on current circumstances. We recommend explaining that to your employees up front so they do not have the expectation of receiving this bonus each year going forward.  As a one-time occurrence, this bonus should be able to be classified as a discretionary bonus, meaning there is no expectation…

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