Figuring out how to structure your paid time off policy has been a long-standing dilemma for employers. Determining how many sick days, vacation time, and what holidays to allocate off, can be overwhelming. HR Managers have to dissect every aspect of the company in an effort to appropriately develop a quality benefits package. In the same […]
It is the Labor Enforcement Task Force’s duty to ensure employers follow labor, licensing and payroll tax laws. In an effort to avoid penalties as a business owner you need to understand what specific laws apply to your company. Are you aware of the penalties involved with misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor? Fines […]
Oftentimes managers overlook the importance of how employee time-off affects expenses. Tracking their attendance while they’re working is one thing, but tracking their time off is an entirely different approach. When an employee requests time off, calls in due to illness, or has some form of an emergency the company suffers. Perhaps not literally – […]
The law of attraction in simple terms is best defined as: what you give is what you get and so on and so forth. From an employer perspective, the same rules can be applied. How much you’re willing to give up coincides with what type of candidates you attract and keep. It’s for this reason […]
Figuring out how much paid sick time to give employees is often a conundrum for small business owners. With small staffs and limited resources, having even one person out can often create significant difficulties. In fact, statistics show U.S. businesses lose in the neighborhood of $200 billion a year due to costs from employee sickness. […]
As a business owner, you are constantly jumping over hurdles and putting out fires. It is engrained in you to be proactive, and when you can’t you seize the day and take action on the obstacles that lay within your path. Whether it’s surging forward on developing a new product or service or adjusting the […]
For many professionals, the phrase “cloud-based computing” has become synonymous with business-as-usual, and the promises that come with the cloud, such as rapid deployment, faster services, and greater connectivity, are baked into many modern work environments. However, less than a decade ago, the concept of the cloud was still new and fairly novel for many […]
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Do you remember the proposed overtime changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 2016? Once in effect, the rule was predicted to extend overtime protections to 4.2 million workers who were not previously eligible under federal law. Plenty of workers were excited about the changes, while many companies were a little concerned. And one sector that […]
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Between the country’s economic growth and the record low unemployment rate of 4.1%, times are looking good for many companies and workers. Now wages are starting to nudge upwards too. According to recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, average hourly earnings moved up nearly 3% from a year ago. This means that more money is […]
Read More >stratustime tracks employee hours through PCs, mobile devices, and POS systems, then automatically transmits time and attendance data to your payroll service. Advanced features like scheduling, PTO accrual, and labor forecasting give HR managers and payroll specialists more time to focus on people instead of data entry.
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