Over and over, we hear about how people these days are always on the go, constantly striving for the elusive work-life balance. Because of this frenzied pace, there’s hardly any time for personal endeavors, including acts of charity. Time, they say, is getting scarcer by the minute. We also hear about how the newer generation…
When Disaster Strikes, Are You Ready or Not? Whether it’s a hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, health crisis, fire, earthquake, cybercrime, or terrorist attack, your business should have a plan for dealing with catastrophes—a lack of preparedness can completely disrupt your business and even cause you to lose clients. Who is responsible for this gigantic task?…
Is Your Job the “Cat’s Meow?” Cat’s Meow: someone or something wonderful or remarkable—Dictionary.com What makes a job the “cat’s meow” may vary from person to person, since we all have our own goals and priorities. But it’s a question worth pursuing because the answer could give you the push you need to elevate your…
5 Tips for Building a Pet-Friendly Workplace A whopping 68 percent of U.S. households have a pet, according to a 2017-2018 national pet owners survey. This majority didn’t happen overnight, as studies show that pet ownership has been steadily increasing for more than two decades. That upward trend is expected to continue, making pet-friendly perks…
Pet Insurance: A Growing Work Perk One of the best ways to attract and retain top talent is to offer great benefits. That’s understandable, especially when you consider the uncertainty of Social Security and how healthcare costs have been steadily rising in the U.S. for decades. But although employees care deeply about their own health…
Is Your Payroll Vendor a One Trick Pony? Your business is expanding, which means more recruiting, more onboarding, more timekeeping, more payroll processing, more benefits administration, more recordkeeping, more focus on retention; more payroll tax obligations; and more compliance efforts. You currently use a payroll service provider, but is it meeting all of those needs?…
In 2017, about 41 percent of all U.S. families included children under the age of 18, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These children consisted of sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. The BLS survey also revealed that 71.1 percent of women with children under 18 participated in the U.S. labor force in…
Chances are that whenever you get paid, you receive a pay stub, or wage statement, describing details of the payment. Maybe you ignore the pay stub because your take-home pay looks correct. Or maybe you look it over, but find it too complicated to figure out. Either way, it’s important that you analyze and comprehend…
Employment taxes are notoriously difficult to navigate. What makes the topic so complex is that it has two distinct yet related parts: employee and employer taxes. To simplify things, many employers entrust their employment tax responsibilities to a payroll provider. While this is a great idea, it’s still important for employers to know at least…
As part of the employment process, employees routinely give up their personal information, which the employer then uses for various purposes – including hiring, payroll processing, and benefits administration. This sensitive data may classify as “Personally Identifiable Information” (PII), which the employer is obligated to protect. What is PII? According to the General Services…