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Unlimited PTO: The Positives and Negatives of Unlimited Paid Time Off
“If you're managing your time and saying to yourself, if I get X, Y, and Z projects done, I feel like I can take a week's vacation next month…. I think that empowers your employees.” In episode #119 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business...
Unlimited PTO: The Positives and Negatives of Unlimited Paid Time Off
“If you're managing your time and saying to yourself, if I get X, Y, and Z projects done, I feel like I can take a week's vacation next month…. I think that empowers your employees.” In episode #119 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business...
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What Is Unlimited Paid Time Off?
Today, almost 1 out of 10 workplaces offers unlimited paid time off (PTO). Among knowledge workers, this type of job benefit is especially common. In studies, 62% of employees who have unlimited PTO say they have a healthy work-life balance. However, only 53% of...
Why Every Business Needs an Employee Handbook—and How to Create One
Some people view employee handbooks as an antiquated practice from a past business era, but nothing could be further from the truth. A well-written, compliant employee handbook continues to be one of the best employee relations tools for businesses of all sizes. It...
Multistate Payroll Taxes: The Advantages, Pitfalls and Remote Work
Multistate Payroll Taxes: The Advantages, Pitfalls and Remote WorkMonday, August 17, 2020It may sound surprising, but the COVID-19 outbreak has created (and accelerated) several trends – and we don’t mean bedazzled face masks, either. Take remote work, for...
Fluctuating Workweek Method for Calculating Overtime: Effective August 7, 2020
If your business has employees who are paid hourly and classified as non-exempt, you must provide overtime pay for time worked beyond forty hours per week. The rules for employee overtime pay are laid out by the Department of Labor in the Fair Labor Standards Act...
5 Ways Payroll Problems Wreck Your Sleep…and How to Solve Them
Everybody’s under more stress these days. Payroll tax problems can contribute to stress … but it doesn’t have to be that way. In one of our site’s most widely read blogs from 2019, we show you what payroll pitfalls to look out for … and the best practices to avoid...
The New Form 941: What Payroll Tax Professionals Need To Be Aware Of
The coronavirus outbreak of 2020 has changed the ways people interact, work and do business with each other. One change of particular interest to the payroll industry has been the revisions to the Internal Revenue Service’s Form 941.Approved and released by the agency...
How Small Business Owners Can Optimize Employee Benefits
When you’re growing a small business, you need to be able to hire smart, talented people. The most talented people will be recruited by multiple businesses and it’s likely some of those competitors might be larger corporations. To recruit and retain the best...
Why Time and Attendance Tracking is Essential to Benefits Administration
A source of innovation and growth, employees are a key ingredient to the success of your growth-oriented business. Human capital is one of your biggest assets and one of your largest expenses. In many industries, labor costs represent a significant percentage of total...
Multistate Payroll Tax Compliance: Finding a Path Through the Tangle of Laws
In 2020, multistate payroll tax compliance got even more complex. In this blog from our archives, we examine payroll tax withholding across different states to show you why it’s more important than ever to have a guide through the complex web of tax laws and...
Compliance Advantages HR Automation Delivers to Small Businesses
No matter what size your business, if you have employees, you have human resources and payroll compliance and reporting requirements. Large enterprises have designated HR, legal and payroll departments to handle traditional workforce management and compliance...
Six Reasons Growth-Oriented Businesses Rely on HR as a Service
Entrepreneurs and business leaders encounter numerous challenges on the path to growth—from managing cash flow and payroll to growing sales and hiring the right employees. When you’re out there hustling to win the next client or launch your next product, new...
Leadership Skills for Managing Mixed Remote/Onsite Teams
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many businesses that had little to no experience with distributed teams into remote work-from-home experiments. Many employers are pleased with the results and making plans to allow for more remote workers in the future. But for some...
After COVID-19: What Business Leaders Are Expecting
Business owners and entrepreneurs are working hard to return their businesses to full operations after the COVID-19 crisis. The past three months have been almost surreal for many business owners, as the virus caused more than 105,000 deaths and more than 30 million...
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Funding Delay Notice
On May 31, 2020, there was an operational disruption at the Federal Reserve level. Due to this disruption, some batches were not properly processed. Please expect a delay in funding for the transactions that were supposed to be funded today, June 1,...
What CEOs Need to Know about Employee Anxiety and Returning to Work
The business community is going through one of its most challenging trials in history with the COVID-19 pandemic and the responding public health measures. As states and cities roll out guidance to allow businesses to reopen, CEOs are moving quickly to roll out...
Avoid These 4 Common “New to Payroll” Mistakes
Whether you’re finding yourself with new responsibilities during the COVID-19 crisis or looking to re-enter the workforce with an expanded range of services, there’s a few things to be aware of.In this blog from January ’19, a payroll expert shows you 4 common...
Top 5 PPP Loan Forgiveness Questions Asked and Answered
A second round of funding worth $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was signed into law on April 24, 2020 and the SBA resumed accepting applications from participating lenders on April 27, 2020. According to the SBA’s PPP Round 2 Report, the overall...
Steps to Building a Small Business Culture
Smaller, growth-oriented businesses don’t always have excess cash to throw at flashy perks like on-site gyms, day-care centers, and coffee bars, but they still have to find ways to compete for the best talent with larger companies that have bigger benefits budgets....
Coronavirus Relief: How Does the IRS Employee Retention Credit Work?
Due to the massive demand for assistance from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security (CARES) Act, Congress voted to approve an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on April 21, 2020. The first round of funding was depleted in just 14...
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