
The Path of Prosperity
There are companies that focus purely on being that helping hand to companies in need. They take on the burden of responsibilities such as performing payroll services, human resources; even have options for helping with areas like hiring, management training, and connecting you with insurance companies to protect your business.
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What if your employees discuss wages with each other?
Q. Recently some of my employees were given a pay raise. It was not an across-the-board increase. One of my employees, who tends to be a troublemaker anyway, starting discussing his wage increase with other staff members and causing them to be dissatisfied with their raises.
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How Long do you Have to Retain Payroll Records
Just in time for spring cleaning, the Social Security Administration and the IRS have issued a joint publication — the Spring 2015 issue of SSA/IRS Reporter — which offers valuable pointers for employers who want to clean up their old payroll files. In most (but not all) cases, that means following a four-year retention rule.
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Time and Payroll
Time is relative, as explained by Albert Einstein. This holds true in both a scientific and metaphoric way of thinking. An entire day of fun can feel like it passes in just a few hours, whereas a few minutes in an English lecture can seem like hours, maybe even days if it is boring enough. We have all experienced some form of this,
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Core Vs. Non-Core Functions
We all know that payroll is a vital component of any company. Without payroll, employees don’t get paid. When employees don’t get paid, work doesn’t get done, customers don’t get their product, dogs and cats start living together, mass hysteria and the entire business spirals into bankruptcy. So this of course means that payroll is a core function of a business.
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DATA
If atoms are the building blocks of the physical universe, then data would be the atoms of the business world. Without data, there is no modern business infrastructure. We don’t mean the data used to send funny cat photos to your friends, or the android from Star Trek either. We mean the raw data that is created and observed on a daily basis.
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Workers Compensation
Why do accidents happen in the workplace? many would be quick to say that it is because of negligence, or a simply unsafe working environment. A few would say that the worker is to blame for not following protocol. A extremely small few would say it is because of aliens. Well all but one of these are perfectly viable reasons why accidents happen, in reality a safe worker working in a safe environment is still at risk of injury.
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Paid Vacation: Is it Worth It?
When it comes to general labor, such as retail or fast food restaurants, new employment is a dime a dozen. Place a help wanted sign in the window and by the next day you will have a list of applicants to choose from. Although it is time you have to take away from your regular duties to hire someone new
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Payroll: Outsource and Reassess
When it comes to opening your own business, it can be easy to burst through the door running at full speed. Opening your own business is a major accomplishment in anyone’s life. It is a time in your life that you are not answering to anyone but yourself.
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Paid Holidays: Non-Vacation
Everyone wakes up at least once in their life and wonders if there is an excuse good enough to call out of work. Luckily there are a few days in the year that we can stay in bed instead of getting ready for work. These are the major and some minor holidays that we celebrate. For most they mean a promised day off, and you don’t even need to make up an excuse for them.
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