The holidays have arrived, and you’re in a festive mood! Finally, you get to unwind and spend some quality time with family and friends. But, too often it seems the holidays end abruptly, almost as soon as they began. When it’s time to return to work, you can’t help but feel reluctant. Fortunately, there are…
As the year winds down to a close, payroll processing takes centerstage. There’s so much work to be done that it’s easy to miss the golden opportunity lying within. This hectic period known as “year-end” is the perfect time to evaluate your payroll space. Your payroll lives in one of the following environments: In-house—you manage…
MPAY and People First Announce Strategic Partnership HUNTERSVILLE, NC, December 11, 2018 (Newswire.com) – MPAY and People First have announced that they are joining forces to provide entrepreneurs in America access to best in class solutions to help with the management of their people, employee time, payroll and benefits administration. MPAY provides human capital management solutions to their entrepreneurial…
HR and payroll are a family, in which both share the common goal of people management. But, the difference in how they manage people has caused them to be treated as separate entities. Nowhere is this more evident than in non-integrated legacy technology, a “dying” platform that treats HR and payroll as isolated functions, instead…
Most private employers observe six holidays per year: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. When each one rolls around, employers must be ready to pay their employees according to company policy. Holiday Pay & The Law As a private employer, you’re not required by law to give…
Throughout the 2018 hurricane season, we’ve seen storms and hurricanes wreak havoc across the nation, destroying many businesses while forcing others to temporarily close. In these turbulent times, business operations tend to cease. However, payroll obligations may still be present. The bottom line is that employees must be paid on time for any work done…
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…