Most employers offer paid holidays as a benefit to employees. Company holidays often raise questions about how pay, scheduling, and other issues are handled. The following are some common questions related to holiday pay and time off. Q: Are paid holidays required? Are there a minimum number of holidays that my company is required to ...

From the bottom line to top line, inflation is top of mind. For many, the last few years may have felt like an almost perfect economic storm for many small businesses. Inflation rates and resignation rates have been high in 2021 and 2022. Many employers were caught off guard by how many employees began to quit ...

Does your organization need seasonal help to support business operations during specific times of the year? There are many types of businesses that need temporary or seasonal help to meet industry demands or increased traffic. Businesses might hire seasonal employees to staff outdoor pools in the summer or ski resorts in the winter. There are ...

Payroll is a critical function for businesses of all types and sizes. Payroll processing and tax compliance require a tremendous amount of attention to detail to ensure accuracy. With an entrepreneurial spirit and focus on growing your company, your time is already stretched thin and it can be difficult to stay up to date with ...

10 Costly ACA Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land for more than a decade and has survived legal challenges from the Supreme Court as recently as last year. The aim of this law was to help lower the cost of quality healthcare for Americans through a shared ...

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 business expenditures which is why it’s important to keep careful track of ...

Each year, HR leaders are always being asked to look into a crystal ball and predict the future. This year, you don’t have to have a Spidey sense to tell you that a few trends that are surfacing are likely to stick around beyond 2022. By now, we have seen how the coronavirus pandemic has ...

  The reality for most of us is, healthcare is a major expense for a lot of people during their working years. And often, it becomes an even more burdensome expense during retirement. That’s why it’s so important to set funds aside for future healthcare costs. And health savings accounts (HSAs) are a great bet ...

  Thinking About the Road Ahead: The first quarter of the year is when many people begin to plan out their goals and New Year’s resolutions of what they hope to accomplish the rest of the year. This requires them to reflect on their personal and professional goals, which leads to determining what their priorities ...

  Mitigating Financial Risk: In an increasingly online—and thus instantaneous—world, businesses need to digitize processes as much as possible to keep up. Considering the critical importance of paying employees, perhaps no process is as ripe for digitization as payroll. Establishing electronic payment processing for your employees simplifies both your life and theirs, as it allows ...