‘No fault’ sick day sidelines unexpected productivity drains
Little can leave you in the lurch like when a staffer — cough cough — calls out sick on a Monday or Friday. Sure a paid time off bank can help minimize that. Or you can try this instead.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
2022 legal, banking holidays – plus, paid time off trends
It’s time to look ahead to 2022 and see how legal and banking holidays will affect you and your team. That way, you can ensure you’ll have coverage for Payroll’s responsibilities, such as making tax deposits. Plus, if you’ll need to adjust any paydays due to bank closures, you can get those dates locked in […]
3 must-ask questions about the benefits you offer
Considering the even-bigger bite health insurance is about to take out of most employers’ budgets (thanks, Obamacare), companies are facing many tough decisions when it comes to their benefits offerings.
3 ways to curb employees’ PTO abuse
When it’s used correctly, paid time off (PTO) is the type of benefit that prevents staffers from burning out. Unfortunately, PTO abuse is an all-too-common occurrence for many employers.
3 ways to raise morale, productivity — without hiking salaries
Nothing takes the place of a big fat raise. But if you can’t afford to offer monetary rewards to deserving staffers, it doesn’t mean you’re destined to have a bitter, unproductive team.
Are they sick … or sick of losing their time off
Sniff, sniff, cough, cough! How many folks are actually sick … and how many are trying to avoid losing their accrued time?
Are you ready to provide paid parental leave? Trend seems to be growing
If your company offers paid parental leave to employees, it’s considered a generous, top-notch benefit that will no doubt help to separate you from the competition. But this perk could become standard in the near future.
Before you dock anyone’s pay, be sure it’s by the book
Nobody really wants to dock an employee’s pay.
Congress unveils paid leave on the federal level … with a catch
Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably isn’t what HR pros were expecting.
Did employer’s policies impact exempt workers’ status? What court said
It’s important for your Payroll pros to treat exempt workers differently than hourly employees in most circumstances. But there are exceptions your people need to know about, especially if your company has some common policies in place for absences and paid time off. The outcome of a recent court case, Jones v. New Orleans Regional […]
Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed?
It’s not easy to decipher the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky.
Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed?
If your payroll people have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), assure them they’ve got a lot of company. The regs are pretty murky.
Don’t overlook the advantages of total compensation statements
Employers across the country indirectly increased employees’ compensation recently and in many companies, it seemed like nobody noticed. Why? Because management was guilty of a big oversight.
Here but not helping: Red flags of presenteesim – or something worse
As we enter the summer months, you may notice some employees seem to be mentally checked out.
Insurers to OSHA: Stop bad-mouthing incentive programs
Many companies attempt to control the cost of safety breaches with monetary incentives for employees. Now, a national insurance giant is blasting OSHA for suggesting employers nix incentive programs because they encourage workers to hide injuries and may target employers for OSHA inspections.
Intermittent FMLA leave: Top 5 ways to prevent abuse
Three words that leave even the most cool, calm and collect Finance chiefs reaching for their Advil and/or Tums: Intermittent FMLA leave.
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