Heads up for A/P: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced its FY 2024 per-diem allowance rates for folks traveling for work in the continental United States (CONUS), effective Oct. 1, 2023. While many employers use the per-diem rates set by the GSA, they can use alternative reimbursement methods as well, such as the […]
It’s not a coincidence that National Payroll Week is always the same week as Labor Day. This year, it’s September 5-9. In an interview, 40-year payroll industry veteran James Paille, CPP, and the director of compliance for IRIS Software Group, said that National Payroll Week is just as much of a celebration of labor and […]
Whether it’s a big meeting or a quick huddle, the last thing you need is someone turning it into a personal gripefest. Negative or “toxic” people who complain or point the finger are one of the chief reasons employees can’t stand meetings. Other common reasons: But few things run a meeting off track and put […]
A big reason employers are still allowing hybrid work is business benefits like reduced operating costs. But it’s also harder to ensure employment laws are being followed by your entire team. Compliance missteps with federal employment laws are especially costly right now. A good example: the new higher penalties for violating the Employee Retirement Income […]
CFOs hate to hear about poor financial literacy among workers, especially the folks they count as friends. The latest economic news on that front isn’t good (though it may be great news for some employers. More on that later.) Just 58% of Baby Boomers have saved for retirement, according to Zerohedge. The most recent U.S. […]
Have you ever asked an employee to do something and didn’t get the results you wanted? Most of us had that experience at one time or another. Sometimes you ask for one thing and they hear something completely different! How can you make sure staffers get your message loud and clear? Body language tells the […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same! The youngest generation of workers entering the workforce isn’t earning high marks from the older generations, to put it mildly. Generation Z aka the Zoomers are the “most challenging” age cohort to work with, according to a survey of 1,344 managers and supervisors by ResumeBuilder. […]
Year after year, surveys show about half of all employees don’t tap their allotted personal time off (PTO). While some companies allow for pushing a generous number of hours to the following year, foregoing time away isn’t the best scenario for workers and their companies. The Pew Research Center finds just 48% of workers are […]
Holding managers and staffers accountable for the work they do is a day-in, day-out job. Leaders in any organization may be tempted to let some folks off the hook for a minor mistake or communication breakdown sometimes. But letting an employee slide more than once can lead to a pattern of behavior that’s hard to […]
