Contributed by Sophia Conti Many small businesses run on the bare essentials. Often, those essentials do not include streamlined and well-planned human resources functions. Even larger businesses fail to establish …
Most people probably aren’t even aware that a thing such as partial unemployment benefits even exists. Did you know that you can receive benefits even if you’re still working? In …
Reducing an employee’s pay is no minor thing. A pay cut can be anything from illegal, financially troubling, emotionally unsettling, to devastating. Before cutting an employee’s pay, employers should consider …
Many employers simply do not allow unauthorized/unapproved overtime, and they outline this in the company handbook. The stipulation might read something like this: “We do not pay for unauthorized overtime. …
When we wait around for something to happen – waiting for someone to show up, standing in a long line, counting down the minutes till we leave for an appointment, …
The exact date at which employees need to receive their final paycheck upon termination is a mystery to many small business owners. The fact that there are laws surrounding the …
With all the talk about raising the Federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, business owners are thinking about living wages and how to ensure that they are paying their …
In general, employers cannot deduct pay from an exempt employee’s paycheck. The amount of money an exempt employee makes is not based on the number of hours she does or …
This might sound contradictory at first. Why would you have to pay out vacation if you don’t even have to offer vacation to begin with? Well, if you choose to offer vacation, …
On-call employees are a big benefit to many companies. They help ensure that the business is covered while keeping costs down. On-call employees generally cost little to nothing. But how …
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