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Super Size Your Social Security Benefits!

  What are the best ways to maximize your Social Security benefits? The Social Security Administration doesn't give case-specific advice to individuals, so it's up to the individual worker to know the rules and do the proper research. For example, writing on the Bankrate.com website, Jennie L. Phipps describes some keys to getting the most out of Social Security: (1) Wait a while. At age 70, the monthly benefit is 76 percent higher than it would be at age 62 and 32 percent higher than it would be at age 66. (2) But then again....Doug Carey, founder of the financial [...]

By |2012-09-24T01:38:21+00:00September 24, 2012|Payroll Services, Taxes, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Super Size Your Social Security Benefits!

Trouble Making Payroll in a Tough Economy – Could Vacations be the Answer

Making payroll is always a top priority. But for many companies during the economic difficulties of the last few years, payroll has been an ongoing concern every pay period. Creativity and loyalty to staff members has given many company leaders the incentive to find alternative ways to make payroll, rather than laying off valuable, dependable workers. In October 2008 the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conducted a survey that examined paid leave policies and practices in the workplace. The survey was intended to help answer questions and propose potential solutions to help businesses stay viable and employees stay engaged [...]

By |2012-09-17T11:13:55+00:00September 17, 2012|Human Resources Information, News From DirectPay Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on Trouble Making Payroll in a Tough Economy – Could Vacations be the Answer

When is Outsourcing Payroll A Necessity?

Even the most savvy entrepreneurs sometimes have a difficult time keeping up with payroll taxes.  According to howstuffworks.com, payroll taxes can create trouble, because “Complicated tax forms must be filled out and filed on an annual, quarterly, sometimes even weekly basis. Missed deadlines and improper tax filings can result in steep fines and even jail time.” A business owner managing payroll can be a huge time waster. That’s bad for the owner and bad for the company. Sitting in the office staring at a calculator cuts down on the time an owner can spend investing work into their business. Small [...]

By |2012-09-10T16:22:13+00:00September 10, 2012|News From DirectPay Payroll, Outsourcing Payroll, Payroll Services, Payroll Tax Regulations, Taxes|Comments Off on When is Outsourcing Payroll A Necessity?

How Could Outsourcing Payroll Save A Company’s Healthcare Budget? And More?

Businesses save money by outsourcing payroll, but exactly how? The obvious answer is that outsourcing fees are less than the cost of paying in-house payroll staff member salaries and benefits. But there are other savings created by outsourcing that are less obvious. While it’s true that hiring fewer payroll staff members keeps individual salary budgets in check, an indirect result of this is also beneficial: keeping the company size classification in check. The federal healthcare law requires employers with 50 or more full-time workers to provide healthcare insurance to employees by 2014 or pay a penalty. So what if a [...]

By |2012-09-04T13:25:09+00:00September 4, 2012|Outsourcing Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on How Could Outsourcing Payroll Save A Company’s Healthcare Budget? And More?

Salary Discrepancy Between Men and Women

Salary discrepancy between men and women.The salary gap between men and women in the U.S. has closed significantly in the last 50 years. But despite a generation or so of serious attention to the issue, there’s still a long way to go to achieve the elusive goal of equity.  “These differences aren’t going to go away overnight,” said Dr. Nancy Bush, a marketing professor at Wingate (N.C.) University, noting that equal pay for men and women was part of the Republican platform during the 1956 re-election campaign of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Men earned as much as 40 percent more [...]

By |2012-08-27T11:23:09+00:00August 27, 2012|Human Resources Information, News From DirectPay Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on Salary Discrepancy Between Men and Women

Dating In the Workplace: Fifty Shades of a Legal Debacle?

Dating in the workplace: Legail Debacle or Life Changing Romance!For those enthralled in the best seller Fifty Shades of Grey, a workplace romance might seem like a positive next step in life (or in the workplace) but the reality is not that sexy.  For employers it may prove to be an untidy and expensive embarrassment. All too often what starts as a common interest in another person can end up in a messy sexual harassment law suit.  Sexual harassment is defined legally as a coercive tradeoff where job benefits are exchanged for sexual favors.   It is illegal under the Title [...]

By |2012-08-19T20:59:04+00:00August 19, 2012|Human Resources Information, Outsourcing Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on Dating In the Workplace: Fifty Shades of a Legal Debacle?

Benefits of Outsourcing Payroll

More Beans for the Bean Counters that Outsource! The catalyst for outsourcing payroll, tax or HR services is usually cost containment.  Reduction of cost without sacrifice of quality is paramount.  Therefore, when considering outsourcing, vendor choice is critical. After finding a vendor that meets basic payroll production, consider identifying vendors that might have additional payroll or HR products.  Info-Tech Research Group recently conducted a study that found many companies actually outsource to gain access to the specialized skill set that the outsourcing company provides. Rather than depend on employees who have expertise in a different field, companies choose [...]

By |2012-08-13T21:33:37+00:00August 13, 2012|News From DirectPay Payroll, Outsourcing Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on Benefits of Outsourcing Payroll

Stay Competitive – Plan For Payroll Increases

According to the business consulting firm Mercer, 98 percent of the 1500 employers included on a recent survey plan to increase employee pay in 2013. Salary increases are expected to be up by 2.9 percent, an increase from 2011 and 2010. CNN Money reports that pay raises will not, however, be uniform across the board. Workers designated as top performers are expected to get larger compensation increases than average workers. Some top workers can expect increases as high as 4.5 percent while average workers, approximately 54 percent of the workforce, can expect to see a more modest 2.4 percent increase [...]

By |2012-08-06T13:30:35+00:00August 6, 2012|Human Resources Information, News From DirectPay Payroll, Outsourcing Payroll, Payroll Services|Comments Off on Stay Competitive – Plan For Payroll Increases

Employee Vacation Time Can Add Value to a Company’s Business

It's the peak of the vacation season. And while many employees are taking time off their jobs to rest, relax and recharge, that time away is adding value to their employer's business. According to the Austin (Texas) Business Journal, one dollar's investment in employer-sponsored vacation benefits yields a $3 return in improved productivity and morale. And, in his book "Go Away: Just for the Health of It," Dr. Mel Byrns says that for every dollar that companies get back in vacation time not taken, they lose as much as $7 in costs related to employee burnout. More than 30 percent of [...]

By |2012-07-30T14:07:33+00:00July 30, 2012|Human Resources Information|Comments Off on Employee Vacation Time Can Add Value to a Company’s Business

Workers’ Comp Alert!

Worker's Comp Alert!A new North Carolina law allows lawmakers to potentially incarcerate employers for failure to provide workers' compensation! State lawmakers' have approved HB 237 which requires the state Industrial Commission to capture all information from the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which records insurance information on employers. The Industrial Commission insures that employers have coverage and resolves workers' claims. The new bill allows non-compliant employers to be pursued and may even allow penalties for non-compliance to include incarceration. The bill has been passed after recent criticism over lax efforts by the state to insure employers provide insurance, medical care and [...]

By |2012-07-20T22:29:32+00:00July 20, 2012|Human Resources Information, News From DirectPay Payroll, Outsourcing Payroll|Comments Off on Workers’ Comp Alert!
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