Although health insurance isn’t considered a required employee benefit, it’s something that businesses should be offering if they want to attract the best talent. The high cost of health insurance makes good healthcare benefits something highly desirable in the modern job market. In this blog, we’ll break down some steps you can take if you’re…
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How to Account for Grant Income
Every source of income has to be properly accounted for, including your grant income. But how do you account for grant income? What are the considerations you need to make? In this blog, we’ll give you some details on how you should account for grant income and how job costing software can help. What is…
How to Simplify Your Company’s Onboarding Process
Successful companies have one thing in common when it comes to hiring: Their onboarding is an organized and streamlined process. If you are a business owner, you might be able to fly by the seat of your pants in the early days of your company’s existence. But as your company grows and matures, you’ll need…
Key Highlights From Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
Allegheny County recently enacted an ordinance requiring paid sick leave for covered employees (joining the cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, which already have paid sick leave ordinances on the books). The ordinance took effect on December 15, and requires certain employees to be given 40 hours of annual paid leave for a variety of reasons,…
Stages of the Employee Lifecycle
If your company is struggling with high turnover, it could be advantageous for you to map out your employee journey and create an informed strategy to improve it. To do this, you can use the employee lifecycle model to create a strategy for each stage of the lifecycle. What is the employee lifecycle? An employee…
Shift Differential Pay and Labor Law Compliance
Not surprisingly, holidays, weekends, and late nights are not the most popular working hours for employees. As a result, some employers offer shift differential pay, which provides workers with an incentive to pick up those undesirable hours. In turn, this also helps businesses maintain staffing around the clock when needed. So how does a shift…
How Manufacturing Businesses Can Stay Compliant With Labor Laws?
Compliance with labor laws protects your employees, customers, and business by ensuring that you can operate safely and respectfully. If you’re worried that your company may not be compliant, you may ultimately face financial hardships, legal problems, reputational risks and more if you choose to do nothing about it. Fortunately, there are manufacturing labor compliance…
Cybersecurity Tips for Setting Up Employees’ Computers
Cybersecurity should always be a priority when dealing with technology. But in our post-pandemic world, it’s more important than ever! It doesn’t matter whether your team works remotely, in the office, or a combination of the two. Their gear has more exposure to a world of external threats. So, how do you keep your company’s…
Benefits and Risks of Employees Using Their Own Devices
Computers, tablets, and smartphones all play a big part in modern business. In the past, enterprise-level hardware was the go-to. But nowadays, consumer gear is just as capable of getting work done. So why not let employees use their own devices? If you’re thinking about adopting a “Bring Your Own Device” policy, here are rewards…
Contractors’ Liability For Subcontractor Employee Wages
The doctrine “joint employer” liability has received significant attention in recent months. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employee may be deemed to have multiple employers—each of whom would be liable jointly for all aspects of FLSA compliance, including with regard to the payment of wages—in connection with his or her performance of…