Author: Robert Hernandez

TimeWorksPlus: How To Export the Payroll File

Download Activity Files, found in the Report Menu of TimeWorksPlus, exports a text file of your timekeeping data. That file can then be uploaded to your payroll software. The process is very simple and involves downloading a file to your computer. This article explains the steps for...

17 May, 2019

Opting Out of Social Security for Clergy Staff

A minister who wishes to be exempt from social security/Medicare tax must file a Form 4361 with the IRS for approval. Before your application can be approved, the IRS must verify that you are aware of the grounds for exemption and that you want the...

16 May, 2019

Learn the Value of Employee Self-Service

Employee self-service is a web-based tool that allows employees to retrieve information and perform specific transactions from a central portal. In many organizations, this portal is used to deliver HR, payroll and timekeeping information. Over the years, ESS has blossomed into a global phenomenon, and is...

15 May, 2019

Two Ways You Are Getting Ripped Off Every Time You Run Payroll

As employers, we like to think we can trust our employees. Without trust, not much can be accomplished, but there are a couple of areas that deliver an easy opportunity for your employees to take advantage if you aren’t watching closely, and it can cost...

14 May, 2019

From the HR Support Center: What You Need to Know Before Disciplining or Terminating an Employee

The prospect of corrective action or termination makes a lot of managers nervous. That’s understandable. For employees, being disciplined or losing their job can be anything from moderately embarrassing to financially devastating, but it’s rarely a happy occasion. For the employers, these actions always come...

13 May, 2019

Claiming the Housing Allowance During Interim Ministry

Churches normally hire an interim minister for the time between the departure of a pastor and the calling of a new pastor or a “sabbatical interim pastor” when a pastor is granted sabbatical leave. Full-time, interim ministers are usually paid on the same scale as...

09 May, 2019

Make Sure Employees Are Eligible to Work in the United States

Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act, employers are required to examine certain documents, such as drivers' licenses, when they hire new employees. They must then record the information on I-9 forms and keep the documents for a specified period of time. Responsibilities By law, employers must...

08 May, 2019

9 Advantages Of Automated Time Tracking

As a manager, you need to optimize your workforce. Optimization means saving money, and increased profitability. Automated time and attendance tracking offers advantages every manager could use. Here are our top nine: 1. Real Time Reports It's pretty nice to have all the answers at your fingertips....

07 May, 2019

From the HR Support Center: If an employee comes to work sick, can we legally send them home?

Yes. You can absolutely send a sick employee home, but you’ll want to make sure you’re doing so consistently for visibly-ill employees. In fact, we would recommend having a policy to that effect and clearly communicating that policy to your employees. That way sick employees...

06 May, 2019

Flat Dollar Reimbursements Considered Taxable by the IRS

Employees often use their personal cell phones for church business. The church requires that they submit monthly expense reports and they’re reimbursed through an accountable plan. The church board wants to ditch the paperwork and just pay flat-dollar allowances to employees every month. Would that be...

02 May, 2019