Author: Robert Hernandez

How to Add a New Employee to Your Time & Labor Platform

This Payroll Partners article provides step-by-step instructions to all TimeWorks Plus administrators and authorized supervisors for adding a new employee to their online time & labor platform. Access the TimeWorks Plus portal by clicking this link: https://payrollpartners.payrollservers.us/pg/login.aspx Sign in using your User Name and...

14 August, 2017

From the HR Support Center: Accommodating Pregnant Employees

Let’s imagine a situation. Wendy, who’s been on the job for only four months, informs her employer that she’s pregnant. She requests light duty and asks if temporary leave is an option. Instead of accommodating Wendy, the employer terminates her employment, explaining to her that her...

11 August, 2017

Workforce Management Case Study: Staffing Agency

Today's post describes an organization that, by its very nature, demands a robust Workforce Management system. As more and more organizations hire temporary contractors as part of their business strategy (as opposed to an occasional stopgap fix during a staffing emergency), savvy temp staffing firms...

10 August, 2017

Evolution Payroll (Online Payroll Platform)- Getting Started

Existing Payroll Partners clients have the option of using two different versions of our payroll software: Evolution Classic, which is a desktop version that is installed on the client's computer; and Evolution Payroll. Evolution Payroll is a dynamic Payroll, HR, and Tax Management system developed...

09 August, 2017

From the HR Support Center: Can I Classify a Worker as an Independent Contractor?

Question: We want to hire an administrative assistant. Can we classify this person as an independent contractor during a 90-day try-out period and then, if they work out, hire them as a full-time employee at the end of the 90 days? Answer: The short answer is...

04 August, 2017

From the HR Support Center: Why Training Your Employees Is Good for Retention

There’s an old joke about an executive who worries that training their employees will be a bad investment because they might leave, to which the sage CEO says, “What if we don’t train them and they stay?” Contrary to common fears, training employees doesn’t usher them...

28 July, 2017

Mobile Timekeeping App Review

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably noticed how technology has changed the way we live. Whether you're at home, at work, or at play, you can always find a digital tool to carry out most any task. Few...

27 July, 2017

From the HR Support Center: Federal Law Alert – A New I-9 Form Will Be Released on July 17

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will release a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on Monday, July 17. The new Form I-9 will be available on the HR Support Center shortly after it is released. Employers will be able to use this revised...

17 July, 2017

The Employee Payroll Portal – User Guide for Employees

The Employee Payroll Portal is a web-based portal offering employees access to their payroll information via the internet. Through the portal, employees can: view and print payroll vouchers and W-2s access their demographic data request time off (if enabled), and view paid time-off...

12 July, 2017

Employee Scheduling System Review: The Alberta Motor Association

Case Study: The Alberta Motor Association Challenge The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) is a non-profit membership organization in Canada that serves customers in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The AMA believes its members are practically family. This means that if customers are in a jam, need advice,...

07 July, 2017