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From the HR Support Center: What Steps Should We Take If an Employee Gets Hurt on the Job?

First, make certain that the employee receives any immediate medical care they need. Their health and safety should be the initial priority. Once you’ve done that, then you can turn your attention to recording and reporting the injury. It is important to allow your employee to...

08 July, 2019

IRS Tax Tip: Here’s How a Name Change Affects a Tax Return

When someone legally changes their name, there are tax consequences they need to know about, especially at tax time. People change their names for several reasons: Taking their spouse’s last name after a marriage Hyphenating their last name with their spouse’s after getting married ...

05 July, 2019

How Does Clergy Staff Calculate Self Employment Taxes?

The Self-Employment Taxes that most members of the Clergy must pay quarterly are actually made up of two different taxes: Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (also known as “OASDI” or the more commonly used term “Social Security”) Medicare taxes OASDI taxes are calculated as 12.4% of...

04 July, 2019

Drop Evaluations and Grow Employees

There's a connection between involving your employees in their own achievement, and the achievement and success of your business or organization. And one important strategy to increase your employees' involvement in their own achievement is to switch from a traditional employee evaluation to an employee...

03 July, 2019

Why Should You Care About Employee Engagement?

The HR experts at Payroll Partners want employers to understand the importance of employee engagement. How Does Employee Engagement Benefit Your Business? 1. When you increase engagement, you elevate productivity and profitability. 2. Engaged associates provide better service to your customers. 3. Engaged employees are more loyal to your...

02 July, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Working Interviews and Alternatives

Few things are more frustrating for employers than finding out that a new hire oversold their knowledge, skills, and abilities. The employee looked great on paper and appeared confident and competent in the interview, but when it came to doing the basic duties of the...

01 July, 2019

Atheist Group Decides Not to Appeal Housing Allowance Ruling

The Freedom from Religion Foundation, or FFRF, has decided not to pursue an additional challenge of the clergy housing allowance at the Supreme Court level. This means that clergy housing and parsonage allowance provisions will likely remain in place for tax year 2019 and beyond. For...

27 June, 2019

Define Employee Types to Avert Questions

How do you define, in your handbook, which employees are entitled to certain benefits? In the past, employers commonly used the concept of "permanent" employee and "probationary" employee. Many employers and their employees still think in those terms. The idea is once a new employee completes so...

26 June, 2019

How Smarter Scheduling Improves Employee Productivity

The Scheduling-Productivity Connection Business owners and managers can dramatically increase productivity through smarter scheduling with TimeSimplicity from Payroll Partners. An Employee Perk For Your Employees (That Doesn't Cost You Any More) When employers respect their employees' life outside of work by delivering flexible scheduling, team members are happier...

25 June, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Tips for Keeping Your Company Data Secure

Small businesses are a popular target of cyber criminals. Thousands of attacks happen every day, successful ones can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars, and over half of small businesses soon close following a successful cyberattack. Fortunately, there are effective measures you can take to...

24 June, 2019