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HR as the key to unlocking business success

Insperity

The days of thinking about human resources (HR) as merely a supportive, administrative function – say, passively managing employee documentation, overseeing timekeeping and administering payroll – are long over. All-encompassing. Given a seat at the leadership table and the buy-in of executive leadership.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

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Maintaining payroll compliance is a must for accounting departments, but it’s often easier said than done. That’s especially true whenever new changes come about, and 2023 was a year rife with new payroll regulations, trends, and initiatives. From the implementation of SECURE 2.0 From the implementation of SECURE 2.0

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Furlough vs. layoff: What’s the difference, and what do employers need to know?

Insperity

When an organization needs to reduce its payroll due to financial hardship, there are two options employers may consider: furlough vs. layoff. Like layoffs, furloughs are a way for employers to reduce payroll costs when employee performance isn’t to blame. And it doesn’t help that these terms are often used interchangeably.

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Mergers and Acquisitions: How to Keep Employees from Leaving

Insperity

Payroll. How will pay cycles or payroll be impacted post-close? – Decision-making. How are decisions made in each organization? How will decisions be made in the new organization? Will all decisions be made from the top down within a hierarchical structure? What are the pay cycles?

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Streamlining HR administration: Enhancing efficiency and focus

Insperity

Workforce analysis: The transformation of raw data into actionable information and insight to help inform decision-making and strategizing. These could include things like benefits enrollment, new hire paperwork, time and attendance tracking, vacation requests or payroll administration.

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Don’t Get Caught Making These Family Business Mistakes

Insperity

Your handbook policies may include: Payroll and compensation. Making sure your HR records are up-to-date , accessible and accurate will go a long way to help prevent legal and IRS problems, compliance issues and payroll glitches. Who has decision-making powers? Time-off and overtime. Industry regulations.

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10 signs your business needs a PEO

Insperity

Did anyone follow up to make sure all documents were filed properly? If not, you may not know there’s an issue until you notice a visa violation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or there’s a payroll mix-up with the IRS. Payroll is monopolizing your (or your staff’s) time. How a PEO can help. Take a deep breath.

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