Payroll

January 17, 2019 

Offering relocation benefits to job candidates could be a good move for employers, suggests new research from global staffing firm Robert Half. Sixty-two percent of workers surveyed said they would consider moving for a position. Among professionals in the 28 U.S. cities polled, respondents in Raleigh, Des Moines, Miami and Charlotte are most open to changing...…

January 17, 2019 

The competitive hiring market has companies casting a wide net to find job candidates with the in-demand skills they need. A new Accountemps survey found that more than nine in 10 senior managers (94 percent) are open to rehiring boomerang employees —staff members who previously left the company on good terms. The research, however, also...…

January 17, 2019 

There are individuals in every workplace in the United States who are paid a salary and considered exempt from pay for overtime after forty hours in a work week. While the issue of whether employees are properly classified as exempt is always an issue ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

January 14, 2019 

The latest Paychex Flex HR enhancements bring performance management, workflow approvals, real-time analytics, and a configurable events calendar to the platform – all backed by self-service capabilities that empower employees and administrators to ...

January 10, 2019 

Small business owners are increasingly relying on the services of independent contractors as an integral part of their business. According to new research released today by Paychex, Inc., the growth rate of independent contractors peaked in August 2017 at 11 percent year-over-year, and while the growth has slowed since then (five percent in August 2018),...…

January 8, 2019 

What are the biggest issues employers will face in 2019 when it comes to HR, payroll, benefits and taxes? The experts at Paychex, Inc. have identified the top 10 regulatory issues they say businesses need to keep an eye on.

January 7, 2019 

From the introduction of innovative technologies to a continuing demand for skilled talent, many factors affected the way businesses across all sectors managed their workforces in 2018. For finance and accounting firms, here are the factors that will ...

Jodi Chavez

January 3, 2019 

Currently, the highest statewide minimum wage rate is in the District of Columbia, at $13.25 per hour, followed by Massachusetts and Washington each at $12 per hour. Some of the new wage rates are the result of scheduled, incremental increases set by ...

January 3, 2019 

At $26.95, hourly earnings in December gained 2.42 percent ($0.64) year-over-year and averaged a growth rate of 2.49 percent for 2018.

January 3, 2019 

Private sector employment increased by 271,000 jobs from November to December according to the December ADP National Employment Report.  Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics.  Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment:     271,000 By Company Size...…

January 2, 2019 

It’s no surprise when even the most driven professionals find themselves switching off for a few minutes during the workday for any number of reasons, such as fatigue, frustration or a lack of clarity about an assignment. What might be a surprise, ...

Paul McDonald

January 2, 2019 

Home-value growth is slowing, price cuts are more common and for-sale inventory is up. Sounds like relief is imminent for home buyers, right? Not so fast. Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for the past two years and could approach 6 percent by the end of 2019, dulling those factors. Rising interest rates bite into...…