Economy March 27, 2026
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls as Inflation Gets Worse
U.S. consumer sentiment slid to a three-month low in March and year-ahead inflation expectations jumped as the war in the Middle East drives up gasoline prices.
February 13, 2019
One Third of Americans Have More Credit Card Debt Than Emergency Savings
Forty-one percent of Americans are focused on paying down debt, just a slight change from last year. But there was a notable decline in those focused on boosting emergency savings, from 53% to 43%. This is potentially a big mistake with concerns about ..
February 11, 2019
Job Descriptions – An Essential Tool
There is no federal or state law, rule, or regulation that mandates job descriptions. However, well-written job descriptions that clearly set out the “essential functions” of each job can help avoid or at least help successfully defend some legal ...
February 7, 2019
11 Things to Include in Employee Handbooks
Every business should follow a set of rules and procedures to keep operations running smoothly. As your small business grows, you will need a strong employee handbook to set expectations for employees. Knowing what to include in an employee handbook ...
February 6, 2019
Paychex AccountantHQ Wins 2019 BIG Innovation Award
Paychex AccountantHQ was recently recognized as a winner in the 2019 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.
February 4, 2019
Missing Even One Shift Can Cause Financial Insecurity for Half of Hourly Workers
The research found that for nearly half of employees surveyed, one missed shift means late payments on rent, utilities, and other basic necessities.
January 31, 2019
Virginia CPA Firm Launches Extensive Employee Benefits and Perks Program
New employee benefits include paid parental leave and paid bereavement leave. Administrative and paraprofessional staff will receive the benefit of an additional week of paid time off after five years of service. This is in conjunction with five weeks PTO
January 31, 2019
2019 Workplace Trends on Benefits, Pay Equity and More
Employees are split on the most complicated aspect of making annual benefit elections: 29 percent say it’s keeping up with plan changes; 28 percent say it’s trying to predict personal and family needs; and 28 percent say it’s evaluating all of the ...
January 30, 2019
2019 Starts with Slight Increase in Small Business Hiring and Wage Growth
The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch started the new year with slight gains in small business job and hourly earnings growth. The Small Business Jobs Index increased 0.04 percent in January to 98.92, though it remains down 0.96 year-over-year. At 2.49 percent ($0.65) in January, hourly earnings growth has improved each month...…
January 29, 2019
It’s OK to Take a Mental Health Day Off From Work
Only 34 percent of employees say they have taken days off for mental health compared to 61 percent who say they taken time off for physical ailments.
January 29, 2019
TriNet Launches Updated HR Solutions Mobile App
The updated TriNet Mobile app helps SMBs streamline HR processes, improve employee engagement and offer real-time access to HR information. It also includes easy access to HR functions, such as submitting time-off requests, retrieving information on ...
January 28, 2019
5 Workplace Trends Impacting Creative Teams
From technological developments to shifting working dynamics, there's no question that today's creative teams are challenged by constant and accelerating change, new research suggests. Staffing firm The Creative Group, in collaboration with AIGA, the ...
January 28, 2019
Some Workers Call in Sick Day After Superbowl
Employee absenteeism after major sports events like the Super Bowl is on the rise, suggests new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam. More than half of professionals (54 percent) know someone who's called in sick or made an excuse for skipping work ...