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Archives for April 2015

April 28, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Are You Making These Common Employee Pay Mistakes?

Are You Making These Common Employee Pay Mistakes?

Two huge mistakes that can have major consequences for your business when it comes to paying your employees are: 1. Misclassifying your employees 2. Not paying eligible employees overtime pay Employee compensation rules are often overlooked by employers. Make sure you do not do the same mistake because it could prove costly to your business. […]

Filed Under: Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: issues with misclassifying employees, overtime pay requirements, professional employee organizations, What is a PEO

April 21, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay

Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay

To use a popular cultural vernacular – “let’s not get it twisted“! Money is and important incentive for employees, but it is not the holy grail of motivators for all or even most staff.  The key to motivating staff is putting your self in their shoes and coming up with realistic ways to show your […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee performance, engage employees, improve employee performance, motivate employees

April 14, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

What Is The Subminimum Wage?

What Is The Subminimum Wage?

Many employers believe that the minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate that can be paid to a worker; however, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) also allows an employer to pay workers what is called a subminimum wage in certain circumstances.  This hourly rate is substantially lower than the federal minimum wage. The purpose […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Pay and Salary Tagged With: can I pay less than minimum wage, employment law, FLSA, subminimum wage

April 7, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

“Leasing” HR and Payroll Professionals- An Alternative Hiring Strategy

“Leasing” HR and Payroll Professionals- An Alternative Hiring Strategy

As your company grows so does the need for expertise in the area of employee management and payroll.  It is during the growth stage that you may be giving more thought to hiring a human resource professional and payroll expert to help manage important details such as pay, benefits, policy and procedures, employee relations and […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: hiring employees, Hiring Tips, HR Outsourcing, outsourcing employees, professional employee organization, What is employee leasing?

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