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Employment Laws in Hong Kong

Global People Strategist

Companies unfamiliar with employment laws in Hong Kong face potential liability. 1. The Employment Contract In Hong Kong, employment contracts can be agreed to for an indefinite period or a set timeline. Contracts can be written down; however, most employers prefer this approach when forming employee agreements.

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If You’re Paid Biweekly, You’ll Probably Get an Extra Paycheck in 2020

HR Digest

Or will the amount of each paycheck in 2020 be lower than in 2019? It depends on how your employer will manage this unusual year. Some employers may choose to divide employees’ annual salary over 27 pay periods instead of 26. This means that gross pay would be 3.7% and earn total annual gross pay of $51,923.07

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How to comply with the 2020 W-4 and withholding changes

Business Management Daily

Critical flaw: The TCJA omitted granting authority to the IRS to require all employees to refile their W-4s with their employers. This anomaly has left employers and the IRS in a bind, since two radically different W-4s will be valid, come next Jan.1—all 15-T, which is the withholding instructions for employers. The key to Pub.

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Five common HR processes and tasks you should automate

cipHR

According to 2019 research by Hays , greater automation has decreased admin tasks for nearly half (49%) of HR employers, and 30% of HR professionals. Automating the pay, benefit and reward process is important if both HR and payroll professionals want to save time and effort.

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The 2020 W-4 continues to confound

Business Management Daily

Blame Congress—the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act didn’t give the IRS authority to require everyone to refile their W-4s with their employers. That’s mucking things up for employers everywhere. They do this now by completing Line 7 of the 2019 W-4. How does the payroll system know how much to withhold?

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Single Touch Payroll Phase 2: What to expect

Ascender

Single Touch Payroll (STP) left the Australian payroll world abuzz in the past year, with how it changed the way business reported their payroll information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Now that the legislation is in place, what’s next? Now that the legislation is in place, what’s next? New Data Type Reporting.

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How to Manage Better the Payroll of Your Employees 

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7 Ways You Can Manage the Payroll of your Employees Effectively. Many employers are looking for ways to manage employees payroll more effectively. In fact, the need for better payroll management is higher than ever. Here are 7 ways companies can manage employees payroll effectively: . Employers should: .

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