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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

Although most companies choose this option, it may be a costly decision, since employees will receive an extra paycheck, along with extra taxes withheld and extra benefits provided. This avoids the problem, but many payroll systems aren’t set up to deal with these fractions. Figure pay based on 52.143 weekly pay periods or 26.07

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Importance of Employee Benefit Package And Why it Matters

HR Digest

To drive company’s success, benchmark and budget a benefit plan that attracts the skilled employees, is needed to keep the employees performing at their best. The mandatory benefits form the foundation of all employee benefit packages. Payroll taxes 2. Health insurance 2. Dental or vision insurance 4.

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Identifying the “Perks” on National Employee Benefits Day

Benefit Resource Inc.

In honor of National Employee Benefits Day, here are some of the often overlooked benefit options employers can use to “sweeten the pot” to attract new talent and retain existing talent. These eight benefits provide an opportunity for over $30,000 of increased value to employees each year.*

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How to Handle the Death of an Employee in Your Small Business

Patriot Software

Do you offer benefits like health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans? If so, notify benefit providers after the death of an employee. And, talk with the employee’s beneficiary about how they can receive the benefits. If you use payroll software, remove the deceased from the system.

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Two in five employees are working extra hours as cost-of-living crisis bites

cipHR

One in six (17%) has made further ‘savings’ by cutting back (or cancelling) their personal insurance cover, such as income protection, life insurance, and medical or dental insurance, and one in seven (14%) has reduced their pension contributions – decisions which may prove to have costly consequences in the future.

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Drive Employee Engagement with Transparency into Overall Benefits

Hireology

It’s a great start to list benefits on your career site or in your offer letters, but to maintain employee engagement, you should ensure your employees can easily access an overview of their benefits. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates benefits make up about 37.6 Make Employees Feel Valued.

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3 Reasons Your Team Needs Automated Benefits Reconciliation

Hireology

Rather than taking benefits reconciliation into your own hands, your team should enlist the help of an integrated hiring and payroll partner that can automate benefits reconciliation for you. Doing so will benefit your team in the following ways. Avoid Costly Errors.