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Payroll services for small businesses

Higginbotham

It can seem simple at first glance, but when you start adding in things like overtime and vacations, the payroll process can start to get complicated. Overtime can be forgotten. Hourly employees who work more than 40 hours a week are entitled to overtime, and some states also have daily overtime rules.

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

A recent study of manufacturing hourly compensation demonstrated a similar pattern for the main components (social insurance, wages or salaries, and direct benefits) paid by employers in Canada and Australia: The main divisions of employer costs for employee compensation under the BLS study are wages or salaries and benefits.

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Expert Q&A: Understanding the DOL’s Overtime Rules

HR Digest

The overtime rules went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new proposal, people earning a salary level of $679 for 40 hours per week (about $35,308 annually), will be eligible for overtime pay based on varied duties. Six discussions were held, and it was decided that the present compensation for overtime was inadequate.

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Labor Code in Iceland

Global People Strategist

Iceland is a country primarily supported by fisheries and manufacturing industries which allow for the harvesting and export of marine products and goods. Overtime work, however, is limited to 48-hours per week. The overtime pay rate per hour in Iceland is 1.0385% of the regular monthly wage. Contract of Employment. Paid Leave.

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5 compliance mistakes you may not know you’re making

Insperity

Just because someone works in an office, versus at a cash register or on a manufacturing line, doesn’t mean they are exempt from being paid overtime. Job duties, responsibilities and pay rate all factor into whether an employee is declared exempt (not paid overtime) or non-exempt (paid overtime). Overtime pay laws.

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How to Calculate Variable Cost: Examples and Best Practices

Empuls

Most kinds of production and manufacturing facilities incur labor charges that need to be paid out daily/weekly and this cost is variable as it rises when there is a higher number of hours/units produced and lower when there is less. These materials are either purchased as parts or as material and made at the production facility. 

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6 must-have policies for a strong employee handbook

Insperity

You also want to cover your legal bases by explaining things like payroll deductions, overtime, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the workers’ compensation policy. For instance, a manufacturing firm may not have a critical need for a communications policy. Keep things simple and high-level, however.