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Navigating employee benefits: A comprehensive guide for growing businesses

Insperity

Employee leave Paid time off (PTO) is among the most popular and sought-after employee benefits, giving employees time to rest and recharge, attend to personal obligations, spend time with their families and take vacations. Most employers offer their employees PTO – usually between 10 to 14 days per year at minimum.

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How to address employee pay in your inclement weather policy

Insperity

If an employer’s practice is to allow non-exempt employees to use vacation or PTO in the event of a closure, it should be identified in the inclement weather policy to provide clarity for employees. Under the FLSA, there are specific criteria that define when an employer can deduct wages from an exempt employee.

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Steps In Benefits Administration For New Hires: 6 Best Practices

Genesis HR Solutions

PTO benefits: This includes vacation time, sick leave, personal leave, holidays, bereavement, sabbaticals, military leave, and jury duty, to name a few. PTO varies widely. That’s one reason why many small and midsize businesses choose to partner with a professional employer organization (PEO) like Genesis HR Solutions.

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5 Steps to Building an Employee Benefits Program That Won’t Break the Bank

Insperity

Choosing a high-deductible plan may help you pay less in premiums, but requires your employees to cover more of their costs out of pocket. It’s also a good idea to confer with your tax professional on what makes the most sense for your company and its employees. A PEO can help you optimize every part of your employee benefits strategy.

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Why Do Companies Outsource HR? 8 Compelling Reasons

Genesis HR Solutions

Specifically, when companies outsource to professional employer organizations (PEOs) like GenesisHR , they are able to hand over this headache to a partner who specializes in it. This affects both hiring and retention. This is why outsourcing HR can be transformational to your business.

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What is a PEO?

Insperity

The good news: There’s help out there – it’s called a professional employer organization (PEO). These organizations can work with your company to provide comprehensive and affordable payroll, benefits and human resource services through a business-to-business relationship called “co-employment.

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