Floating holidays are a more flexible alternative to providing employees with a standard list of company-recognized holidays on which employees have paid time off. In comparison to traditional leave policies, which designate holidays based on the typically paid holiday schedule in the U.S., floating holidays can be generally taken at any point during the year.…
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Our all-in-one platform, Fingercheck360, is now available for sign-ups in Illinois! If you’re a business owner looking to use just one website for your payroll/employee management, our software has you covered. In addition to getting access to payroll features like free automatic payroll tax filing, unlimited payroll runs, automatic payroll, automatic deductions, and net-to-gross payments,
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If you’re running a construction business, one of your top priorities is to accurately track your profits per job. Along with materials and equipment, determining labor costs is often one of the biggest expenses to your bottom line. So what is the true cost of labor, and how can it be measured? The cost of
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If you’re an employer in New York State, you may have questions about the “Spread of hours” law. This refers to the wage and hour protections that entitle service industry workers to an extra hour of pay when they work a “spread of hours” or split shift that exceeds 10 hours. This article will outline everything
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If you’re running a business, one of your top priorities is to minimize your overhead expenses as much as possible. However, if you’re cutting corners on your payroll and time tracking costs, you could be inadvertently exposing your company to common occurrences like employee time theft, buddy punching, and human error, which add up over
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With summer just around the bend, we’ve decided to share the most common vacation policy we see here at Fingercheck. Our support technicians have helped hundreds of clients set up their vacation policies, and in our experience, the most common arrangement starts with 40 hours per year of PTO (one workweek or five days). This
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As more cities and states than ever before are rallying to close the gender gap, racial gap, and other forms of wage discrimination, has your organization taken a step back to consider how you measure up? Law firm Fisher Phillips recently released a Pay Equity Interactive Map highlighting the equal pay laws of all 50 states.
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If you’re looking to attract new talent, a signing bonus is one way to sweeten the compensation package you offer to highly qualified candidates. Unlike traditional benefits like healthcare insurance, paid sick days, and vacation/paid time off, a signing bonus is a one-time benefit paid at the start of employment with the company. “A signing
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In this day and age, the cost of wage theft is high, and accusations of workplace misconduct frequently occur. All it takes is one employee to make a wage and hour claim against you, and the setbacks are cataclysmal. Luckily, Fingercheck was designed for transparency, with features that provide insight for employees and employers. Here
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Owe the IRS money? As Tax Day rapidly approaches, it’s been announced that for the second quarter of 2018, taxpayers and corporations will be charged a higher interest rate in addition to the penalties charged for failure-to-file and late payments. Here’s what you need to know: Increased Interest Rates The IRS interest rates are determined
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