Paid time off is a key benefit for employees, and businesses often choose to provide a variety of options. Offering vacation and sick time, personal time, volunteer or comp time is attractive to employees and could provide a valuable tool in attracting and retaining skilled staff. However, managing a variety of leave options can be [...]
Most payroll systems are pretty straightforward. However, your business isn’t. Complicated payroll needs and benefit programs don’t always fit nicely within the payroll software that you have in place. You don't have to be stuck with payroll system limitations, you have options. We offer a number of Microsoft Dynamics® GP Payroll add-on solutions that can [...]
Many businesses utilize an overtime pay program, whereby employees are paid at a different rate for extra hours worked. While overtime pay is mandatory in many situations, overtime pay isn’t a blanket calculation. How it’s applied can vary by region. The state of California, for example, has a unique overtime requirement. While overtime pay is [...]
Whether you’ve worked in payroll for weeks or years, you probably already know that correcting payroll mistakes isn’t easy. Whether it’s a mistake in hours, pay rates, or attributing time to the wrong department or pay code, it’s a nightmare to fix. An error on a paycheck sends a bad message to employees and going [...]
Benefit programs are as important to your employees as they are to your business. The right combination of benefit packages can attract skilled talent, reduce turnover and improve morale throughout your company. However, benefit programs require close attention. Capturing and reviewing the data needed for time-off, retirement plans and life insurance programs can be tricky [...]
Posting payroll wasn’t always so complicated. Preparing and posting payroll used to be simpler, especially when the headcount was lower and there were fewer pay rate changes and allocations to deal with each week. However, with growth, payroll grows more complicated. These complications cost both time and money. Here’s how you can streamline complicated payroll [...]
While finances are the lifeblood of your business, payroll is the lifeblood for your employees. Employees will most certainly have questions, concerns and keep a close eye on their paychecks. They will want to know when changes could be coming and how they will impact their paycheck. Constant questions can impact payroll productivity, causing distractions [...]
Many businesses are getting creative with the benefits they choose to offer employees. Leave management has evolved into so much more than just vacation time and sick days. Companies might offer comp time, allow employees to utilize time for volunteer activities, or provide personal days that employees can use to just take a day off [...]
As CFO, you trust that the payroll team can process payroll as accurately and efficiently as possible. With the right software in place, this isn’t normally a problem. However, payroll is rarely as straightforward as it should be. Payroll becomes increasingly complex with growth, multiple locations, and employees sharing time across multiple cost centers. As [...]
Modern business management technology is pretty amazing for the most part. Managing core business processes though powerful ERP systems, like Microsoft Dynamics GP Payroll, instead of specialty software or paper-based systems, saves so much time and frustration. However, even with these comprehensive systems, there are times when something is missing or a simple task could [...]