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February 17, 2016

Mandatory Overtime and Payroll

Few things are more contentious than disagreements over employee work schedules. Does the employer have the right to determine how many hours employees will work or request mandatory overtime? Are there thresholds past which employees can’t be made to work, with or without their consent? To answer these questions, we first have to recognize three […]

A Comprehensive List of all Payroll Incomes You Need to Know

A simple and straightforward payroll looks at an employee’s gross annual or hourly pay rate, divides it by the frequency of your payroll and then applies the necessary Federal, State and Local taxes. This final amount is the net income that gets deposited into your employee’s bank account. Occasionally though, you’ll need to go beyond […]

4 Ways to Handle Vacation Pay in Canada

This blog post is written for Canadian businesses. U.S.-based companies should refer to How to Structure Paid Time Off Plans Like a Pro. Small business owners have a decision to make when it comes to Vacation Pay. As delightful as vacations can be, the complexities of vacation payroll can sometimes leave you wishing for a vacation […]

The Craziest Payroll Rules of the Past

Unless you’re us, or an accountant, you probably don’t get too enthusiastic about payroll topics. Well, today that’s all about to change with our 5 craziest payroll rules of the past! Over the years, employees have been paid in strange ways, and we’ve compiled a list of the craziest ones complete with beer, clay tablets […]

The Four Ways that Direct Deposit Benefits Your Business

In the 1950s, checks were a really popular payment instrument with about 28 million checks being written daily. But as consumer preferences moved towards electronic payments that allowed them to pay for point-of-sale purchases faster, the popularity of checks started to plummet. According to the recent Direct Deposit and Check Statistics report, released by the […]