ASAP Payroll BLOG
How Important is Pay Frequency to Your Business/Employees?
Pay frequency means how often you, the employer, issue a “paycheck” to your employees. And, who doesn’t love payday? Whether you pay weekly, biweekly (every 2 weeks), bimonthly (twice a month), or monthly, “Christmas” comes with every payday. Generally, payday occurs on a Friday, 4-5 days after the period has been closed out. However, ...
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Keeping Up with the Growing Needs of HR
If you’re an HR professional, you know the volume of paperwork that comes with the job. HR is required to keep vast numbers of records on each employee; this can fill multiple file cabinets. Plus, keeping this data secure is another issue. Then there’s the “democratization” of HR data, which means the demand for ...
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Is Your Onboarding Process the Retention Weak Link?
It’s a long, arduous process landing the right talented people to fill positions within your company. Onboarding done properly can boost job performance, while improving job satisfaction and retention. You should plan for/expect the onboarding process to take approximately a year, because it’s a critical component to developing and retaining the quality workforce you’ve worked ...
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Why Benefits Enrollment?
The open enrollment window for 2020 marketplace coverage starts November 1, 2020 and runs for 45 days through December 15. Open enrollment is when your employees can start, stop, or change marketplace and individual health insurance plans. If they miss this enrollment window, they’ll have to wait until late 2021 to make adjustments. However, in ...
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Payroll Tax Deferral
With COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc on businesses of all sizes and individuals nationwide, the U.S. government is searching for ways to provide additional relief to employers. In an effort to help alleviate the negative effects of the coronavirus, President Trump issued multiple executive orders on August 8, 2020. One, in particular, relates to ...
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Ramifications of Buddy Punching and How to Avoid It
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. small businesses are affected annually by “time theft” or buddy punching. It occurs when a coworker punches your timecard in your absence. That employee accepts pay for time they didn’t actually work, such as staying clocked in during breaks, not clocking out to run errands, or checking social media during work ...
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Increase in the Optional Standard Mileage Rate Provides Relief for Drivers
On June 9, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will boost the
Automated HR: 5 Ways You Can Use HR Automation to Increase Business Efficiency
Human resources and automation are concepts that often seem like oil and water—they have little
Demystifying Employee vs. Independent Contractor
An employee and independent contractor (self-employed) may do comparable work for your company; however,
What Employers Should Know About the Updated Form I-9
Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Form I-9 is getting updated. When
A Quick Guide to Tipped Wages In Indiana for The Service Industry
A tipped worker earns upwards of $30 per month on tips and, with the federal
