Precise Payroll

The 3 Most Common HR Mistakes

And How to Avoid Committing Them Yourself Leading a professional team in a way that is conducive to productivity and legally compliant can be more challenging than it sounds. Here are three frequent pitfalls that you should keep in mind: #1: Not Documenting Performance of Existing Employees. Even in a small company where you know every employee personally, conducting formal performance reviews on a consistent basis is very important....

How to Prepare When Switching Payroll Providers


Before you switch, keep these things in mind to prepare. There may come a time when you feel the need to switch payroll providers. Perhaps your current provider is missing the mark or maybe their company is dissolving. Regardless of why you switch, be sure you are completely prepared to make the transition as seamless as possible. Things to Consider When Switching Payroll providers range in price. Before diving...

5 Ways to Simplify Your Small Business Payroll

Eliminate payroll headaches with these tips. Small business owners sometimes struggle with their employees’ payroll. Getting payroll figures worked out and delivering paychecks each pay period is important for your business. Payroll processing is often complex and time consuming for small businesses. To make it less difficult to manage, we have created a few steps to simplify the process. 1. Simplify your policy. Take time to look over your...

Salary vs. Hourly Employees – How should you pay your hired help?

The decision on how to pay your employees can be hard. You not only have to decide how much you will pay them but you must decide whether you will pay them on an hourly or salaried basis. Laws and benefits exist for both ends of the spectrum that you should take into consideration when deciding. Pros and Cons of Paying Salary Wages A benefit of paying employees a...

Surviving Low Cash Flow – 3 tips and tricks to keep your business afloat until better times arrive. 


The holiday season is here, and the official start of Winter is right around the corner. For winter-oriented businesses such as ski resorts and coat/jacket manufacturers, these months probably represent peak season — a time with lots of sales, success, and cash flow. At the same time, summer-oriented businesses such as ice cream shops and water-gear rental facilities are likely dealing with the down season. Relatively few sales are...

Remote Teamwork

There are many benefits to working with remote employees and contractors — from reduced payroll costs to increased efficiency to schedule flexibility and much more. However, challenges such as coordinating teamwork and managing the legal status of your employees can also arise. If you do opt to work on a project with a remote team, then you may find the following 5 tips helpful. • Simplify, clarify, and assign....

Legal Product Laws and How they Affect Your Organization

In 1963, the Equal Pay Act prevented wage discrimination based upon sex across the United States. One year later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 expanded those protections — forbidding any employer from discriminating against workers based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” Additional federal laws would eventually protect workers based upon pregnancy status, genetic information, bankruptcy, military service, disabilities, age, and citizen status, as well. State...

Staying Compliant with New Ban the Box Laws

Across the nation, state and city governments are passing laws forbidding employers from inquiring about criminal record status until late in the hiring process. In fact, even the federal government has taken a position — federal employee applications no longer include questions regarding conviction status. At this rate, it appears as if, sooner or later, criminal records may be added in some form or another to legal non-discrimination lists...

What is Job Abandonment?

Every business owner has had experience of an employee quitting. And this can be rather disappointing, especially when the employee was someone who was particularly talented. But in normal circumstances, as frustrating as employee resignation can be, business owners can usually take solace in the fact that their employee made the effort to show respect and give due notice of their decision to move on. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always...

The Basics of Workplace Conflict Mediation

Traditionally speaking, Human Resources are usually viewed as a liaison between management and the workers. However, conflicts between employees are also very common — and when this occurs, HR departments are usually called upon to mediate. If you are an employer who finds yourself called upon to play a conflict-resolution role, you may be feeling rather overwhelmed. Fortunately, the art of workplace mediation is well-studied, and there are many...