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Another New Year- Time to Think About Bonuses

Affinity HR Group

With 2019 over and at the dawn of a new decade, it’s an ideal time to think about bonuses for 2020. Discretionary Bonuses. Discretionary bonuses are just what the name implies – bonuses given at an employer’s discretion. Non-Discretionary Bonuses. There are many types of non-discretionary bonuses.

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Paycheck Protection Program: How to Ensure Your Business is Eligible for Loan Forgiveness

Netchex HR Blog

June 3, 2020. Part of the CARES Act passed in March (and then replenished a month later ), the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan program for small businesses designed to provide a direct incentive for keeping their workers on the payroll. How are “payroll costs” defined under the PPP?

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Compensation During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Crash Course

Fond

Businesses of all shapes and sizes suddenly needed to begin working from home or even shutting down temporarily to keep up with CDC and their local jurisdiction’s guidelines. . While these funds cannot pay for paid leave, they can be converted into a grant if the employer maintains its staff from February 15, 2020 to June 30, 2020.

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4 Crucial Factors to Boost Employee Retention and Engagement

6Q

In 2020, it cost US businesses upwards of $630 billion. To show potential employees that you’re serious about them joining your team, you could offer some kind of financial incentive. Use this as a guideline, but it’s up to you to figure out what works best for your employees. Reduce costs. Employee turnover is expensive.

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How to Give Your Employees a Raise Using the FLSA Overtime Rule Amendment

ConnecTeam

The FLSA sets the standards for minimum wage that employers must pay most of their employees, and it also sets guidelines for mandatory overtime pay: An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. Everyone likes bonuses and incentive payments.

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Executive Compensation: Taking Charge of Your Org’s Approach

Astron Solutions

For a typical employee, these involve direct compensation like salary, commissions, and bonuses. Short-Term Incentives : A short-term incentive is typically a bonus given within a year. Long-Term Incentives : Long-term incentives are typically earned over a three to five-year period. million (in 2020).

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5 Business Trends that Will Influence the Workforce in 2021

LaborSoft

There are many new buzzwords and terms that came out of 2020 — from pandemic to hybrid/distance learning to pivoting, there is almost an entirely new lexicon and way of doing business than before. In fact, Gartner’s survey pointed to 68% of organizations having introduced at least one new wellness benefit to aid employees by late March 2020.

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