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Payroll errors and how to avoid them

Homebase

Running payroll is complicated, even for the experts. It’s all too easy to make payroll errors, especially if you’re a small business owner with no payroll training and no dedicated bookkeeper. Being aware of the most common payroll errors is a great first step to avoiding them in your own organization. What is payroll?

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You Can Successfully Clear Your Year-End To-Do List

PeopleStrategy

Especially as you work through recognition programs, you can add to them with a review of your organization’s core values and definition of employee engagement initiatives. Documents and policy updates. If you haven’t reviewed documents or policies, now is the time to do so. Employee bonuses and payroll.

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Does PTO count towards overtime? A payroll headaches guide

Homebase

So, if you find yourself sitting in front of a pile of papers on a Friday night when payroll is due, tearing your hair out because of PTO requests and hours worked––this is the article for you. Homebase offers a team communication tool where you can share important documents—you know, like a PTO policy update. Make payroll painless.

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Workday Podcast: Don’t Take Payroll for Granted

Workday

Everyone loves payday, but the word “payroll” can cause anxiety for payroll professionals as they cope with changing regulations, higher expectations, and shifting workforce dynamics. Take a listen here: Don’t Take Payroll for Granted. Josh Krist : “Payroll.” Mariana Santiago : Definitely. It’s a simple word.

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Payroll compliance: Ignore it at your peril, HR

HRExecutive

Payroll is an area too often taken for granted. It was one of the first HR processes to become automated, so payroll systems have been around for what seems like forever. Advertisement - However, payroll is at the very core of HR and, thus, demands attention.

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Personnel/Payroll Record Requests: Timely Response Important

HRWatchdog

An employee has asked for a copy of his personnel file and payroll records. What documents is the employee legally entitled to receive? Under California law, current and former employees have a right to examine and receive their personnel and payroll records. Definitions. Payroll Records. Personnel Records.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

Business Management Daily

Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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