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Sending direct communication to employees via HUB is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Sometimes you need to send a direct message to employees. When that message is HR or payroll-related, sending the message via HUB is an effective way to communicate.

Every employee must have a fixed and clearly defined seven-day workweek. Sometimes employers get confused between a workweek and a pay period. The IRS is pretty clear on the topic: Every employee must have a fixed, seven-day workweek. It doesn’t matter if it’s Sunday to Saturday, Wednesday to Tuesday, or some other configuration. It doesn’t […]

You won’t believe how easy it is to set up an employee in PPX.

Know when your employees’ travel time must be compensated. When a non-exempt employee travels for work outside of the parameters of a regularly scheduled workday, it’s important to know how to compensate for that time. The Department of Labor provides these guidelines: Home-to-Work Travel: The employee’s normal commute to and from work is not considered […]

Offering employees comp time instead of paying them overtime is not legal. Giving your employees time off instead of paying them overtime has been a fairly common and accepted practice for many companies. However, both state and federal regulations clearly state that comp time instead of overtime pay is not legal for private companies. (It is […]

Recent news of the Equifax data breach may not seem like something to pay attention to – stories of data breaches have become almost familiar. But it’s critical for all of us to take action because: 143 million American consumers had sensitive personal information exposed in the breach. That’s too far-reaching to ignore. If you […]

Be sure you understand the differences between an employee and an independent contractor. The IRS is pretty specific about the distinctions! Sometimes it’s hard to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. You want to make sure you have each worker classified correctly to avoid raising a red flag with the […]

Remember last year when many of us were trying to figure out how to handle the new overtime rule? You know, the one that more than doubled the salary threshold for exempt employees? The one that would have made more than 4 million more employees eligible for overtime with a significant financial impact on thousands […]

There are three basic tests an employee must meet to qualify as an exempt employee. We’ve sifted through the information and wanted to share the Department of Labor’s three basic tests. If an employee meets these criteria, the employee is exempt. The employee is paid a fixed salary. The employee’s salary is at least $455/week […]

Employees can now add a one-time pay to their timesheet for mileage and expenses. If you don’t have HUB, contact PaySmart to learn more about the benefits of the employee self-serve portal.