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Time Keeping

overtime requirements
Understanding Employee Overtime Requirements as a Small Business Owner Human ResourcesOutsourced PayrollPayroll ProcessingPayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesReportingSmall BusinessTime Keeping

Understanding Employee Overtime Requirements as a Small Business Owner

Under federal labor laws, employees classified as hourly satisfy their overtime requirements after working 40 hours in one week. While working overtime, employees must receive one and one-half times their normal hourly salary. This sounds simple enough on the surface, but small businesses often find themselves facing fines and other legal consequences because they do…
Palmetto Payroll
September 2, 2021
salary vs hourly employees
Should You Pay Your Employees Salary Or Hourly Wages? Company CulturePayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesSmall BusinessTime Keeping

Should You Pay Your Employees Salary Or Hourly Wages?

The question of whether to have salary vs hourly employees is one that all business owners face. Both options have pros and cons, which can make it difficult to choose one over the other. Most companies offer salaried positions to some employees and hourly positions to other employees after considering which is best for each…
Palmetto Payroll
August 16, 2021
Receive The Maximum Benefits From Your Payroll Provider AccountingOutsourced PayrollPayroll ProcessingPayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesSmall BusinessTime Keeping

Receive The Maximum Benefits From Your Payroll Provider

Whether you are searching for a company to perform payroll services or have worked with the same provider for years, you need to ensure you are getting the most for your investment. This blog explores questions to ask your current or potential payroll provider to give you peace of mind that your company is receiving…
Palmetto Payroll
June 14, 2021
Avoid These Common Payroll Mistakes to Save Money AccountingOutsourced PayrollPayroll ProcessingPayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesSmall BusinessTime Keeping

Avoid These Common Payroll Mistakes to Save Money

Processing payroll manually opens your company to the risk of making common payroll mistakes that could cause a significant loss of revenue. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposing penalties to overpaying employees, these payroll mistakes are all too easy to make. We review some of the top payroll mistakes we see and how to…
Palmetto Payroll
March 15, 2021
How to Choose the Best Time Software for Your Payroll Department AccountingTime Keeping

How to Choose the Best Time Software for Your Payroll Department

The start of a new year is always a good time for small businesses to consider upgrading their time software. With more employees working at home than ever before due to coronavirus, thousands of small business owners understand that they must have accurate and efficient time software. As a company that has provided payroll and…
Palmetto Payroll
November 30, 2020
What are the 3 Major Differences Between Vacation and Sick Leave?
What are the 3 Major Differences Between Vacation and Sick Leave? Human ResourcesSmall BusinessTime Keeping

What are the 3 Major Differences Between Vacation and Sick Leave?

Although most companies have a vacation sick leave policy, employees sometimes feel confused about the difference between these two types of paid time off. In general terms, an employee uses sick time when ill or to care for a family member who is ill and vacation time for planned time away from work for any…
Palmetto Payroll
June 25, 2019
Traditional Employee Timekeeping May Be a Thing of the Past
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Why Traditional Employee Timekeeping May Be a Thing of the Past

Did you know that the traditional punch-in and punch-out employee timeclock system originated way back in 1888? While considered revolutionary for the time, this method of tracking hours worked is cumbersome at best by today's standards. The timeclock system of timekeeping is ripe for abuses such as employees punching in or out for each other…
Palmetto Payroll
May 15, 2019
The Importance of a Timekeeping System
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The Importance of a Time Keeping System for Your Business

To run a successful business, it is important to know how a time keeping system can benefit you and what to consider when choosing the best time keeping system for your business. Time tracking is sometimes an overlooked and underrated aspect of small business because the company is more focused on their overall objectives and…
Palmetto Payroll
May 30, 2017
A Proper Time Keeping System Can Help You To Avoid These Common Time Management Mistakes
A Proper Time Keeping System Can Help You To Avoid These Common Time Management Mistakes Small BusinessTime Keeping

A Proper Time Keeping System Can Help You To Avoid These Common Time Management Mistakes

We often find that those making the most common time management mistakes are also those who have the best intentions. While they think they’re improving upon their productivity, or getting things done just right, they’re actually wasting valuable time that could be used to push their business forward. A proper time keeping system can help…
Palmetto Payroll
December 15, 2016