It looks like 'Outsourcing' is catching on!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Management 2000 is seeing more and more companies deciding that their core competences don't lend themselves to the administrative side of doing business.
This time of the year companies are preparing  strategies
for the direction they want to go next year or 3 to 5 years from now where do they want...Read More »

Watch your Overtime!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 by Payroll Manager

 

I just ran into a issue that I thought may be of interest to some of you.
A new client sent in hours / wages for their semi-monthly payroll. One hourly employee worked 43 hours the 1st week and 37 the 2nd week for a total of 80 hours. They felt that their employee shouldn't get paid OT for the 3...Read More »

Here come the Auditors!!!

Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Payroll Manager
I heard the other day that employers can expect more auditssssss. Whether it's federal, state, worker's comp, benefits...the auditors are coming. I know that here at Management 2000 we've seen an increase.
The good news for our clients is that 90% of the time they're
NOT INVOLVED IN THE AUDIT. M2K...Read More »

Labor and Employement Cost are Up...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 by Payroll Manager

I asked our two newest prospects, 'what interest you most about Management 2000'. Turns out they said basically the same thing, and that is.
'The cost of labor and employment litigation has hit us hard in the last 12 months'.

These prospects will soon be clients. Why? Because they have it figured...

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Thinking about 'Pay Cuts'? Be careful!!!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 by Payroll Manager
I don't say this to scare you, but there are some things you need to know / do if your thinking about cuts in pay for your company.
Management 2000 has been working with our clients to make sure the have the data necessary to determine if a pay cut is the best option (there are alternatives).
There...Read More »

So you think scanning is easy!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Here's one for you...Just got off phone with an prospective  client. He has about 15 employees but is in an industry that has a lot of turnover. He's been scanning all of the employee data for about a year. But he finds out that a number of scanned employee docs didn't get scanned correctly. I think...

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Does it seem like you're getting blasted...from each direction???

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 by Payroll Manager
A client friend, who's been with Management 2000 for 7 years and has a Auto Glass Company operating in 2 Midwest States says he's fortunate to have the M2K relationship... In the last 60 days he had one employee file a false workers' comp claim and two employee unemployment (EEOC) issues. The...Read More »

Improving Moral doesn't need to be $$$ expensive...

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by Payroll Manager

A client friend of mine was telling me about how he's rewarding / motivating his employees without spending a lot of money. He got his ideas from a book  '1001 Ways to Reward Employees', by Bob Nelson.
He's attacking it from two angles.
1. Involving the employees...asking for their...

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Payroll Systems...failure Is Not an Option!!!

Monday, May 4, 2009 by Payroll Manager
One of our clients flattered me a few months ago by asking if I would sit in with their management team...They had set up an internal committee to try and cut cost, but they were having  difficulty coming up with answers / solutions and needed a extra pair of eyes.
There were a number of issues, but...Read More »

It feels good...when you can help!

Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Payroll Manager
We (Management 2000) just brought on a new client and I thought I'd share some of their story of being an employer and why they came to M2K.
The employer has 5 different locations and 155 employees.
Gathering payroll data from punch clocks and handwritten logs...
This lead to an employee crunching...Read More »

Is your Payroll a Management Tool?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Think about using 'Payroll' as a communications tool. The last few years Management 2000 has been offering and helping our clients use our payroll advantages to help support their efforts in communicating with their employees.
We have a system that allows the employer to give their employees access...

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PAYROLL CHANGES...THEY ARE A COMING!!!!

Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Hope you're all doing well. You know how the weather changes every 15 minutes this time of year...well the same could be said about Payroll.
You've heard about the 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act' (ARRA). Well this act presents Employers significant implementation challenges, such as...and...

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Does Payroll seem like a jig-saw puzzle?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Yes, I know, payroll is much more then paying the employees. I can't count the times that employers have called Management 2000 saying that they... Missed a deadline for taxes
Had to pay penalty's
Didn't pay the right garnishment
Mis-coded workers' comp
Didn't pay overtime correctly
The county /...

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Are Payroll 'PAYCARDS' in your future?

Friday, April 17, 2009 by Payroll Manager
Management 2000 has been using pay cards for about 5 years. If you're not using this pay card option you probably will be soon...
Lets say your employee doesn't have access to a bank account and always gets a 'live' check then needs to cash the check at a Check Cashing place which charged  FEES, ...Read More »

Would a Payroll, Time & Attendance System be a benefit???

Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Payroll Manager
We (Management 2000) have been offering Time Clock and Attendance solutions for years...but it seems to really be drawing big time interest over the past 6 months. Management 2000 has clients with 5 to 500 employees that find this tool helpful. Here are a few things to think about if your looking...Read More »

We fix Payroll Problems!

Monday, April 13, 2009 by Payroll Manager
One of our newest clients (Jacob) had a number of problems with being an Employer of 10. He felt that he didn't spend enough time on his core business and too much time working on tax issues, garnishment / judgment issues, banking ACH issues etc. Jacob called us and we said 'Hey we do that'!!!
He...Read More »

Outsourcing Payroll Services

Thursday, April 9, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Management 2000 has been fortunate to have brought on a number of new clients. They choose to outsource payroll services for various reasons, but I wanted to see what their 'Payroll' reasons were for coming on board with us. I thought it would be helpful to share this with everyone...

Tired of...

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Payroll Outsourcing

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by Payroll Manager
Interesting how the world is changing...it's getting more and more difficult to keep up with it all. Here are a few things we at Management 2000, and Indiana PEO are running into.

What are the payroll tax consequences of payments made to an employee as part of a severance or layoff?

How does wage...Read More »

Layoffs & Downsizing

Monday, April 6, 2009 by Payroll Manager
OUCH!!!
Here are some issues that Management 2000 has been dealing with...maybe you have too. M2K has 200+ clients who have about 4500 employees in 36 different states. I only bring this up since it seems like each state has their own spin on some of these issues and  with the the country's economic...Read More »

End of the Quarter Frustrations

Friday, March 27, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Happy Friday to everyone! Just got a call from a lady who owns a Trucking Company. (I get these calls all the time) So I thought I'd share the call with you. She hates all the time-frames / deadlines involved in paying employment taxes (had to pay a penalty last year)Filing the 941s each quarter and...Read More »