As Steve has mentioned in his blogs, managing payroll can be
expensive and time consuming. Add to that the myriad of wage
and hour laws, and payroll administration becomes a daunting task
at best.
Did
you know that . . .
. . . some states require
workers under 18 to obtain a work permit - others...
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If your business has or is considering downsizing, outsourcing
certain functions could be key to keeping your business up and
running. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can
relieve you many time consuming administrative tasks. Management
2000 is a leading PEO in the Indianapolis area and we...
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Lets talk about the cost of employment..Although I
can't list everything because some things would be different due to
number of employees and the state the employee is in. But, here are
the obvious cost: Social Security, Medicare, FUTA and SUTA. Other
payroll cost I view as 'Administration,' and...
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If
you are still generating paper checks for your employees now may be
a good time to consider going to Electronic Pay (Direct Deposit).
Think about it...Direct Deposit has been around for over 30 years,
yet employers still generate paper 'live' checks for their
employees every pay period.
I...
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When you got into your business, it was fun. It was probably
just you and maybe a partner...you didn't worry about
employees. Then you figured out you had to have employees to
grow. That was exciting as well until you found all the
government regulatoins that surround and protect
employees....
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We at Management 2000, have been
helping the
employees of our 200 clients (Employers) with
possible withholding (W-4) issues for 2009. You see the tables
issued to implement the 'Making Work Pay' tax credit may place some
employees in a slightly under withheld situation at the end of
the year. The...
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I
saw an interesting survey the other day. It asked 1500 Employers
why they chose to Outsource.
51% thought of HR outsourcing as just Payroll and tax filing
while 23% did think think of it as a full range of HR
activities.
Further breakdown shows the primary benefits of HR outsourcing; 20%
said it...
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Running a small business these days is tougher than ever. With all
the talk of downsizing, health care reform, COBRA subsidy,
etc., etc, it's no wonder that you barely have time to attend to
your core business. As an Professional Employer Organization (PEO),
Management 2000 can help you navigate...
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Take the hassle and the worry out of shopping for your employee
benefits package for next year. By utilizing a Professional
Employer Organization such as Management 2000 you let us do
the legwork to customize a program that fits your needs.
- We will shop for the best available health plan, dental...
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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...
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Another one of those headaches from running your business. Have you
ever considered a Professional Employer Organization (PEO)? A
PEO such as Management 2000 can help with relieving some of
the day to day duties necessary to run your business such as
employee benefits, payroll, human resources, risk...
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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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One of the biggest headaches for a business owner is securing
quality health benefits for employees. With all of the hoops you
have to jump through (underwriting, comparing quotes, administering
benefits, bill reconciliation).
Consider a
Professional Employer Orginization such as Management
2000.
We...
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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...
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Hey small business owners, are you tired of all the day to day
hassles of running your business that take you away from growing
your business? You should consider a PEO (Professional Employer
Organization). Visit the Management 2000 website or give us a call,
besides handling your company payroll...
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With
health costs skyrocketing and recession revenues contracting,
certain employers have had no choice but to eliminate group health
coverage all together. There are still options, however,
for
small employers to put together some
sort of
benefit package for their remaining
employees. For one,...
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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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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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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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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, ...
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