Robie Ann Ferrer

Leadership statistics provide important insights to HR and business leaders so they can create strategies and make informed decisions about developing leaders and employee management challenges. To give you an idea of trends to watch out for, we compiled over a dozen statistics about leadership, leader demographics, and development opportunities. Leadership Challenges 1. Only 12%…

Human resources payroll software combines both HR and payroll features in one platform. By sharing information between the two functions, you can save time and increase accuracy. The best human resources payroll software not only offer solutions that integrate well with each other but have reasonably priced plans and online tools that are easy to…

Human resources (HR) software takes the workload off you by automating HR tasks. Most providers have downloadable HR apps for mobile devices, enabling you and your employees to access HR tools from anywhere. The best human resource apps offer time and paid time off (PTO) tracking, scheduling, and employee self-service features that allow users to…

The best payroll software for contractors helps you pay and onboard independent contractors and collect the forms you’ll need for end-of-year tax reporting. Many even offer direct deposit at no additional cost, including pricing plans that only charge you during months you process contractor paychecks. In this guide, we evaluated 15 independent contractor payroll software…

Papaya Global offers a suite of solutions to simplify global payroll, hiring, and workforce management. If you have foreign contract workers, its contractor management solutions can help you process payments and avoid worker misclassification errors. Monthly fees start at $25 per employee for Papaya Global’s payroll plans. For its EOR service, which enables it to…

Nonemployee compensation is the payment you give to an independent contractor who performs contingent work or temporary jobs for your business. It also includes other fees, commissions, prizes, and awards that independent contractors get for services rendered. Unlike with employee wages and salaries, you’re generally not required to withhold taxes on nonemployee compensation. Independent contractors…

Learning how to do payroll in New Hampshire is a breeze because the state doesn’t have income tax and local taxes. It also doesn’t require a state income deduction form, which is one less thing for you and your employees to worry about. Step-by-Step Guide to Running Payroll in New Hampshire New Hampshire makes payroll…

Learning how to do payroll in Iowa involves following some common steps like registering for state unemployment insurance taxes (called SUTA) and workers’ compensation insurance. You’ll need to withhold money from employee paychecks for state income taxes and pay close attention to the calculations—they’re tiered and range from 4.4% to 6.0%. But that’s changing—more on…

Learning how to do payroll in Washington, D.C., is fairly easy because it mostly follows general federal guidelines. You will be required to obtain a federal Employee Identification Number (EIN), state tax and unemployment IDs, and an employment services number. You can take proper precautions to remain in state payroll compliance by following our steps…

A cost of living raise, also referred to as a cost of living adjustment (COLA), is a wage increase intended to help employees cope with rising prices due to inflation. Unlike wage adjustments that are based on the employee’s work performance, employers look at market price indexes to determine the pay hike percentage. This is…

The World Health Organization (WHO)[1] defines employee burnout as an occupation-related syndrome brought about by chronic workplace stress that has not been managed successfully. Employees who are burned out can either feel mentally, emotionally, or physically exhausted from the work-related stress. They are also generally dissatisfied with their jobs and no longer feel motivated to…

Part of an employer’s payroll responsibilities is to handle the deduction and payment of their employees’ taxes. One of these is the Medicare tax, which is 2.9% of the employee’s gross earnings (as of writing this). The equivalent amount is split between employers and their workers, each paying 1.45%. However, there are instances where the…