Business has slowed and we’re cutting back the hours of some employees. Do I need to reclassify them as part-time if they’re working fewer than 40 hours per week?

by | Aug 31, 2020 | Human Resources, Payroll, Time & Attendance

Answer from Laura, SHRM-CP: Not necessarily. It’s up to you to decide how many hours employees need to work in a week to be considered full-time. While we generally recommend that you abide by the standards you’ve set previously so that you’re enforcing your...

How to Figure Retroactive Pay

by | Jan 13, 2020 | Financial Management, Payroll, Time & Attendance

Retroactive, or retro, pay is money due to an employee for work already performed but paid at a lower rate. Most commonly, it is linked to late performance appraisals, in which the employee received a pay increase that took effect in a prior pay period. Employees who...

We received a wage garnishment for child support that the employee doesn’t want us to follow. What should we do?

by | Dec 9, 2019 | Human Resources, Payroll

Answer from Laura, SHRM-CP: Valid wage garnishments need to be followed regardless of the affected employee’s feelings on the matter. In this case, you should go ahead and follow the instructions from the garnishing agency, withholding and sending them the...