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Well, I really like the supervisor’s manager because he set him straight. You never call people on vacation. You give them that time off so that they can rejuvenate and come back fresh. And there are certain times like in banks where you, that protects the bank from potential fraud. So there are reasons why...

All right. This is interesting. They did not violate wage and hour supposedly, unless yesterday was the end of a work week and today was the start of another work week. If that were the case, they would’ve needed to pay him his overtime from yesterday because it was the end of the work week....

It’s true. You need to have people come into work, but in this case, it was the wrong choice. Let the person, if they are ill and are contagious, they really need to stay home. You don’t need to cause a pandemic in your office. I think we can all relate to our past history...

This is very funny. The employees solved the problem that the manager should have solved in the very beginning. You have somebody who’s working 39 and a half hours a week, really that is full-time. That person should be eligible for benefits, especially if they’re working regularly for 39 and a half hours. Most states...

If you’re a business owner, you probably didn’t start your company because you love reconciling bank accounts. You started it because you had a vision. A goal. A dream. But somewhere between payroll, sales tax, credit cards, compliance notices, and month-end reporting… things can start to feel overwhelming. That’s where we come in. At People...

First of all, timekeeping systems allow for people to punch in a few minutes early and it will round up. There are some miscommunication here, and there’s some contradiction that the employee is the victim of, and the manager who then called the employee in to discuss the same thing. Obviously, when the employee explained...

This is one of the most common questions we hear: “My checking account has money in it… so why doesn’t my Profit & Loss show the same amount in profit?” The answer is simple: Your bank balance and your Profit & Loss measure two completely different things. Your bank account shows cash moving in and...

Wow. This manager’s about a lot to learn. Changing the schedule at 11 o’clock at night and expecting the employee to know that they’re supposed to come in two hours earlier. Not gonna happen. That write ups not gonna happen. Now this seems to be a retail operation. Maybe they don’t have an HR department,...

If you’ve ever opened your financial reports and thought… “Okay…but what am I actually looking at?” You’re not alone. Two of the most important financial reports in your business are the Profit & Loss statement (P&L) and the Balance Sheet – and while they work together, they tell very different stories. Here’s the simple breakdown:...

Well, this was intended to be a joke. Actually, if you are on a biweekly pay schedule, you will get paid 27 times rather than the usual 26. How, you may ask. There’s 365 days in a year. When we have leap year, it’s 366. When you do the math, every 11 or so years,...

Every relationship starts the same way — with a name. Whether you’re meeting a new employee, a client, or even a business, a name is the first introduction. It creates familiarity, begins trust, and often leaves the first lasting impression. March 5th is “Learn What Your Name Means Day,” and it got us thinking —...

In this case, the supervisor needs to take Emily’s word for it. Emily provided a doctor’s note and that’s as far as it needs to go. How the supervisor could address Emily’s issue is if she is out a lot, address attendance. If she’s out a lot, she calls in a lot, then the supervisor...

One of the most common wage-and-hour mistakes employers make is misclassifying employees as exempt when they should really be nonexempt. Many business owners assume that if they pay someone a salary, that automatically makes them exempt from overtime. Unfortunately, that is not how the law works. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), paying a...

Source: ADP® SPARK Newsletter   Understanding how seasonality affects workers’ compensation could help your organization stay compliant, control costs, and protect your workforce during peak-demand months. From summer construction surges to winter retail rushes, every industry has a “busy season.” Often, these times coincide with spikes in workplace injuries. While plaintiff-oriented explainers dominate online search...

This shows that there are generational differences in the workforce. And one generation needs to understand the other. This leads to training to understand what motivates each of these generations, because what worked for our parents doesn’t work for our children or their grandparents or their grandchildren. It’s just a matter of understanding the generational...

At People First, one of our core values is Leaders — and we don’t define leadership by job titles or positions. We define it by actions. Leadership shows up in the way we communicate, how we handle challenges, and how we support each other and our clients. It’s something every person on our team can...

By Vincent Civetta/Source: ADP® SPARK Newsletter   Generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) both require integrated data to deliver high-quality results; however, organizations may want to reconsider their data integration strategy if they haven’t aligned on the following question: “What business goals will data integration help us achieve?” Without alignment on business goals, multiple teams...

There’s several things here that are going on that I don’t agree with. First of all, this individual who said inappropriate things should not have been given a full package, maybe offered to retire, but not give full benefits, give severance, whatever they were giving them. They could say, we’re either gonna fire you or...