‘Normal’ has changed: How to enhance your A/P policies now
Right now, as many companies deal with remote work and resulting process changes, the clarity of your A/P policies becomes even more important.
Right now, as many companies deal with remote work and resulting process changes, the clarity of your A/P policies becomes even more important.
You’re currently bombarded by information about COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic gripping the world right now, much of it changing hour to hour. You’re likely bombarded by questions too — from employees, customers, your CEO. But it’s critical you as CFO also ask a few key questions to make sure your business is ready to weather […]
With the pandemic still affecting daily life – and some staffers finding they favor working at home – companies are looking to enhance their remote work policy.
A new study says a lot of CFOs (83%) are feeling stressed out. And outdated systems may be to blame. According to DataRails, a financial planning and analysis platform for Excel users, 81% of CFOs say their daily workflows are more manually intensive than any of their fellow C-suite pros. Two hundred CFOs at companies […]
Your risk of falling victim to business email compromise is greater than ever. And it’s thanks to — you guessed it — the coronavirus. Business email compromise (BEC) has been one of the most formidable foes your finance department has faced in recent years. And scammers are jumping on the current crisis to worm their […]
For the next two months your company doesn’t have to physically lay hands on employment authorization documents to accept them. That’s the word from the Department of Homeland Security in light of the COVID-19 epidemic. But you will have a new process to follow to stay in compliance. Check out the details. Check I-9 documentation […]
Could the next step in the future of work be a four-day workweek instead of hybrid telework? Some employers have had positive results with the experiment. For example, social media company Buffer reported at the end of last year that 91% of its employees said they were happier and more productive working a four-day week. […]
Any time Finance is looking to bring on new staffers, you must ensure the interview process is carried out smoothly and soundly. In today’s age, there are more than a few fair hiring laws to remember, from the Civil Rights Act and the Equal Pay Act to the Americans with Disabilities Act. And with any […]
If workplace morale still seems like it hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, it may be time to re-examine your company culture with your C-suite peers. In a presentation during the 2022 BambooHR Virtual Summit, Liz Weber, the CEO of Weber Business Services LLC, presented some compelling survey data from Gallup. Employees that believe their employer’s […]
The team members in each of your organization’s departments probably follow a set of standard operating procedures for their most essential processes. It’s second nature to them, but not for employees outside that department. So what would happen if there was a fluke staffing situation? For example, your Payroll manager is taking time off and […]
COVID-19 changed the way many workplaces – and many Payroll and Finance pros – operate. And while most offices are slowly starting to return to normal, some changes may impact the nature of work going forward. Which developments are likely here to stay? At the 2021 American Payroll Association (APA) Virtual Congress Xstream, a panel […]
CFOs are well aware that employees generally don’t like change – especially when it challenges the status quo or modifies a policy they’ve grown accustomed to.
Nearly two in three employees are putting you at risk of a costly security breach, due to the phenomenon known as shadow IT. New numbers from 1Password will open many eyes. When employees with computers and an IT department were asked “Have you in the past year signed up for a work-related website or app […]
Imagine that someone in A/P got fooled by a bogus invoice in a phishing email and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a cybercrook, but you didn’t find out about it until long after the fact. That’s what happened to the city government of Chester, Pennsylvania. A hacker posing as an insurance broker emailed […]
Could it be time for a review of your employee severance agreements? Right now Twitter’s experiencing major pitfalls from having them, thanks to a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating its own severance policy. Laid-off workers are claiming the company’s severance agreement plan is a benefit protected under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. […]
In 2022 about a dozen states put law changes – some at the constitutional level – directly into the hands of the voters on Election Day. Here are some of the major measures that passed that may require you to adjust your payroll practices or rewrite your organization’s policies. Employment law changes In Washington DC, […]
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