In the fight for competitive advantage in this digital age, businesses must race to embrace cutting-edge technologies. However, those businesses do not always stop to consider if the technology they have purchased includes process automation — a critical component for the tech to be scalable with the growth of an organization. Sierra-Cedar recently conducted a survey of more than 1,200 organizations and found that almost 50% have not fully adopted the HR technology they already had purchased. Instead, employers rely on manual processes to perform daily tasks and generate analytics. Though seem ..read more

On July 17, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-9, which is used to verify identity and employment authorization of workers and corresponding reference documents. Didn’t USCIS just release a new I-9? This is the second revision USCIS has made to the I-9 in less than a year; the last revision was released Nov. 14, 2016, for use by Jan. 14. USCIS first gave notice of this newest form in January, noting that changes would accommodate entrepreneurs granted work authorization through the International Entrepreneur (IE) Rule proposed by the Obam ..read more

An overwhelming trend in the U.S. is cities and states increasing the minimum wage employers must pay their employees. However, St. Louis, Missouri is bucking this trend – although not willingly – by decreasing its minimum wage from $10 to $7.70, effective Aug. 28. Court Battle In 2015, St. Louis passed an ordinance raising its minimum wage to $10, with an automatic increase to $11 scheduled for January 2018. This prompted the Missouri legislature to pass legislation to pre-empt the ordinance from taking effect. The legislation was quickly enjoined in a lawsuit that went all the way to the Mis ..read more

If you’re like most company leaders, you’re probably making use of employee self-service software to a certain extent. In fact, in a joint study by Paycom and HR.com, 88.5 percent of companies surveyed used self-service tools. And about 87 percent of these organizations considered self-service software to be the most efficient way to provide employees with payroll and HR information. You can discover more of the results of this survey in our whitepaper, The Role of Self-Service Software: Get the Most out of a Crucial Technology. However, we also found that a large number of the organizations s ..read more

Private employers in Tennessee now are permitted to pay wages once per month, under a measure passed by the state’s legislature on May 11. The bill was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam and became effective immediately. Previously, employers were required to pay wages at least semimonthly, so the new law provides them added flexibility. The ability to process payroll once per month could be an attractive option for Tennessee nonprofits seeking to lower costs and administrative burdens associated with payroll. Some other states, including Oklahoma, have provided nonprofits with flexibilit ..read more

Shopping for the right HR software for your business is not unlike dating. But with no apps or online match sites for human capital management (HCM), how do you compare and sort through all those vendors vying to win your company’s heart? Human capital management technology affects every aspect of your workforce. Make the best choice for your company with these tips from Paycom. This executive guide is intended to help you navigate the HR and payroll space to identify the vendor most capable of meeting your needs. Download now According to a Bersin by Deloitte study, 61 percent of HR professi ..read more

Dear HR, We know you are juggling the challenges of managing benefits, payroll, hiring and onboarding. The struggle is real, right? We understand these tasks are crucial to the success of the organization, but we need information. When do we need it? Typically, at 4:50 p.m. on a Friday, when all you want to do is to get out the door and scream, “TGIF!” We get it: We can be needy. Whether it’s last-minute requests for pay stubs for income verification because we’re buying our first home, or needing our sick time because the school just called and little Joey is the latest victim of the cla ..read more

With 2017 just around the corner, now is a good time to celebrate the closing of a perplexing year for businesses across the country with a re-cap of the top 10 most popular blog posts of 2016. Over the last 12 months, employers and HR professionals have been on high-alert regarding compliance-related issues like overtime expansion and the evolution of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, other HR matters, such as avoiding payroll mistakes and HR’s evolving role have continued to be popular and ever-present themes. Here’s the 10 most read Paycom blogs from the past ..read more

In the early 1990s, legacy enterprise resource planning systems (ERPs) dominated the HR technology landscape. But, these systems have many shortcomings, including being difficult or impossible to integrate with other applications – leading to employees wasting time on tasks that should be automated. Fortunately, HR technology has come a long way since then. Today, it’s about delivering a more user-friendly and efficient experience that supports HR’s journey toward full business partner. The Emerging Role of HR as Full Business Partner Today’s organizations face several critical challenges, inc ..read more

With the largest hike in U.S. history set to take effect on January 1, 2017, the new Social Security wage base will increase from $118,500 to $127,200. This $8,700 increase marks the first wage base increase in two years and the highest percentage increase since 1983. Employees with wages equal to or larger than $127,200 will notice an additional $539.40 allocated toward Social Security on their 2017 tax returns. The maximum Social Security tax any employee will pay is $7,886.40. Employers still are responsible for the remaining $7,886.40. FICA Tax Rate Remains Unchanged The Federal Insurance ..read more