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Friday’s jobs report: Don’t accept simple headlines, finance professor warns

Work Life

As a professor of finance , I think these simple storylines aren’t helpful to investors. the previous month, and both nonfarm payrolls and private nonfarm payrolls were lower than anticipated. Total nonfarm payrolls came in way above expectations , at 303,000 jobs created, as did private nonfarm payrolls.

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Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?

Work Life

Today, Gusto , a payroll and HR software platform for small businesses, rolled out a new AI “assistant” named “Gus” that promises to simplify compliance and save companies from crushing fines. She was the insurance biller, or she ran the payroll, and I observed her calculating the payroll taxes by hand,” he says.

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This crucial step is the precursor to success. Here’s how to leverage it

Work Life

Entrepreneurs aren’t voted into the hall of fame unless they have a story about mortgaging their house to make payroll or cleaning the first apartments rented on the platform. Sir James Dyson made 5,126 prototypes of his bagless vacuum cleaner, only to be rejected by every manufacturer in the U.K. payroll taxes).

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15 Best HCM Software in 2024 (Based on Four Research Parameters)

Vantage Circle

Payroll Management : Automated payroll processing to ensure accurate and timely compensation. They have the expertise and resources to handle complex HR and payroll challenges. This eliminates the need to manage multiple vendors and streamlines your HR processes.

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How Great Companies Prioritize Financial Wellness for Employees

Great Place to Work

Financial wellness , or an employees’ comfort and adeptness in handling their finances, has become a key part of the puzzle for helping employees thrive in 2023. employees are stressed about their finances, per a 2022 survey from PwC. With recession fears on the rise, employees are looking more closely than ever at their finances.

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should I stay at a job I don’t like if it could lead to a big pay-off in a few years?

Ask a Manager

I’ve been working in my field ever since progressing from bookkeeping at a small manufacturing company to my current job as an assistant controller for a small tech start-up developing what could be a really huge platform. I went to school later in life and graduated in 2014 as an accountant at the age of 32.

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The pandemic made Earned Wage Access apps popular. Regulators want to rein in the fees

Work Life

Proponents of the apps say they help people living paycheck to paycheck manage their finances and avoid the need for more onerous options, such as payday loans or overdrawing a bank account. Amazon and Walmart, for example, do not always charge employees for early access to earned wages outside of regular pay periods.