Yes, you can allow staff to choose their own schedule, including what their day off will be as long as you include this in the time off policy in your Staff Handbook. Staff that chose their own days off throughout the week often run into...
LAW UPDATE The Department of Labor (DOL) has updated regulations issued under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that impact pay rates, employee classification, and overtime eligibility within the next two months. THINK FAST! For non-pastoral*, salaried church employees, pay may have just gotten...
Staff development is the key to forward motion in any organization. If your people are your greatest asset, then their growth and success are your organization’s growth and success. When they stop growing, you can almost guarantee organizational growth will come to a screeching halt,...
While and IRS audit can be intimidating and the results will vary organization to organization, the full process is spelled out in IRS Publication 556. The basic steps are as follows: The IRS will contact you directly Though the IRS decides when, where, and how...
At Payroll Partners, we understand the unique financial challenges and obligations faced by churches and nonprofit organizations, particularly when it comes to managing payroll. With 28 years of experience, we specialize in providing tailored payroll solutions that cater specifically to the needs of clergy and...
How do you say goodbye well? While it's not the most fun part of team management, the need for occasional employee correction is inevitable. Whether employees are not meeting expressed expectations, have not improved after warnings or coaching, or have blatantly behaved in a way...
An updated 1099 Contractors rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor went into effect March 11, 2024. The rule considers six overarching factors in a “totality of the circumstances” analysis to determine whether workers are either dependent on the employer for work or in...
Absolutely! While the old adage, "You only get one chance at a first impression," is definitely true for onboarding, the same can be true when it comes to offboarding: you often only get one chance at a last impression. The manner in which an employee exits...
Your staff should never resemble a game of musical chairs, constantly losing players one by one. Vanderbloemen knows how all-consuming a search process can be to replace an employee. But the best recruiting strategy starts before the search starts – by focusing on retention. Here are 5 ways to...
Churches exist to help people by sharing the good news of the Bible. And churches hire people to facilitate the process of making church happen. However, there are times when an employment relationship doesn’t work out. Sometimes, the employee fails to meet ministry expectations; sometimes,...