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The Benefits of Electronic Payroll Paycards

In recent years, businesses have enjoyed tremendous savings in payroll costs by offering direct deposit programs and encouraging employees to participate.  In fact, the employee adoption rate of direct deposit is very high. 

However one challenge remains - extending the convenience and cost savings of electronic payroll to employees who do not have a bank account ("unbanked") and thus cannot accept direct deposits.  In this article, we'll discuss the value of Electronic Payroll Cards as an alternative to issuing paper paychecks to your "unbanked" employees.

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Avoid COBRA's Bite with Sage Abra

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which was passed earlier this year, provides for premium reductions and additional election opportunities for health benefits under COBRA. The changes apply to all companies that sponsor a group health plan and have terminated or laid off at least 1 employee since September 1, 2008. In this article, we'll take quick look at the new rules and how Sage Abra HRMS can help to ensure compliance.

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Sage Timesheet 9.8 Now Available

Sage recently announced availability of Sage Timesheet Version 9.8 which is now integrated with the Microsoft SQL version of Sage Abra HRMS.  In addition, several simplified time entry features have been added including the ability to add holiday hours and other common time to all employees at once.

Sage Timesheet 9.8 allows employees to enter time worked through the web, supervisors to approve time entries, and payroll administrators to more easily control the approval process to ensure accurate and timely payroll.

For more detail visit http://www.sagetimesheet.com/