Dianna Sovine
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Enjoy the benefits of SaaS functionality with Ascentis Time
July 27, 2010 - 11:31 am
Posted in time and attendance | No comments
Ascentis Time is a SaaS-based timekeeping solution that offers many advantages for companies of all sizes. The benefits of automation are realized very quickly as the infrastructure is already built and waiting for your team and your employees.
The SaaS model has been created to minimize the technology effort of your organization – no servers or software is required to install [...]
Interview Questions: What You Need to Know
July 15, 2010 - 4:51 pm
Posted in Compliance | No comments
As hiring begins to rebound, many small businesses may once again be thinking about recruitment and candidate selection. And, of course, one of the most important parts of the process is conducting the interview.
Whether you are a small business owner who conducts your own interviews, manager of a department or experienced HR professional, the following [...]
COBRA Subsidy Widely Used by the Middle Class
July 8, 2010 - 3:19 pm
Posted in HR legislation | No comments
According to a recent Treasury Department survey, federal subsidies of health insurance premiums for the unemployed were widely used by the middle class during the recession. Many laid-off workers and their families maintained their health coverage as a result of the subsidy.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) established a tax credit that [...]
How To Make Open Enrollment a Positive Experience
June 30, 2010 - 3:26 pm
Posted in employee benefits management, hris, open enrollment, tips | Comments Off
Contributed by Les Goldstein, Ascentis CEO
We are shortly approaching the “dreaded” open enrollment season where employees are asked to make important benefits decisions for the upcoming year. Traditionally, this has been a time of great stress for the HR department as it requires a huge increase in work with no additional staff. With the continually [...]
Ascentis Announces a New Time and Attendance Solution
June 23, 2010 - 4:50 pm
Posted in employee benefits management, hris, payroll, time and attendance | No comments
Ascentis is excited to announce the release of Ascentis Time, our new time and attendance solution. Many of our customers have requested a Web-based timekeeping solution, and we’re very excited to be able to offer this on-demand, easy-to-use tool. Ascentis Time will be officially launched to the marketplace at the 2010 SHRM Conference & Expo in San Diego, Calif., June 27-30.
Because Ascentis Time integrates [...]
How to keep employees motivated
June 22, 2010 - 5:51 pm
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Contributed by Andew Keenan, Ascentis VP of Sales and Marketing
In today’s tough economic times, people are always asking themselves: “How do we keep our employees motivated?” To accurately answer this, I think it is most important to truly understand what actually motivates employees.
This video from Dan Pink may shed some light on what does motivate employees. [...]
Easy and Paperless Open Enrollment
June 5, 2010 - 2:39 pm
Posted in employee benefits management, hris, open enrollment | No comments
Are You Ready for Open Enrollment? 3 Steps for Launching an Error-free and Paperless Process
Have you considered implementing a paperless process? What’s the best way to communicate plan options to employees? How can you eliminate errors when providing data to insurance carriers? Ascentis specializes in helping companies create fully automated, paperless HR processing using self-service [...]
Small Businesses May Qualify for a Tax Credit in 2010
May 18, 2010 - 2:23 pm
Tags: IRS, small business, tax credit
Posted in HR legislation, tips | No comments
Certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations that provide health insurance coverage to their employees may qualify for a special tax credit in 2010, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Included in the recently enacted health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a tax credit designed to encourage small employers to [...]
Going to the APA Congress? Visit the Ascentis booth and register to win an Apple iPad and other great prizes.
May 6, 2010 - 8:53 am
Posted in payroll | No comments
Ascentis will be attending the APA Congress as an exhibitor in 2010. This will be our first year at the Congress, and we’re excited to be a part of a great organization that has been working with payroll professionals for more than 28 years.
To celebrate our first exhibition with the APA, Ascentis will be holding drawings [...]
The Mobile World
May 4, 2010 - 1:56 pm
Posted in security, tips | No comments
By Mike Cross, Vice President, Ascentis
Today’s workforce is armed with laptops, iPhones, iPads, BlackBerries … all good devices to make sure you’re there even when you’re not there. Volcano got you down? No problem! Fire up your hologram projector and beam yourself into the meeting. Okay, we’re not doing holograms on that scale (yet,) but [...]
