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Venezuela Devalues Currency and Hikes Wages, Stoking Fears About Instability
Businesses closed, banks struggled with transactions and people scrambled to find fuel Saturday, signs of panicked and skeptical reactions to Venezuela’s measures aimed at stabilizing a faltering economy.
What Is the Difference Between Salary and Wages?
Don't forget your Foreign Currency when you travel abroad
Are you traveling to a foreign country this summer? If so, you are likely going to use your credit cards for purchases, since they usually offer better exchange rates and lower fees. But, having a little cash on hand is always a good idea for any expenses where a credit card may not be an option.
Devaluing Data with Point-to-Point Encryption: 3 Tips for Merchants
There are many points payment card data can be exposed as it travels through a merchant's systems and networks. Merchants can learn how to keep data safe.
When Should an Employer Pay Overtime Wages
Did you know that both state and federal law requires most employers to pay overtime? The overtime wage is also regulated by the law and should be 1.5 times employee’s hourly wage.
Why You Should Charge Your Credit Card in Local Currency
Whenever you make a foreign purchase with a credit card, you’re almost always asked if you want to convert the purchase to U.S. dollars. To many of you, that seems easy and convenient –but not so fast! It’s a bad deal, because of something called dynamic currency conversion fees. What you don’t know...
Is it time to retire virtual currency?
The industry doesn't want to curb loot boxes, but it could address some concerns by giving up another consumer-unfriendly tactic
How to Budget for Hourly Wages
This guide explains how to budget for hourly workers when running payroll and why it benefits small businesses to do so.
Your Quick Guide To 4 Major Credit Card Rewards Programs
Quiz any points and miles guru about their favorite type of rewards and they’ll all say the same thing: transferable currencies. These points are a jack-of-all-trades, making it easier to nab the award you want.<br>Instead of committing to rewards with a single airline or hotel, you earn rewards tha
10 Steps for Budgeting Local Government Salary and Wages
Important factors to keep in mind in your budget approach
What Can Be Deducted From Employee Wages?
Making wage deductions isn’t always as simple as it may seem. The problem lies in whether a particular deduction is legally allowed for a particular employee. In short, allowable pay deductions are highly case-specific. That is, a deduction that is allowed for one person may not be allowed for another, even in the same company. It deends on several factors, including:
How Do Your Wages Measure Up?
Gender pay gap shrinks when companies disclose wages
A new study suggests companies that disclose their wages can shrink the gap between what men and women earn by 7 percent. And it makes the workplace more equitable in other ways as well.
5 CFO tips for adjusting wages to high inflation, labor shortages
CFOs eager to attract and retain workers and overcome labor shortages can follow five strategies to raise compensation and sustain profits.
What Most People Don't Know About Digital Currency
How much money will the US need to cover small-business wages?
How hidden fees hike consumer prices
From buying tickets and cars to phone or cable-TV service, what people actually pay is far more than the advertised price
Why we should fear a cashless world
Poor people and small businesses rely on cash. A contactless system will likely entrench poverty and pave the way for terrifying levels of surveillance
How fear of credit cards is keeping you broke and stuck
A lot of consumers are wary of using credit cards, but they might be losing more than they could gain if they use them responsibly.
Why Automating Accounts Receivable Is a No Brainer & Time Is the New Currency
The management of cash, the need for working capital, and the realization of profits are now at the forefront for all business leaders.
Learn Bookkeeping in 7 Days: Don't Fear the Tax Man
Do you struggle with keeping your books? Do you dread facing your finances? Do you constantly fear that the tax man will come knocking? Learn Bookkeeping in 7 Days is your step-by-step guide to tak...
