06Jun

You know that this is National Payroll Week, right?

No? But you knew that Monday was Labor Day, a paid company holiday, didn’t you?

What if the payroll professional who handles the time cards, tracks vacation days, sick days, paid holidays, makes sure your deductions are right and processes all the paychecks “forgot” Monday was a paid holiday?

Not that any payroll professional would, but you get the point.

Those who handle payroll too often go unnoticed except when there’s a problem. Or when, like last year, there was a new W-4 form to fill out and you had to be reminded to get yours in.

When the COVID pandemic shut down the office and sent everyone home to work, your payroll professionals were the ones who figured out how to manage timesheets and what to do about your colleagues still getting paper checks.

So before the week is over, drop by or Zoom in the payroll office and wish everyone the best this National Payroll Week. Make it really memorable and sing them a few choruses of the payroll week song, America Works.

Or just a nice email thanking them for all they do would make their day and their week.

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Jun 6, 2023

Happy Hanukkah!

Whether you spell Hanukkah or Chanukah or one of the many other ways, for Jewish families all across the world tonight begins a time of joy and celebrating with food, gifts and games. After this last year, who wouldn’t welcome a joyful celebration!

Hanukkah begins with the lighting of the first of the menorah candles. For each of the next seven nights, an additional candle is lit until all 8 are glowing. For that reason Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights. It celebrates the victory over a Greek army by a small group of Jewish warriors. In rededicating the Jerusalem temple, they found only a small amount of sacred oil to light the menorah. Miraculously, the oil burned for 8 days.

To all friends who celebrate the holiday we say Chanukah Sameach!

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash

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