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The Payroll Fraud Schemes Every Business Should Know

August 27, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, nearly 30 percent of businesses are victims of payroll malfeasance, with small businesses twice as likely to be affected than large businesses. Even the smallest of infractions will add up to large costs over a period of time. As a small business owner or payroll administrator, be […]
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Hackable Employees: How to Address the Issue and Protect Your Business

April 23, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll
Let’s face it — your employees are highly hackable. Regardless of how much money your firm throws at antivirus software and malware trainings, the ugly truth is that your employees are the ultimate weak link in your company’s cyber protection. While it may be disheartening to know that your firm will never be 100 percent […]
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Combating Buddy-Punching in the Workplace

March 26, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll
Payroll fraud takes on a myriad of different forms, one of the more prominent of which is buddy-punching. Far from workplace brawls between friends, buddy-punching involves employees punching in for other employees who have yet to arrive on the premises. Regardless of the rationale, buddy-punching is responsible for hundreds of millions of lost revenue per […]
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The Flu and You: Keeping the Flu Out of Your Workplace

September 24, 2018 | posted by Abacus Payroll
Flu season, which can extend until May, is no laughing matter; it’s not uncommon to lose several employees for a week or more at a time, and even one in-house instance of sickness can spell doom for the rest of the office. Fortunately, there are several measures that you can take to prevent the flu […]
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Gone Phishing: How HR & Payroll Pros Can Be Proactive Against Scams

January 31, 2018 | posted by Abacus Payroll
In wake of the recent W-2 phishing scams, you may be wondering how you can protect your business from phishing attacks. In short: you can’t. You can, however, educate your employees to ensure that phishing emails and other forms of communication go unanswered. Here are a few things to look for when trying to spot […]
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