Unemployment Challenges...SOLVED.


The Unemployment Line
                                                     Issue: 11
April 18, 2015 - In This Issue:
How Us4U Can Help 

Many of our clients found that after using Us4U's unemployment software applications, they have a significantly higher success rate on appeals due to the structure and functionality of our applications.  They have also lowered their Unemployment Tax Rate and have received over 13% of their audited charges credited back to their SUI account.  Please reach out to me for a no cost and commitment free demonstration to see how our system works and how we can start saving your company precious time and money! 

  
REQUEST A DEMO TODAY ON US4U's CLAIM AND BENEFIT CHARGE EXTRACTORS

Contact Us4U today for a quick demo of our Extractor application and see for yourself how fast you can process your UI data. The application includes the following:

  • Unemployment claims extractor
  • Benefit charge extractor
  • Tax rate notice extractor
ARE YOU SIDES INTEGRATED?

Us4U is the 1st and Only Unemployment Insurance Software provider that is SIDES certified.  


Please call or email Us4U for a Free SIDES integration consultation. 

 

Act now and integrate your current systems with SIDES as this will be the future of all UI claim processing for employers. 

Us4U Supports The American Heart Association

Us4U is determined and dedicated to helping women fight heart disease!  Heart disease is the #1 killer in woman today. Please assist us in this effort, join our team and donate today!

GO RED FOR WOMEN

 

4 WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES

Employers are always looking for a way to keep their employees motivated and more engaged in the workforce.  In a recent article from Entrepreneur, these 4 tech saavy strategies may assist in creating a motivated and fully engaged environment.

  1. Increase sharing and collaboration by using cloud-based file sharing tools like Google Drive and Dropbox.
     
  2. Gain a better view of individual performance with Talent management software.
     
  3. Provide and receive real-time feedback.
     
     
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STATE UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE BASE CHANGES FOR 2015


State unemployment insurance taxes are based on a percentage of the taxable wages an employer pays.  States that have changed their wage base for 2015 are as follows:

 

 

State
2015 Wage Base
2014 Wage Base
 

IA 

$27,300
$26,800
KS
$12,000
$8,000
KY
$9,900   
$9,600
MA
$15,000
$14,000
MN
$30,000
$29,000
MT
$29,500
$29,000
NV
$27,800
$27,400
NJ
$32,000
$31,500
NY
$10,500
$10,300
OK
$17,000
$18,700
PA
$9,000   
$8,750
SC           
$14,000
$12,000
SD
$15,000
$14,000
VT
$16,400
$16,000
WA
$42,100
$41,300
4 WAYS TO ENGAGE AND RETAIN MILLENNIAL EMPLOYEES

 

The Millennial Generation or Generation Y (ages 18-34) projected population as of 2015 is at 75.3 million, surpassing the projected 74.9 million Boomers (ages 51 to 69). In a recent article by Forbes, millennials are expected to reach 50% of the global workforce by 2020.  Best practices for employers interested in recruiting and retaining millennial employees are below:

 

  1. Create an inclusive environment - Millennials want to connect
     
  2. Effectively communicate employee benefits and incentives; explain and reiterate the benefits and incentives available to your employees
     
  3. Provide frequent feedback - Give honest feedback in real time
     
  4. Invest in the employee - Keep in touch; workload is sufficient? Too much?
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10 FASCINATING BUSINESS FACTS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
  1. Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour.
     
  2. "Yahoo" is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle."
     
  3. Apple's iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung.
     
  4. Dasani water is just purified tap water; it doesn't come from a natural spring.
     
  5. The red and white Coca-Cola logo is recognized by 94% of the world's population.
     
  6. The iPad 2 would cost $1,140 if it were made in America.
     
  7. Adding /4 to the end of Facebook's URL will take you to Mark Zuckerberg's profile.
     
  8. Cereal is the second-largest advertiser on television today, behind automobiles.
     
  9. Google was originally called BackRub.
     
  10. Pepsi got its name from the digestive enzyme pepsin.
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