🏖️Summertime Hiring: Find Your Next Seasonal Worker

Learn more about how to hire summertime workers and the best solutions for paying them. [Fit Small Business]( Expert Insights on HR July 10, 2024 Our Expert’s Topic for the Week: Summertime Hiring When your busy season is in the summer you may need to hire extra workers to keep your business running. Seasonal workers provide a viable solution for businesses to manage increased demand during certain times of the year. Learn more about how to hire summertime workers and the best solutions for paying them. - Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer, & Genevieve Que   Stay Current   - According to research, more than 6 million US teens hold a summer job—most in food service, retail, and arts and entertainment. - Wages for summertime employment are on the rise, with the average hourly rate just over $14. Here are the articles covered in today's edition. - [Hiring Seasonal Employees in 8 Easy Steps]( - [How to Hire Temporary Employees Using a Temp Agency]( - [How to Do Payroll for Small Businesses (+ Video & Template)](   [Hiring Seasonal Employees in 8 Easy Steps]( [Hiring Seasonal Employees in 8 Easy Steps]( Seasonal employees are temporary workers hired during specific times of the year when businesses experience increased demand. Hiring seasonal employees is a strategic move for managing workload during peak periods. Learn how to hire seasonal workers, from initiating recruitment to correctly classifying your seasonal employees.   [How to Hire Temporary Employees Using a Temp Agency]( [How to Hire Temporary Employees Using a Temp Agency]( If you need to fill a temporary position or cover a staffing gap, a temp agency could be a solution. Learn how to hire temporary employees using an agency.   [How to Do Payroll for Small Businesses (+ Video & Template)]( [How to Do Payroll for Small Businesses (+ Video & Template)]( Payroll for seasonal workers is processed in much the same way as payroll for full-time employees. While they might not be entitled to some of the benefits that employees receive, seasonal workers get overtime protection and minimum wages (or higher). To know more, read our payroll guide. Based on Your Latest Reads   [Self-employed Payroll: How to Process Your Own Paycheck]( Determining how much and often to pay yourself helps manage profitability and cash flow. Learn how to set up a self-employed payroll system. [How to Calculate Vacation Accruals (+ Free PTO Calculator)]( Small businesses that offer PTO must calculate accruals appropriately to avoid penalties. Use our free PTO calculator to help. [What are Labor Law Posters? Federal & State Compliance for Employers]( What are labor law posters? They are state and federal required workplace posters that explain employee rights. Learn more.   Latest in HR   6 Best Recruiting Software for Small Businesses]( The best recruitment software helps businesses find top employees, including seasonal workers, by posting open positions to job boards and keeping track of applicants through the hiring process. These systems may have full applicant tracking systems (ATS) or a few tools that integrate with outside systems.   [Social Recruiting: A Small Business Guide]( Social recruiting is the process of finding new employees by advertising on and reaching out through social media, personal networks, and job search websites. It is increasingly a strategy that companies of all sizes use, as it helps employers connect quickly and easily with potential applicants and candidates.   [9 Best Payroll Software]( Manually calculating payments for temporary workers can be challenging and prone to errors. To streamline processes, consider getting a payroll system that automates pay computations and payroll compliance. If you’re looking for suitable options, check out our guide where we explore the key functionalities each provider offers, including their pros/cons and pricing. More FSB Resources   More Than A Newsletter   Written by Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer, & Genevieve Que About Fit Small Business HR Newsletter: Providing you with newsworthy tips, tricks, and informational deep dives on all HR and Payroll topics relevant to small business owners. Delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. [Sign up today]( Visit the [Subscription Center]( to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from Fit Small Business communications. 0[Unsubscribe](