Negotiating a salary is never a comfortable situation; both parties involved will be looking for what is best for them, individually.  The key to establishing a good relationship with your household employee right from the beginning, and to succeed in the negotiation, is to think like you are part of a “Win Win” situation, where both parties win and are happy with the result.  A happy household employee will perform better and make your life easier – That’s a fact!

As part of National Payroll Week, payroll services and financial services firms are participating in Paycheck Literacy Money Matters National Education Day today. Volunteers will be visiting high schools and youth groups nationwide to teach teens  about the way paychecks are calculated, the payroll withholding system and electronic payment methods like direct deposit.

Payroll, by definition, is the sum of wages, bonuses and deductions paid to an employee for a job performed in a period of time.   Payroll is one of the most time sensitive and crucial areas in a household employer’s relationship with their household staff for a variety of reasons: