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How is union payroll different?
Union payroll differs from non-union payroll due to collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that dictate fixed wage rates, fringe benefits, and work conditions. Employers must pay union-set wages and contribute to union trust funds for benefits like pensions and health insurance, rather than providing them directly.
Payroll includes deductions for union dues and working assessments, with strict job classifications ensuring proper pay rates. Union projects often require compliance with certified payroll rules, especially for government-funded work under the Davis-Bacon Act.
Maintain union compliance & transform your processes
HCM TradeSeal understands the way union benefits must be accounted for on Certified Payroll reports. However, payroll administrators often work with imperfect timesheets. Learn how to transform your adjustments & maintain compliance.
Union reporting streamlined – Save up to 8 hours
It may be possible to save up to 8 hours a week. We’ll help you streamline your monthly or weekly remittance reports to each union. We’ll help you detail hours worked by union and total amounts payable to each Local or fund.
Working with multiple
unions
If your company works with multiple unions, you may need to include workers from different locals on a single certified payroll report. Additionally, you will need to remit multiple union reports every week or every month, to ensure each local receives the correct funds for their employer paid benefits.
HCM TradeSeal‘s union technology makes it easy to manage union earnings and deductions prior to payroll being processed, including automation of challenging union rate increases that must be applied on a specific date.
Managing apprentice ratios correctly
Most union contracts, especially in the skilled trades, include apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios to ensure proper training and workplace safety.
HCM TradeSeal automatically understands which employees are apprentices, and includes apprentices on the correct Certified Payroll reports. HCM TradeSeal can also automate apprentice pay and enforce journeyman/apprentice ratio rules on certain Certified Payroll projects.
