On-demand pay a growing benefit – and concern – for small businesses

We think of payday as a rigid date, but pay on the day' is becoming more popular. Here's how to navigate on-demand benefits

As employers - especially small employers - are struggling to bring back workers to their jobs, a relatively new benefit is becoming more attractive: on-demand pay.

Yes, that's right: an employee gets paid on the day the work is performed. Think about it: your babysitter already gets paid right away, and so does the high-school kid who mows your lawn. So why not your employees?