Posts by Liz Strikwerda
Lowering The Biggest Costs When Re-Starting Your Small Business
Updated May 5, 2021 Worried about overhead as you re-open? If you can lower expenses, you will have more cash for other important things. Refreshed digital marketing, perhaps. Or upgrading your workplace for OSHA COVID compliance. Some companies are even offering their employees a COVID vaccine incentive. Where will you find the money? The best…
Read MoreWhat is the Importance of HR Metrics Analysis?
HR metrics, or Human Resources metrics, are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Businesses track them to measure the people processes in the company. Small business HR teams can track metrics for all core and non-core areas. This includes hiring, pay, time and labor, training, engagement and retention. Common HR metrics include: Time-to-hire: average number of days…
Read MoreWhat is the Best Employee Time Clock Hardware?
What is employee time clock hardware? An employee time clock is a hardware device for tracking work time. To use it, employees ‘punch’ in/out or ‘clock’ in/out. The term ‘punch in’ stems from early employee time clock hardware that required a physical card. With a traditional mechanical time clock, the process from clocking to paycheck…
Read MoreWhy Structured Interviews are Critical [Win at Hiring in 2021]
Updated March 25, 2021 What are Structured Interviews? A structured interview uses a uniform script of questions. As a result, the interviewer follows the same script for each candidate. To be effective, the questions should be chosen specifically for the job skills. In addition, you should have questions that identify behavioral attributes. In contrast, in…
Read MoreBest HRMS For Small Business
HRMS Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All Looking for the best HRMS for small business? A small business isn’t a mini-me of an enterprise company. Indeed, operating a small business is vastly different. Employees fill multiple roles. Margins are generally a lot smaller. Keeping consistent cash flow is an ever-present challenge. In fact, millions of small business owners are…
Read MoreHow Do Biometric Time Clocks Reduce Payroll Costs? [4 Simple Ways To Cut Overhead Without Layoffs]
7 Minute Read Do you have hourly employees? Looking for ways to reduce labor costs without layoffs? Consider getting a biometric time clock. 4 Ways Biometric Time Clocks Reduce Payroll Costs Eliminate time theft by buddy punching Eliminate time theft by hours padding Eliminate out-of-schedule punches Prevent payroll mistakes Before we get into the details,…
Read MoreHRMS Success: How To Manage Human Resources In 2021
Updated March 5, 2021 Welcome to the Swipeclock guide to Human Resources Management Systems for small businesses! Table of Contents Why Do You Need An HRMS? A 5-Step Guide to Choosing the Right HRMS Recruiting, Applicant Tracking, and Hiring Employee Onboarding Employee Timekeeping and Scheduling How Does an HRMS Benefit Employees? When is an HRMS…
Read More8 Ways Time Tracking Apps Solve the Challenges of Remote Working
Updated March 4, 2021 Are you an employer with a virtual team? If so, you have probably discovered that it takes some effort to stay productive. Here are the challenges you may be facing, for instance. Virtual Staff Management Challenges Paying employees accurately Helping employees stay focused Effective collaboration Maintaining accountability Employer oversight Optimum shift…
Read MoreImprove Employee Engagement in 2021: See Trish Stromberg’s LinkedIn Article
How is Employee Engagement at Your Company? If you suspect you have an employee engagement problem at your company, you probably do. According to Gallup, 85% of employees aren’t engaged at work and 18% of these are actively disengaged. This leads to at least three important questions: 1. How many disengaged employees are on your…
Read MoreCreate Career Paths in 7 Steps [or Lose Your Best Employees]
Create career paths and solve your retention problems. Career paths are essential to employee engagement. And every business owner knows that employee engagement improves retention. Therefore, career paths are the key to business growth. What is a Career Path? A career path is an advancement roadmap in your company. It’s a structured timeline with short-…
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