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Say Goodbye to PTO Tracker Spreadsheets with the Right Tools
How does your company track and manage paid time off (PTO)? How does that method work for you? If your answer involves spreadsheets, this article is for you. When spreadsheets became available, they certainly offered advantages over hand calculation, offering a nifty way to store data and automate calculations. However, in today’s world, they’re no…
Read MoreUsing a Time-Tracking Spreadsheet in Your Business (with Templates)
Updated August 8, 2023 Tracking employee time is an essential task for a business of any size. The hours worked determine how much an employee gets paid and whether they are adhering to the rules outline in the company attendance policy. But while tracking time is a must, the method used to manage hours can…
Read MoreDon’t Miss These 7 Recordkeeping Requirements for FMLA Compliance
Updated May 22, 2023 The Department of Labor continues to increase investigator’s ability to pursue FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) complaints. In 2023, lawmakers noted the 30th anniversary of the passing of the FMLA and introduced new actions to support and advance economic security for women. These actions included encouraging federal agency heads to provide…
Read MorePredictive Scheduling: What You Need to Know
Updated April 11, 2023 A predictive scheduling law may be coming soon to your state (if it hasn’t already). Is your employee scheduling compliant? In this post, we discuss 10 practices contained in these “fair workweek,” “stable scheduling” and “fair scheduling” laws. Of course, predictable employee work scheduling affects more than compliance – it is…
Read MoreThe Case for the Biometric Time Clock: Unmeasured Time Theft
Updated January 11, 2023 The Problem: Time Theft Time theft is a growing problem, but many small business owners don’t realize how it can impact them. For one WorkforceHub customer, the issue came up at a conference dedicated to serving small business time and attendance needs. This individual manages a company with 15 employees but…
Read MoreTime Off Management: Critical in 2023
Updated December 8, 2022 When we first published this post in January 2020, we had no idea how important time off management would become in the ensuing months and years. Why Time Off Management is Essential Let’s consider the characteristics of today’s employment environment that impact absence management: Dramatic increase in remote working and the…
Read MoreBuddy Punching: How It’s Costing Your Company & How to Stop It
When an employee is running late, they have a few options. They might text or call their supervisor to let them know, which is probably the preferred option among employers. But they might make a different choice to avoid getting into trouble or clocking in after their scheduled start time. This choice involves asking a…
Read More5 Tips for Employee Retention Domination
Employee retention should be a priority for every business owner. Honestly, keeping your employees saves you money, time, productivity, and frustration. Replacing an employee can cost anywhere between 6-9 months’ of an average salary. There’s lots of work involved in screening, interviews, hiring, and training someone new. Leaving many employers wishing that the employee who…
Read More5 Ways New Premium Texting Will Improve Hiring
Did you know that US smartphone users have 5x more text conversations than phone calls? It seems counterintuitive, because it generally takes longer to have a conversation via text than to make a simple phone call. But the truth is in the numbers – TEXTING RUNS THE WORLD. Recruiters can leverage the ease and popularity of…
Read MoreBiometric Time Clocks: The Ultimate Guide for Employers
Did you know that employers can save 10% of their payroll expenses and reduce wage theft with a biometric time clock? 4 Ways Biometric Time Clocks Reduce Payroll Costs Eliminate time theft by buddy punching Reduce time theft by hours padding Prevent out-of-schedule punches Decrease payroll mistakes Before we get into the details, let’s go…
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