Predictive employee scheduling regulations aim to improve scheduling practices for part-time and shift workers. Businesses with fluctuating staffing demands often use ‘just-in-time’ employee scheduling. The instability wreaks havoc on the lives of the lowest paid employees in the workforce. These are the people most likely to be living paycheck to paycheck while juggling two or…
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The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) took effect on January 1, 2018. Most business owners I know have already forgotten that we have a new tax law. As we close in on the end of the year, it is important to review the new tax law and the impact it has on small…
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Time tracking and employee scheduling are often thought of as profit-driven necessities. Nonprofit organizations need to track hours, too. We also need to schedule employees and volunteers in the most efficient way possible. It’s what we do. Automated scheduling and mobile time tracking are critical for today’s healthy nonprofit. Here’s why… What Is A Nonprofit…
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If you’re still using a spreadsheet to manage employee scheduling, you’re falling behind. Competition in today’s marketplace demands you run a tight ship. Automated employee scheduling can help keep your business from crossing over narrow margins. Automated Data-driven Schedule Forecasting Forecasting your employee schedule can be tricky without scheduling apps. Spreadsheets can only help you…
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Are you an entrepreneur who manages your enterprise with phone apps? There are excellent apps for every business process imaginable. Some business owners with a small team overlook employee scheduling apps. They don’t believe they need one yet. When you think about, you are already using your phone to schedule employees. You send texts to…
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Small business owners who don’t offer flexible schedules probably don’t realize why they are so important. Of course, employees want more freedom. But there are also significant advantages for owners. In fact, employer benefits may outweigh those for the staff. A key advantage is helping small businesses compete with larger companies. Here are some of…
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Are you tracking time and attendance accurately? If not, someone else may be doing it. And that someone may be one of your employees. If you don’t have a reliable employee timekeeping system, you are at risk of a wage and hour lawsuit. Employees Can Track Time With a Free App From The Department of…
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Just last month, a New Orleans bakery was ordered to pay $127,128 to employees to settle a labor dispute. Part of the violation? Inadequate record keeping. According to the DOL: “The company violated FLSA record-keeping provisions when it failed to keep required payroll records for some employees, paying them in cash with no documentation.” Sadly,…
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Managing your construction workforce can take a lot of effort. Things can be even tougher when you have to account for bad weather. Bad weather doesn’t have to rain on your construction payroll. Workforce management software is better than an umbrella when it comes to saving a rainy day. Construction site scheduling, on-site time-tracking, mobile…
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Small business owners operating on a tight budget have to make difficult choices. You can never do everything you want to do to grow your company. What decisions are you mulling over? Should you get an assistant to ease your 60-hour workweeks? Should you upgrade critical equipment? Expand your sales staff? Hire a developer to…
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