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Time 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 MoreHow To Buy Employee Time Clocks for Small Business: The All-Encompassing Guide
Congratulations! You found the most comprehensive guide to time clocks for small business on the web. If you have a small business and need a small business time and attendance system, you’ve come to the right place. Operating a small business requires brains, brawn and good work tech. When it comes to tech, an employee…
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…
Read MoreTimecard Tips for Solving Late Timecards for Good
Managers hate to nag about an employee’s timecard. It can feel like a power struggle with a bunch of five-year-olds. You hire competent professionals. You don’t want to think of them as kids who refuse to pick up their toys. Getting employees to turn in timecards is a problem that has plagued employers since the…
Read MorePrevent Employee Scheduling Conflicts With Time & Labor Software
Updated October 13, 2022 Employee scheduling conflicts wreak havoc in your organization. Businesses with scheduling confusion are at risk in several ways. First, they could lose great employees if schedule frustration persists. Just as importantly, they could lose customers due to poor service. In addition, they could fail to keep enough staff to meet production…
Read MoreEmployee Time Clock Hardware: Which is the Best?
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 MoreTime and Attendance: Timekeeping, Policies, Software, Compliance, Templates
Every business has days where things just flow smoothly. Employees arrive on time, ready to work, productivity rates increase, and the morale is high. But on other days, businesses may experience challenges, such as absenteeism and low productivity. Accommodating the ebbs and flows is one of the costs of doing business. It’s much easier to…
Read MoreManaging Remote Workers: 23 Strategies for 2023 + Tips for Hybrid Teams
Are you managing remote workers and don’t feel like your team is firing on all cylinders? The following strategies are helping small businesses in a broad range of industries improve remote team management. Because many organizations have a mix of remote and onsite workers, or have employees that work a hybrid schedule (our team at…
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