Mobile and Remote Workforce Management
GPS Time Clock: Why You Should Use Geofence Time Tracking
Updated February 7, 2023 When a business has employees working remotely or at various job sites, time tracking can become a challenge, particularly if the company relies on physical clocks for punching in and out. But offering a mobile app or web-based tracking solution can cause some concerns. You might wonder whether employees are clocking…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Onboarding Process [Onsite & Virtual]
How to improve your employee onboarding process? First, don’t let it lag behind policy updates. Carefully review your policies, then update your employee onboarding checklists. In addition, keep employee handbooks up-to-date. Let’s discuss the issues that affect new hire onboarding: Remote Work Time and Attendance Health and Safety Benefits Compliance The Human Part of Onboarding…
Read MoreAvoid 5 Geofencing Pitfalls Common with Mobile Timekeeping
Thinking about using geofencing in your small business? Perhaps you have multiple locations like an office building and a factory. Or maybe your employees are assigned to job sites that change over time. You may have some staff that now work from home. Geofencing provides a great way to easily keep track of where your…
Read More9 Ways Workforce Management Helps Employees Love Their Jobs
Before we dive into our topic, let’s define workforce management. What is Workforce Management? Workforce management is a comprehensive strategy to optimize the performance of employees in an organization. Simply put, the goal is to have the right number of employees, with the right skills, working in the right positions, during the right shifts. It…
Read More8 Ways a Time Tracking App Solves 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, that may be helped with a time tracking app. Virtual Staff Management Challenges Paying employees accurately Helping employees stay…
Read MoreWith PTO Tracker Software, You Can Happily Ditch Your Spreadsheets
A PTO tracker software makes accruals much simpler than using spreadsheets. Does your company still do PTO tracking with spreadsheets? How’s it working for you? When spreadsheets became available, they offered many advantages over hand calculation. They provided a nifty way to store the data. They automated some of the calculations. You didn’t need quite…
Read More5 Ways to Improve Employee Relations for Remote Workers
Be Intentional About Employee Relations for Offsite Teams In 2020, remote work stopped being the professional opportunity of the future and became the norm for a wide variety of companies. Businesses discovered the benefits of hiring remote employees in an unpredictable environment where office access isn’t always an option. Business leaders have also seen first-hand…
Read MoreRetool, Retrench, and Rebuild: A Framework for Managing Your Workforce Through Uncertainty
Pivoting in Uncertain Times Uncertainty is uncomfortable—and inspirational. Companies across America are pivoting to meet new demand and rethink operations. They combine creativity, determination, and technology to retool, retrench and rebuild. New production lines, online shops, takeout, curbside service, home delivery, remote work, drive-by clinics and telehealth are all inspired by uncertainty and need. Retool:…
Read MoreHelp Managers Support Remote Employees: 7 Tips From Psychologists & Leadership Experts
Has your company been forced into remote working due to the pandemic? Remote work can be great in normal times. By no stretch of the imagination is this a normal time. It’s never been more crucial for leadership to step up. Managers play an important role in helping remote employees adjust. Those who succeed will…
Read MoreProfessional Services/Tech: Use Geofencing to Track Remote Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
The professional services/tech industry is fortunate that many of the jobs can be done at home. Now that employers have expanded telecommuting due to COVID-19, they need a good way to track virtual teams. There is a misconception among some that you only need to track hourly workers. This is simply not true. It’s even…
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