Imagine yourself entering an apparel manufacturing plant. You’ve got inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers. Then, there are the sewing machine operators and the textile cutting and textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators and tenders. Front-line supervisors are managing all of these production and operations workers, and the company relies on each person to […]
Progressing and succeeding in business is all about being agile and anticipating the next best move, before everyone else does. Sometimes the best way to gain ground and see into the future is to look to the past. Enter analytics. Having data and being able to effectively analyze it is crucial for creating an agile […]
Is there a position that exists in your company that has a high turnover rate? Maybe you figure, that’s the nature of the job; two years of dedication followed by instantaneous burnout. But what if you could reduce that turnover? Now you might be thinking, what do I have to invest my time and money […]
Explore this infographic to learn how the average worker spends his or her day.
When you consider that as much as 80% of an HR department’s time is spent on administration and paperwork, there’s no surprise that so many organizations are looking for ways to leverage employee self-service with their HR systems. Employees who have direct access to their own time and attendance data (such as PTO accruals, schedules, […]
We have been covering the details of the Affordable Care Act and the different categories employees can fall into, navigating the safe harbor method, and business basics [infographic], for a while now. But what we haven’t explored yet is the impact that the ACA is having and will have on employee engagement. When an organization […]
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For many professionals, the phrase “cloud-based computing” has become synonymous with business-as-usual, and the promises that come with the cloud, such as rapid deployment, faster services, and greater connectivity, are baked into many modern work environments. However, less than a decade ago, the concept of the cloud was still new and fairly novel for many […]
Read More >Do you remember the proposed overtime changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 2016? Once in effect, the rule was predicted to extend overtime protections to 4.2 million workers who were not previously eligible under federal law. Plenty of workers were excited about the changes, while many companies were a little concerned. And one sector that […]
Read More >Between the country’s economic growth and the record low unemployment rate of 4.1%, times are looking good for many companies and workers. Now wages are starting to nudge upwards too. According to recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, average hourly earnings moved up nearly 3% from a year ago. This means that more money is […]
Read More >How stratustime Works
stratustime tracks employee hours through PCs, mobile devices, and POS systems, then automatically transmits time and attendance data to your payroll service. Advanced features like scheduling, PTO accrual, and labor forecasting give HR managers and payroll specialists more time to focus on people instead of data entry.