As business owners, managers, and employees, we all know one truth: the heart and force of a business is its people. The more motivated and engaged the individuals are in your company, the greater the success of the employee’s career and personal well-being, and the greater the success of the business. 1. Site User ability. […]
According to the inaugural Staples Advantage Workplace Index survey, “more than half of employees report feeling overworked and even burnt out” at their workplace. Based on these findings, it’s no surprise that employee engagement has become a top priority for businesses. Despite the ‘burnt out’ feeling, an overwhelming majority (86 percent) of those same workers […]
Employee engagement can be critical to your business’ productivity levels. Without an engaged workforce, you can’t plan and execute business development accordingly. Similar to dominoes, where one chip may fall down, it’s bound to hit another and create a ricochet effect. One-way to ensure that does not happen and that your employees are engaged as […]
As a business owner or an executive employee your primary focus is likely product development and client support. As a result, managing your employees or staff on a day-to-day basis can get neglected. As long as progress is being made and deadlines are being met, they’re good to go right? Unfortunately, that’s the mindset in […]
Filling a strategic position within your company can be challenging, particularly if you are working with limited resources and a tight budget. According to a study the Aberdeen Group conducted, 80% of companies stated that their top talent pressure is a shortage of critical skills available in the labor pool. With less time, fewer tools, […]
Maintaining productivity within the workplace is often difficult. Between fostering creativity in the marketing department, optimizing efficient workspace in your support and operations areas as well as streamlining sales workflows, ensuring each department is set up to maximize performance can help keep your departments aligned with one another in order to achieve forecasted goals. To […]
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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.