Figuring out how much paid sick time to give employees is often a conundrum for small business owners. With small staffs and limited resources, having even one person out can often create significant difficulties. In fact, statistics show U.S. businesses lose in the neighborhood of $200 billion a year due to costs from employee sickness. […]
In August, employees are planning for, are on, or just coming back from vacation. No matter which it is, they are in “vacation” mode and may need a little productivity boost. With cloud-based time and attendance software, you have access to deep labor analytics to improve workforce management. Analyzing time and attendance records from previous […]
Lax payroll policies waste time and money — something the city of Philadelphia is all too familiar with during a recent audit of its inner city departments and agencies. Alan Butovitz, the City Controller, discovered payroll incidents in over 42 agencies. During the discovery, Butkovitz found that 20 of the city departments do not contain written procedures […]
Whenever the weather gets hot, an employee’s will to work starts to melt. This affects the whole morale of an office and there are soft costs to managing an unproductive workforce. An advanced time and attendance software raises employee engagement by providing tools to manage time in –– and away from –– the office.Employee time tracking […]
A year ago, we posted, “Confessions of a Hallway Stalker”, about employees tracking down managers for time and attendance approvals. As summer vacation requests abound, we think it’s a good time to revisit how a cloud based time and attendance system helps both the employee and manager. Here are the Top 10 ways in which an advanced […]
When the Declaration of Independence was signed, the news took days to reach the other colonies. But today, business depends on instant access to information. If you have off-site employees, here are 3 ways to give employees independence with mobile time and attendance software. Clock in/out from authorized job sites With a smartphone, your workforce […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.