Keeping employees engaged with the company and their own personal work projects is a challenge. Maintaining employee engagement while you yourself as a manager are traveling is a different beast altogether. The reality is it’s a double-edged sword and there are multiple perceptions of what is actually occurring. On one hand you get to travel […]
Developing a PTO policy for a company is not as easy as some may think. Benefits are a huge part of attracting, hiring, and retaining good employees. And with the ever-changing business dynamic, employers are expected to provide a standard time off allowance in order to stay competitive within their market. What most employees and new […]
A retail store is all about consumer demand. If you don’t have what the customer wants, they move on to the next store. Ironically, the same is true for retail employees. Unless they are highly specialized in some niche sector, the skills of a customer service associate are easily transferable among retail environments. With a […]
Figuring out how to structure your paid time off policy has been a long-standing dilemma for employers.
Due to recent government audits, time theft has become a hot topic. Government officials caught 60 federal workers cheating on their time sheets. According to the reports, some of the federal employees were out fishing, golfing, gambling or traveling during their claimed working hours. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Following the White House proposal […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read More >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.
Whether you’re a small business transitioning from a paper system, or a large corporation seeking an online solution to track multiple locations, our team is here to help you choose time and attendance features that are right for you. Our pricing scales with size, and is appropriate for any size business. Call us today to find out more, see a demo, or get a quote.
