When most of us think about employee time fraud, we probably have an image of a couple of young, teenage workers who have developed a “buddy punching” scheme at a small warehouse or fast food restaurant where they work after school hours. While this type of problem certainly does exist, employee time fraud can occur…
A key issue faced by employers is how to deal with absence management in the workplace. This means finding a way to institute a comprehensive absence management policy that maximizes the days that employees come to work and minimizes the number of days they are absent. It is considered absenteeism when an employee is intentionally…
PTO Benefits If you’re an employee, you probably look forward to every minute of time off that is allotted to you. If you’re an employer or administrator, providing a benefits package with separate sick and vacation days can be a little stressful. It can be scary to imagine losing one of your best employees even…
1. What is PTO: What does PTO Stand For? Some companies are replacing the employee benefits of sick leave and vacation pay and combining the two under the singular term of “paid time off,” sometimes referred to as PTO. While this often sounds good in theory, it can often become a very costly mistake for…
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a piece of federal legislation that guarantees at least 12 workweeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees. The weeks of leave granted by FMLA do not carry any risk of termination. In addition to being free of any risk of termination,…
An advanced time attendance clock system offers numerous benefits for businesses. They help reduce payroll errors, increase efficiency, among other advantages. While these are great reasons for a business to consider using time tracking software, a time attendance clock system also benefits the employees. #1 – Enforcement of Attendance Policy The majority of…
What should HR Professionals know about FMLA policy? Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), applicable to all public agencies and certain private sectors, federally determines that employees who meet certain qualifications are considered eligible for up to 12 unpaid workweeks of absence from their place of employment. Under FMLA regulations, the unpaid workweeks do carry…
Benefits of FMLA Software FMLA compliance guidelines have a history of creating administrative headaches, but fortunately, technological innovations have been invented to make everyone’s job easier. FMLA software can help change the task of FMLA compliance management from a demanding hassle into an intuitive, effortless process. The larger agency an is, the larger the margin…