Tracking employees’ time and paying them appropriately is a large task for any organization. It becomes even more complicated, though, when a company’s workforce is made up of union workers. Most union contracts are constructed through collective bargaining agreements – contracts that were negotiated by the employer and the union that provide specific language for…
The modern Employee Management and Time and Attendance software solutions are designed to help supervisors better measure, analyze and manage employees’ working time, and deploy human resources more effectively. Essential features that organizations across a broad range of industries (manufacturing, transport, retail, health, construction, towns and municipal centers, service centers and small business) can benefit…
The Challenges of Employee Management and Scheduling Organizations are making a shift. Be it small business, construction companies, restaurants, hotels, hospitals – they all need employee scheduling software. A HR life changing change initiative that was originally called manpower loading or forecasting is now encompassed in scheduling. The greatest move that was made previously was…
Let’s start with what we think a Labor Management System is. Human Resources is necessary in every industry, and with that, we all manage labor. If we are lucky, we are using a system. So, it’s an easy jump to say, “I know Labor Management Systems”, but it may come as a surprise to know…
Despite the supposedly booming economy, millions of workers across the country who make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour struggle to make ends meet. According to the Living Wage Calculator provided by MIT, the federal minimum wage is not considered to be a living wage in several parts of the country. While the…
Time and attendance is frequently an issue regardless of your industry. Maybe you have time and attendance shortages, employees not accurately recording time, or, the personal favorite, not completing their time at all. Now imagine that the workforce you are trying to manage is spread over 30 different states in 3 different time zones that…
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…
Many businesses consider employees as part of a community and they work hard to make sure the organization is a pleasant place for all. When the economy is on the upswing and the business is doing well, employee morale also seems to be high. But when the economy struggles and the business is negatively affected,…