Tips and Tools Every HR Professional Should Know About

Tips and Tools Every HR Professional Should Know About:

Recruiting | Applicant Tracking System
Retention | Onboarding Software
Payroll | Online Payroll Software
Time & Attendance | Time & Attendance Software

Did you just open a new business? Perhaps you just started a new role at a company in the HR department. Whatever the case may be, it is a known fact that any HR role comes with a lot of stress and time-consuming tasks such as recruiting, onboarding, compensating employees, approving time off requests, maintaining policies and records, ensuring compliance, handling employee concerns and so on. All these tasks are important and there is no way around them, but luckily, there are ways to make those tasks easier and streamline your processes.

How to Better Manage Employee Time Off Requests

Holiday season is quickly approaching. Do you have an effective, organized way to manage your employees’ time off requests? Depending on the industry you are in, it might be inevitable to have staff work during holidays. Let’s face it, no one wants to skip Thanksgiving or Christmas because they have to be at work, so be prepared to receive many time off requests from your employees. Handling employee time off scheduling conflicts can be a nightmare, but some planning and clear policies can make it easier for you.

Human ResourcesGuest UserOctober 3, 2017leave, Leave Management, Online Leave Management Systems, Time Off, PTO, paid time offComment

How to Reduce Absenteeism in the Workplace by Implementing a Point System

It is a known fact that absenteeism has a big effect on your bottom line, so controlling it has become a priority for employers. There are many reasons why employees may be absent from work or even late; sickness, death in the family, accident, jury duty, etc. No matter what the reason is, it should be communicated to management with enough time to allow them to find a replacement or prepare for the days the employee will miss accordingly. To control this, some companies opt for points & incidents. Having an advanced point system will allow you to address attendance issues, reward and/or deduct points, and enforce your company policies. If you already use a cloud-based Time & Attendance software, then your points should automatically flow into your system. The following are some ways that points & incidents can help you reduce absenteeism in the workplace.

4 Features Your Payroll Provider Should Offer

As you may already know, there are many different types of payroll processing: ranging from in-house to outsourcing, to even using a CPA. You’ve probably have heard of many different payroll service companies, but do you know exactly what they do and what they offer? Just like their name suggests, payroll companies ensure that employees are paid on time and that all of the employers stay compliant. Obviously, payroll is more than just writing checks, and a good payroll company will offer more than just that. Depending on the size of the company and the software’s capabilities, there are a variety of different things that payroll companies do for their customers.

How to Determine If Unlimited PTO is Right for Your Company

Now that Millennials are making their way into the workforce, companies are looking for new ways to beat the competition and attract the best talent. They offer great benefits such as health, vision, and dental insurance, 401K match, flexible schedules, volunteer time off, and paid time off. Paid time off (PTO) is one of the main benefits young people look for when applying looking to start their careers, and unlimited paid time off has become even more popular. But, despite its popularity, only approximately 1% of U.S. companies have established an unlimited PTO plan. Some of the companies included in that 1% are Netflix, GE, Duo Security, and LinkedIn. Offering unlimited PTO has its pros and its cons, and these can help you find out if implementing an unlimited PTO plan is the right move for your business.

Happier Holidays with Time Off

It’s the holiday season again and your employees are taking time off. If you don’t have an employee self-service portal in place with a time off system, requesting and approving time off can be quite a messy experience for both employees and managers. Employees may have thought they communicated their vacation plans to management or could have miscalculated their personal time off hours. Managers or supervisors may have missed requests, or overlapped or left gaps in their scheduling, but with a solid time off system in place incidents like those will help eliminate human error by adding three fundamental benefits that will keep PTO requests and hours on track.

PayrollMarketing TeamDecember 24, 2015Scheduling, Time Off, PTOComment