How to Establish a "Perfect" Time and Attendance Policy

Absenteeism in the workplace is a real issue and it has become a major problem over the past few years. There are three different types of absences that can potentially impact your business: scheduled, unscheduled, and partial shift absences. Scheduled absences consist of vacation or personal time, such as PTO. Unscheduled absences include sick days, disability, and Worker’s Compensation leave. Lastly, partial shift absences are when a worker arrives late at work, takes longer breaks than allowed, or leaves early. There are different causes for absenteeism, some an employer can control such as bullying and/or harassment in the workplace or employee burnout and there are others that cannot be controlled by an employer such as bad weather, childcare, or even job hunting. Whatever the case may be, employers should be aware of how often their employees are absent from work without a valid reason. Being proactive about managing attendance and talking to those employees that miss work often is a good start, but having a perfect (or almost perfect) time and attendance policy is imperative. If you don’t already have one in place or are thinking about making your current time and attendance policy better, consider the following.

What do you know about Job Costing?

What do you know about job costing? Payroll software has many fundamental features that benefit most organizations, yet there are features that your payroll provider probably has, that you might not be aware of, that can assist and help you reach your organization's goals. What’s more, they might come at no additional charge. Whether you’re satisfied with your current payroll and HR software provider or shopping around, I strongly suggest learning more about the valuable secondary features offered, such as Job Costing, Group Scheduling, and Report Scheduling to name a couple. I’m here to share more about job costing and help you decide if it would be a beneficial feature for your organization.

Timesheet Rounding: Why You Shouldn't Round Employee Punches

Is your organization still rounding employee punches to the nearest 15-minute mark on timesheets? Do you allow employees to manually enter their time on a time card or spreadsheet, resulting in estimations and approximations? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you’re likely paying much more for employee wages, overtime, and lost productivity each and every pay period. With the technology and affordable tools available today, you will want to strongly consider using an automated online time and attendance platform that will conveniently track employee time to the exact minute (no more rounding), eliminating countless hours of overpaid minutes.

PayrollMarketing TeamJanuary 8, 2018time and attendance, Timekeeping, online timekeeping, rounding rules, ComplianceComment

3 Advantages of Having an Automated Time and Attendance Software

According to a survey conducted by Wasp Buzz, 80% of workers have admitted to being guilty of time theft. This is an alarming percentage, and chances are your company is a victim. Although completely eliminating time theft is impossible, there are ways to avoid it, or even reduce it. Not using the proper time tracking systems, like using paper time cards, for instance, can lead to “buddy punching”, which contributes to thousands of dollars being lost by businesses every year. The best solution to this problem is to switch to an automated time and attendance tracking system. A good automated time and attendance software is designed to flow directly into payroll, eliminating the need for double data entry. According to the American Payroll Association (APA), 65% of the organizations surveyed said they were either in the process of switching to, or already used, an automated time and attendance software to track their employees’ hours. So what are the advantages of switching to an automated time and attendance software? Read on.

The Risk of Using Paper Time Cards & How to Replace Them

It is 2017 and surprisingly, some businesses still rely on paper time sheets for their employees to track the hours they work. There have been many studies that show the risks of using these, but for some reason, some businesses are still doing so. I am here to reiterate how risky it is for your business to use paper time cards, and what you should replace them with. The truth is that there is technology to make the life of HR staff easier, particularly in the area of time and attendance. Your HR staff should be able to focus on more important tasks rather than have to spend hours deciphering time cards and manually entering the data into a software. There are ways to track employee hours without having to do all this. The following are a some of the main risks of using paper timesheets.

4 Key Features Your Time and Attendance Software Should Have

In today’s technology-ridden business world, you can’t throw a stone without hitting a dozen different software-as-a-service options that are designed to make your life easier and increase efficiency in the office. With that being the case, how do you sort out the quality services from the bad? Well, it takes a lot of research, which I imagine is why you’re here. Today we’re going to look at what features make a quality Time and Attendance software. But first, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page. Put simply, Time and Attendance software allows you to track and calculate employee time. The specifics behind this can vary widely, as some timekeeping software will sync with your payroll, others will keep you in compliance with overtime requirements, etc. However, there are four primary features that every Time and Attendance software should have: The ability to set up rounding rules and exceptions, simplified scheduling options, informed reporting, and employee self-service. With these four features at your disposal, you’ll be ready to revamp your timekeeping process and simplify your daily workload.