Most people picture theft as a sinister affair where someone conspires to take something from someone else, but in the business world there are much subtler ways that this takes place. One example of this is payroll fraud, which is when an employee manipulates the system in such a way that results in them getting…
It’s easy to track time off for your employees who are paid by the hour. Simply put, they get paid for the hours they work and not for the hours they don’t. Though there may be some rules you’ve put in place for how much unpaid time off they can take, it’s usually a relatively…
Time clocks in the workplace have been used for decades in order to track the physical presence of employees. They simplify the tracking of payroll hours by replacing the written systems that were previously used by employers. One problem with these time-tracking systems is their lack of reliability for when an employee tries something called…
One of the biggest hurdles for managing staff is finding effective ways to build and update a schedule. There are many things that can impact who you need to be at work. This impacts your staff a great deal. They need to be able to plan around work, and ineffective scheduling makes this difficult. Scheduling…
Business owners and HR managers often struggle with the choice of whether to pay an employee hourly or on salary. Though some business structures make this decision unnecessary due to industry standards or federal regulations, there are still many industries where owners are able to make their own choice. When deciding whether you should pay…
Your human resources department is a vital part of your business. Though some people make the mistake of thinking that human resources deal only with payroll, hiring, and firing, this department is actually the backbone of a company. They can be involved in everything from talent acquisition to goal setting for the company, attendance tracking…
If you own a small business, you may still be relying on old school methods of keeping time and attendance like self-reporting, punch clocks, or spreadsheets that employees are expected to keep updated. While these methods may get the job done, they also have a number of drawbacks. In addition to being unreliable, they can…
Imagine if your personnel used a simple calendar to schedule patient appointments. Would you want to rely on a basic tool to schedule surgeries? Could you trust leaving other complex procedures that often requires effective coordination between multiple resources and employees to a flawed process? Even when managing planned appointments, you will need to have…
The world of HR has greatly been enhanced by technology. With new systems available to enhance productivity and streamline operations, those in human resources can achieve greater success with the benefits of human resource information system choices. HRIS systems are Human Resource Information Systems and refer to those systems that assist business owners, HR departments,…
