Managing employees’ time off schedule leads to inevitable conflict. One day, two or more employees will request the same vacation days. Most likely, departmental needs mean only one gets approved. What can the employer do? There are practical planning steps that HR managers can share with department managers to smooth potential conflicts. Clear policies and…
No matter the season, employee leave is a timely topic for small businesses. During spring and summer months, vacation requests soar. Fall brings changing weather and sick leave just before winter’s holiday observances. It becomes a daunting task to keep track of the different types of leave requests. Knowing what is required legally is equally…
To understand the answer to what is a timesheet, one needs to look no further than the word. Technically, a timesheet is a piece of paper used to track the time each worker spends on a job. This traditional method now comes in digital formats. Employers use a timesheet to track hours worked, leave time,…
Employee clock-in software once functioned only to pay people for hours worked. Continual progression of these systems encompass more with time and attendance now focusing on: Automating processes for approving time and expenses Providing report data for compliance and management Matching staffing resources with department demands Advances reduce errors, improve payroll processing time and give…
Hosted in the Cloud or On-Premise? When you invest in employee clock in software, you will find there are two deployment options. You can choose to host it in the cloud, or on premise. This is not a matter of deciding if one is better than the other since both are viable options. The goal…
Absenteeism Definition: What is Absenteeism? Absenteeism is what happens when an employee begins to chronically miss work. Absenteeism is expensive to employers, bosses and co-workers and can cost repeat offenders their job. But while absenteeism is often perceived as an employee issue, newer research reveals it can also be a symptom of a much larger…
Vacation Tracking Software Using vacation tracking software from Advance Systems Inc., any business can increase attendance, improve morale and reduce workload. Vacation tracker software will help to reduce the costly workload that manual absence tracking incurs on managerial staff and regular employees, reduce errors in vacation tracking and ensure accurate vacation accruals for the whole…
Excessive Absences For a company to succeed, the employees that work to push the company along needs to be in attendance each and every day. When people begin missing work without reasonable excuses, the work falls behind, projects stop in their tracks, and those that do show up are not able to perform to their…
Absence From Work Even the most diligent of employees will occasionally miss a workday. Since the reasons for an absence from work can vary greatly, many employers utilize listings of what constitutes excused and unexcused absences. Here is a breakdown of the most common types of absences and how they can impact the continued employment of…
