Selecting an electronic time clock involves different considerations for different small businesses. Even for those within the same industry, finding a good tracking system should coincide with specific business goals. Some small businesses may want to expand, yet are unsure of future labor needs. Other companies may suspect buddy punching and other time theft behaviors.…
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to keep accurate time records for all nonexempt employees. What the law does not require, however, is the use of time clocks for hourly employees. Nevertheless, time clocks are beneficial for employers with a large workforce, especially when workers are assigned to multiple shifts. Another consideration for using…
Payroll plays a significant role in business practices. Yet, some companies are slow to upgrading to a seamless process. Manpower resources spent on payroll activities decreases time dedicated to strategic contribution. Such tactical activities are also prone to errors, duplicated data entry and inefficient workflows. These diminished processes are the result of convoluted payroll functions.…
Biometric technologies are used for analyzing and measuring personal characteristics, both behavioral and physiological. The characteristics measured include irises, hand measurements, voice patterns, fingerprints and others, all used for identifying human characteristics for verifying a person’s identity. These characteristics, or biometrics, are very tightly connected to a person and cannot be stolen, shared, forgotten or…
Objections to being photographed for ID badges were a rare occurrence just a few years ago. This new age of technology, however, brings more “invasive” forms of identification such as fingerprints, facial recognition, DNA and other biometrics. Employees are more likely to resist trading these forms of personal information for security, employment or other business…
Small to medium-sized business should be concerned with accurately tracking employee time. At a minimum, such records point to profitability. Tracking time also helps to meet budget targets for projects. Although most know these things matter, some are challenged to find time tracking software for small business that works properly. Rather than invest time and…
Achieving greater efficiency with a smaller staff requires grasping effective ways to understand job functions and outputs. Not all methods of measuring productivity work due to varying differences based on industry and a variety of tasks. Nevertheless, there are consistent approaches on how to measure employee productivity. This metric is unavoidable to identify who is…
