Overtime rules are often confusing to understand and even harder to implement. And on January 1, 2020, salary overtime gets even more interesting… The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new overtime rule in March 2019 and many employers are feeling its impact today. According to the DOP, the new overtime rules will make around […]
Creating an effective schedule for your security guard staff comes with many challenges. There are multiple job sites with their own unique shift times and rotations. So when assigning shifts, you have to account for all this along with ensuring the right employee is scheduled, sometimes a shift requires someone with certain skills. This information […]
Managing a restaurant comes with its own sets of challenges and processing payroll is probably one of the most complexes. Not only because it needs to be properly explained to new employees to ensure compliance but also due to the many complex laws restaurant owners must adhere to avoid lawsuits and penalties. In this blog, […]
Gallup reported that one out of two employees will leave their job just to “get away” from their boss. The WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey found that passive-aggressive managers make up around 61% of workplace bullies. Another surprising find is that employees stated low engagement was a top reason for leaving and that their relationship […]
Before you hire a new employee, you should already have a paid time off policy in place. This policy plays a huge part in attracting new hires, boosting engagement and productivity, and is embedded into the company culture. Now, you aren’t required to offer paid time off however, more than 60% of small business employees […]
There is a ton of data to support the benefits of flexible work schedules; from happier and more productive employees to a better bottom line. But what does the data say? 73% of employees say flexible work schedules increase their satisfaction at work Working less hours correlates with higher productivity in the form of increased […]
If you were born between 1996 to the early 2000s, then you’re a Generation Z baby! And you’re taking the workforce by storm. In the United States alone, there are 65 million Gen Z individuals and by 2020, 40% of the Gen Z population will make up the working and consumer population. What does all […]
Finally in August of 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), under the United States Department of Transportation, announced changes to its hours-of-service rules that will greatly increase the flexibility of truck drivers’ while they’re on duty. And this has been a long time coming for many truck drivers. “FMCSA wants drivers and all […]
Managers often brainstorm how they can make better use of their employees’ working hours. But, more often than not, this is easier said than done. Poor planning, too much downtime, inefficient time tracking and time theft are far too common. In fact, one of the biggest challenges of optimizing employee time all boils down to […]
‘Tis the season! Whether you need more drivers or cashiers during the holidays or servers during the summer months, you need your seasonal workers to be engaged. Engaged workers, as in individuals genuinely and emotionally invested in their employers and their job role, are far more productive, provide superior customer service, have less accidents and […]
President Obama called small businesses the backbone of America. And, he’s not wrong. But we want to take it a step further and say that the deskless employee is actually the backbone of America. They work out on the floor and construction sites, in restaurants and hotels, and drive trucks. They make up 75% of […]
