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You don’t need to hear from me that construction work is dangerous – you already know it. What you might not know, is that the number of fatalities in the construction industry is the highest compared to all other industries (if you exclude motorway accidents prevalent across all fields of industry). In fact, the US […]
Are you still using pen and paper timesheets to track attendance? It’s time to climb off your dinosaur and look around. It’s 2021, and the use of antiquated timesheets in your attendance management and payroll calculations is costing you money. It also has the potential of costing you much more if you don’t stay ahead […]
No manager likes developing a workplace safety training program but neglecting employee safety is not on your radar. Because you know that training for safety is the most cost-effective way to protect your most precious asset: your workforce. If the very thought of reading hundreds of pages of OSHA regulations puts you to sleep – you’ve […]
Change. It’s all around us. From the way we buy groceries to the way we wake up in the morning or even the way we communicate with family members – things are different. In business too. If you’re a technophobe, all this talk of change has beads of sweat starting to appear on your forehead […]
When starting a carpet cleaning business there are a lot of aspects to consider. Should I franchise? How do I choose my location from which to operate? Which tools do I need to buy? How can I attract customers? All these are very valid concerns and you will no doubt encounter them more than once […]
Employee shift scheduling should be a breeze, right?! You don’t want scheduling to take up much of your time but it still does. Your average manager spends 3.14 hours a week making up the employee schedule. Even major brands and large corporations get massive scheduling migraines and have been known to make million-dollar errors in […]
“Remember, that time is money”, wrote Benjamin Franklin in his essay back in 1748. That’s especially true for the world of business: on one hand, losing time means losing money, getting beat by the competition, being left in the dust. On the other hand, payroll is the single biggest expense of most businesses, all while […]
Don’t you just LOVE managing payroll?! Show of hands, please, who here just can’t wait for that time of the month (or week) to calculate employee wages, PTO, taxes, benefits, and all those other super-fun things? What? No one? What a shock! Seriously though, the shocking part of payroll is the ridiculous length of time […]
Technology offers us a plethora of solutions to make our lives easier as HR professionals and business managers. Or at least it tries. It doesn’t matter if you’re migrating from an outdated system or looking to implement from scratch for a new business. Sometimes the main challenge is choosing the right solution from the vast […]
To every business, there’s a lifecycle. For construction companies, your business lifecycle starts with the cost estimate. As the starting point for all construction jobs, the cost estimate has a direct impact on everything that will follow. An estimate that is clear, concise, accurate (as can be), and on time will have a direct effect […]
Still using pen and paper for employee time record keeping? Relying on shift schedules for payroll calculations? Then your company is leaking money and you’re probably open to lawsuits and IRS penalties. If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. 33% of employers make payroll errors costing billions of dollars annually, according to the IRS. The American […]