Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

Today's article is for business owners in the restaurant and retail industries. Scheduling isn't an easy task for businesses with irregular shifts and a degree of unpredictability in day-to-day staffing needs. Is your organization being tripped up by the following common employee scheduling pitfalls? 1. Understaffing2. Overstaffing3. Lack of Employee InvolvementEffective scheduling is essential for [...]
Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

Case Study: Hotel Workforce Management

Today's case study describes how the owner of a small hotel won the competitive upper hand by implementing Workforce Management Suite. Our example organization is a 45-room hotel located on the slopes of a small ski resort. For thirty years, this facility and two similar-sized lodges had delivered the only lodging at the small resort. [...]
Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

Case Study: Cabinet Shop

Running a small manufacturing company in the United States is not for the faint of heart. We have seen so many proud "Made in America" operations die due to foreign competition and the recession that those unfamiliar with the industry might be surprised to learn that there are still some domestic manufacturers that have not [...]
Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

Lower Payroll Costs With a Biometric Time Clock

Many employers think biometric time clocks cost too much for the average SMB. Actually, this misconception is far more expensive. It prevents employers from getting one. It is the lack of a biometric time clock that increases the cost of doing business. Why? Any other type of punch in device is likely to errors. Sloppy [...]
Avoid The Top 3 Employee Scheduling Pitfalls

TimeWorksPlus Handles Changing Labor Laws

In the past couple of years, we've have seen a lot of action on the labor law front. There are new federal regulations like Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) and new state fair scheduling laws. Plus, many existing regulations have been updated. How can you make sure you follow all the laws? TimeWorksPlus is the solution.Navigating [...]