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Time Clocks Play More than a Policing Role

If your company still uses a manual time tracking system, you are probably losing time and money, as well as opportunities to streamline payroll and labor management. Much of the extra cost comes from errors and the time that managers and payroll personnel spend on labor-intensive...

18 April, 2018

From the HR Support Center: Can We Require Exempt Employees to Clock In and Out?

While it doesn’t violate the FLSA to have an exempt employee clock in and out, it is recommended to only track exempt hours if there is a business reason to do so. There are some valid reasons for tracking exempt employee hours. For example, an employer...

12 April, 2018

Managing Time Off Requests (Employer/Supervisor Steps)

The Time Off Request feature allows employees to request time off through the Employee Self Service portal (ESS). Their designated supervisor can approve, reject, or conditionally approve the request through the timekeeping app. This article explains the process of handling employee requests as well as additional details related to time off, like...

04 April, 2018

Simplify Your Scheduling Process With Our Virtual Trade Board

Filling holes in the employee schedule becomes much easier with the TimeSimplicity Virtual Trade Board. Instead of waiting for managers to circulate requests on their behalf, employees simply place requests on the Virtual Trade Board. Managers can swiftly view, monitor and approve shift request changes...

28 March, 2018

Reporting New Hires to the Government

When a business hires employees, it must generally report certain details about the new staff members to a state agency within a short period of time. The agency compares the information with child support files in that state, and then passes it on to the National...

23 March, 2018

From the HR Support Center: What is the difference between an exempt employee and a non-exempt employee?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law requiring that most employees receive at least minimum wage for each hour worked and overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Some employees, however, are not entitled to overtime, while others are...

07 March, 2018

Payroll Check Calculator at a Glance

You can use the Evolution Payroll Check Calculator to calculate gross-to-net or net-to-gross earnings for an employee’s check. Based on employee setup, you can block or apply overrides for Federal, State, SUI, and Local taxes for calculating a check on the fly. You can enter values...

28 February, 2018

3 Easy Ways to Reduce Labor Costs With Automated Workforce Management

Even though Workforce Management Suite is very competitively priced, some employers still aren't convinced that it's worth it and hang onto pen and paper time cards. Today's post is addressed to employers who are using manual Workforce Management practices because they don't believe that investing...

22 February, 2018

Stop Using Social Security Numbers to Identify Employees

Identity theft is a growing crime in this country and the liability risk of employers is increasing along with it. The reason is all the sensitive personal information collected from employees, job applicants, customers, independent contractors, business partners, patients and others. The Federal Trade Commission reports...

07 February, 2018

From the HR Support Center: Can We Make Employees Use Their Accumulated Vacation Hours?

Yes. An employer can tell an employee that they need to take time off. However, that rarely bodes well for the morale of the employee if they don’t want to take the time off. Some employers have a “use-it-or-lose-it” policy where any remaining vacation time is...

19 January, 2018