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Is This Your Situation: You Want to Reduce Overtime

As you prepare your payroll each period, do you wince when you see all the time-and-a-half money you are paying out because of overtime? It could be that it's a temporary busy time, but maybe you need to be more proactive in overtime management. Avoiding unauthorized...

22 February, 2022

From the HR Support Center: An employee worked unauthorized overtime. Do we have to pay them the time and a half for these hours?

Yes. We recommend communicating with the employee about work expectations outside of their scheduled workday, making it clear that the company does not expect or permit employees to work unauthorized time and that working without permission is subject to disciplinary action. Any overtime worked by...

18 November, 2021

Overtime Pay: Up to Speed on the Details

Your business must comply with the minimums for calculating and paying overtime as required by federal and state laws. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor regulates overtime pay using the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires that hourly employees who...

19 October, 2021

Workforce Management Case Study: Staffing Agency

Today's post describes an organization that, by its very nature, demands a robust Workforce Management system. As more and more organizations hire temporary contractors as part of their business strategy (as opposed to an occasional stopgap fix during a staffing emergency), savvy temp staffing firms...

10 August, 2017

Mobile Timekeeping App Review

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably noticed how technology has changed the way we live. Whether you're at home, at work, or at play, you can always find a digital tool to carry out most any task. Few...

27 July, 2017

Employee Scheduling System Review: The Alberta Motor Association

Case Study: The Alberta Motor Association Challenge The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) is a non-profit membership organization in Canada that serves customers in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The AMA believes its members are practically family. This means that if customers are in a jam, need advice,...

07 July, 2017

From the HR Support Center: Are you calculating employee overtime correctly?

Make sure you’re calculating overtime on a workweek basis, not a pay period basis. Non-exempt employees must be paid time and a half for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek, regardless of total hours worked in the pay period. The workweek is the 7-day,...

21 June, 2017

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