According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one-third of private businesses extend between 10 and 14 days of paid vacation to employees after said employees have reached their one-year mark of employment. Then, after 10 years of employment, the average number of paid...
How can you have trouble tracking employee hours and overtime? Let us count the ways: Illegible handwriting. Handwriting can be difficult to decipher. Let's say someone writes their 1 like a 4 or a 5 looks like a 6. Misreading the number of hours can lead...
Question: Can we use comp time with our employees? Answer: It depends. For nonexempt employees of a private employer, no. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t permit private employers to offer compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay. You could offer time off to your exempt...
First quiet quitting, now quiet vacationing. What is going on? This is a good question with complicated answers. Quiet vacationing, also called stealth paid time off, is the practice of taking time off without formally requesting it or notifying your employer. It's a post-pandemic development, so...
There’s Never Been More Mobile Employees Millions of small businesses rely on mobile employees. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the number of mobile workers in the U.S. will reach 93.5 million by 2024 and will account for 60% of the total workforce. It’s...
Family Medical Leave, Paid Sick Leave, and PTO Employees need to take time off for various reasons, such as medical emergencies, recovery from an illness, planned medical procedures, family support, or leisure. Several laws govern the management of employee leave, and they affect most employers. Family...
Most workers have access to unpaid, job-protected leave through the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA, which became law in 1993, was intended to offer some stability for employees who needed to take time away from work to deal with a major medical...
Question: If an employee runs out of paid time off, do we have to allow them to take unpaid time off? Answer: It depends on why your employee needs the unpaid time off and what you’ve done in the past. In some situations, such as those that...
For manufacturers in some industries, Sunday work is a necessity. For others, it is an alternative used occasionally to meet production goals. Whatever the reason for scheduling work on Sundays, manufacturers should consider the pros and cons. Reasons for Sunday Work The three main reasons for...
TimeWorksPlus Geofencing If you need to know if employees are working at the correct location, you need geofencing. What is Geofencing? Geofencing is a mobile tracking tool that can define a virtual boundary. The virtual boundary is called a geofence. It is based on the genuine...