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6 Workforce Metrics with Significant Financial Impact

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CFOs are seeking out data on absences for sickness or injury, varying rates of absence across multiple worksites, average lengths of time off, and other wellness-related data that was previously thought of as more the domain of human resources. Lost-time injuries per employee. Paid time off and leave requests. Data analysis.

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HR’s Role in Managing Complex Pay Structures

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The modern workplace employs a combination of hourly and salaried employees, contract and contingent workers, freelancers, short-term and seasonal hires, and other classifications, each with their own unique payroll requirements. Integrate payroll with time and attendance.

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Manufacturing Work Schedules

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Anyone who has spent time on the scheduling side of a manufacturing workplace can tell you there is much more to the industry than just expecting workers to clock in and out for a nine-to-five shift. Scheduling software. Schedules employees can be a challenge, especially if you don’t have the proper tools or information to do so.

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What Can Employers Learn From Amazon’s Leave Management Problems?

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Workforce management and payroll operations got an unexpected moment in the spotlight recently with the publication of a New York Times report on Amazon employees’ struggle with systemwide leave management and payroll errors. Relying on a “patchwork” system virtually guarantees costly miscommunications somewhere along the line.

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4 Key Questions for Making Smart and Strategic Workforce Management Decisions

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Virtually every aspect of their roles, from setting employee schedules to bringing on new hires to establishing time and attendance policies, requires strong decision-making skills. Tracking employee time more accurately. No workforce can be proficient at all things at all times.

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Leave Management: A Guide to Improve Employee Leave Management

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There are countless reasons why an employee may need to request time off. Every employee deserves to have sufficient time off from work for various situations, but managing this time-off isn’t always so easy for the business’s side. For the employee, they simply just have to request the time off for a valid reason.

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How Flexible Scheduling is Transforming Manufacturing

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Flexible scheduling for manufacturers might require some creative thinking, but a few common approaches include: Task-oriented work schedules which put more emphasis on the timely completion of specific projects and tasks than on clocking in and out on a predetermined hourly schedule. Better employee retention and recruiting.