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Track and Measure Employee Time & Attendance
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With smaller organizations, they have a limited amount of resources and limited budget, so when they are shopping around for a time and attendance solution, typically, the first thing they look for is an out of the box solution.
If organizations are only looking for a system that tracks when employees punch in and out of work, then an out of the box solution would be great for their particular environment. If they are not concerned with calculating complicated pay rules, reporting, or customization, then this would be the perfect solution to their organizational needs.
BUT If you are looking for something that that will save your company the most amount of operational costs, while improving the way you manage your workforce, maybe it’s time to start thinking about an automated your time and attendance system.
For most people, when shopping for any type of product or service, we look for the best price possible. Therefore, with many companies, it is understandable that they would be attracted to the small sticker price on an out of a box solution. But don’t be fooled into thinking that all time and attendance systems are the same. Whether you are only interested in tracking punches or calculating complicated pay rules, reporting, or customization, time and attendance solutions should be customized to meet your organizations specific needs.
When the time has come for your organization to start looking for a time and attendance solution, it would be highly beneficial to request a demo, or better yet… have someone come to your location to show you exactly how it will work at your organization. It is best to going in knowing what problems within the organization you are looking to solve, and get educated on the different time and attendance solutions available to you. By doing so, it will save in the long run, believe me!
Learn more about automated time and attendance solutions at our website.
On Thursday September 3rd at 1-2:30-pm EST, the APA (American Payroll Association) will be hosting an audio seminar discussing many issues around calculating the regular rate of pay.
The APA will be examining which payments are included and excluded in the regular rate of pay and how to correctly calculate the regular rate of pay, which is the key to making correct overtime pay calculations.
Each year, the U.S. Department of Labor assesses millions of dollars in penalties and back wages and overtime pay against employers who have failed to calculate employees’ regular rate of pay correctly. This audio seminar will teach you how to protect your organization from this compliance risk.
Educating yourself and your organization on these compliance risks can help reduce the risk of miscalculation. An automated time and attendance solution can also eliminate these risks by automatically calculating your complex pay rules so that your employees are being paid correctly, while eliminating risk.
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