Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, whether employees should receive on-call pay depends on whether the time spent on call qualifies as "hours worked." If so, employees must receive at least the federal minimum wage for each hour spent on call, plus overtime for all...
It’s no secret that workplace stress is a contributing factor to a variety of issues. In fact, according to a recent American Psychology Association's Work and Wellbeing Survey, 59% of workers experience negative impacts on work performance due to work-related stress. And that’s just the tip...
It is hardly surprising that employees would prefer to work 28 hours a week instead of 40. The latest argument for implementing a four-day workweek does not call for compressing the time between Monday and Thursday (or any other combination of days) into four equal...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, “at least one parent was employed in 89.1 percent of families with children, up from 88.5 percent in 2020 but below its 2019 value of 91.4 percent.” The number of parents who are part of the...
The outdated method of manually collecting employee data makes businesses vulnerable to errors, costing them time, money, and effort better spent elsewhere. It also creates opportunities for time theft, which, according to The American Payroll Association (APA) and Zippia, affects 75% of businesses, costing them up...
Question: We have received a lot of holiday time off requests, more than we can approve. Can we approve some but deny others? Answer: In general, yes. We recommend having a policy for time off that explains how employees can request time away from work and what...
Technically yes, although it is highly recommended that you avoid doing this if possible. If you do wish to recycle a prox card, you should wait an extended period of time before re-issuing the card. The reason for this is to avoid punches being assigned to...
Question: An employee let us know they got a part-time job and would like to change their hours. Do we have to change their schedule? Answer: No. An employee wanting to change their availability because they got a second job is not something you’re required to accommodate. Even...
Whether you run a small “mom and pop” type of business or a fast-growing company with a large number of employees, you can benefit from utilizing an automated timekeeping system. Why would a company need timekeeping to be automated? When you sign up with a timekeeping...
It is possible to see edits that were made to a timecard, ranging from the type of edit it was to the login that performed the edit. TimeWorksPlus Open the employee time card for which you wish to see the edits Near the top left,...