A Guide to Essential Features for Employee Scheduling Software
Creating schedules manually (even online or in a spreadsheet) is a time-consuming process with many of the same limitations as using a paper and pencil. Specialized scheduling software makes the job easier and comes equipped with a wide range of features and benefits. These options are easy to use and are designed to save you time and effort. […]
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How to Keep Employees Engaged Using Scheduling Software
The benefits of scheduling software go way beyond what’s possible with pencil and paper alternatives. In addition to being easier to use, scheduling software can help keep your workforce engaged and motivated. Empower employees by giving them tools and opportunities to influence their own schedules, swap shifts, and check their accumulated hours. You might be […]
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Ten Tips for Creating Better Employee Schedules
Creating employee schedules is not an easy task. With many business and personal factors influencing the decision-making process, it is easy to make mistakes. Without the ease and functionality of employee scheduling software, you probably run into problems like unbalanced shifts or employees working unexpectedly into overtime. Here are a few pro tips to consider […]
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New Netchex Updates Improve Company Compliance and User Experience
As HR professionals, payroll administrators, and C-suite executives, you already know that our industry changes a lot. From recent legislation and compliance concerns to new technology and an evolving workforce, there is much to know and be aware of in order to keep your business safe, your job easy, and fellow employees happy. As part […]
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Top Reasons Why Your Company Needs to Use Employee Scheduling Software
Employee scheduling software is quickly becoming indispensable workplace technology. If you’re still doing business the old-fashioned way—sending an email or submitting a paper request for time off—then you are hindering your business and employees. Like other HR technologies, employee scheduling software makes better use of your staff and the limited hours in each workday. When […]
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Discover the Benefits of Performance Management Software
Performance reviews have been a staple of businesses everywhere for decades. Unfortunately, despite their consistent presence in workplaces, the review process itself has grown stale. For many businesses, performance reviews occur once a year. The dread is placed upon employees and managers alike, often yielding inaccurate data and a failure to enact any real, positive change. But […]
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Understanding Payroll Taxes: Payments, Penalties, and Deadlines
Taxes are a major part of the payroll process. Just like your business needs to pay employees, it also needs to pay taxes. Payroll taxes help your employees manage their annual tax burden, and by checking all the paperwork, ultimately prevents costly fines for your business. Unrelated to the profits of your business, payroll taxes are part of the payroll […]
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Contractors and Exempt Employees: How Worker Classifications Impact Payroll and Taxes
What do you need to know about contractors and non-exempt employees? You’re probably familiar with the terms, but what do they really mean and how do they affect the payroll process? There’s a surprising amount of grey area with these employee classifications. Some independent contractors look a lot like employees, especially when your staff works remotely. […]
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Improve Diversity and Inclusion with Your Learning Management System
Diversity and inclusion are more than just corporate buzzwords. You have surely heard a great deal about them lately—and rightfully so. But many are still unsure exactly what they mean. U.S. Department tof Housing and Urban Development describes it best and in the simplest terms. In their words, “diversity is the mix and inclusion is getting the mix to work together.” […]
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How Does Payroll Software Work?
Technology is amazing, right? It is unbelievable what can be accomplished with the proper application of the right knowledge into our everyday processes. We don’t always understand it, but when it works, it works. Technology, like computer software, can transform complex jobs into simple, automated tasks. When efficient and effective technology is brought into the […]
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Using a Learning Management System to Cross-Train Employees
Athletes who cross-train become stronger and faster by using their muscles in different ways. Employees can get similar results in the workplace through cross-training. This allows employees to expand their knowledge and abilities while making your company stronger. Instead of training in only the skills an employee uses daily, cross-training encourages staff to: Learn about tasks that are […]
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The American Rescue Plan Act: What Employers Need to Know
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed and passed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021. The legislation allocates $1.9 trillion in relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including additional and extended relief for workers. The ARPA is the latest COVID relief effort put forth on the Federal level. Just as with previous COVID-related legislation, Netchex is committed to keeping clients up-to-date […]
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