There are many reasons for companies to consider buying or upgrading a time and attendance management system. For example, to make the process of running payroll easier, or to be able to spot potentially troublesome absence patterns from one glance at a screen rather than having to flip through calendars or scroll through emails. A […]
Time and attendance systems are a must-have for companies and organizations that take up a large number of temporary workers for the Christmas period, as they streamline the on-boarding process and also reduce the workloads for HR departments. The demand for temporary workers is at an all-time high at the minute, with fresh research from […]
Failing to properly record their employees’ sickness absences could have risky legal repercussions, UK companies are being warned. Market research by a leading global professional services firm Aon has revealed that many employers fail to accurately record their staff’s absence. This poses a legal risk which can negatively impact insurance premiums, increase business risks for […]
Apprenticeship schemes are vital for plugging the digital skills shortages that are likely to affect UK business on the short and medium term, experts believe, as revealed by a new survey. Seventy-eight per cent of businesses taking part in the poll strongly believe that earn and learn training opportunities, including apprenticeship schemes, can help address […]
The vast majority of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a very tough time recruiting digital talent for their business, a recent research report has been able to suggest. In fact, as many as 82% of all the businesses participating in the poll were struggling to attract the skills they need to adapt to digitalisation. […]
Digitalization is one of the main driving forces pushing forward growth in the workforce management software sector, a recent report released by TMR Research has been able to suggest. The presence of a younger and more dynamic and diverse workforce is also expected to drive the demand for workforce management. With social advancement within companies […]
Data from a biometric time and attendance system has been used to hold pay from teachers who failed to register their attendance on site (or indeed, actually attend the schools’ site), a recent news report has been able to suggest. Staffers of polytechnic colleges across Hyderabad, India, who fail to mark biometric attendance face salary […]
British small and medium enterprises are still confident about their prospects over the next five years despite the possible challenges posed by Brexit, a recent research report published by MetLife UK has been able to suggest. The poll of SMEs with between 50 and 300 employees found 76% are optimistic about their business prospects for […]
Despite the significant leaps forward recorded in the field of flexible working, close to a third of UK workers still feel that their employers do not provide the level of flexibility and support they require. According to a YouGov survey for MHR, 32 percent of employees don’t receive the option to work flexibly. Furthermore, employees […]
What is flexible working? Flexible working is a type of working which is outside from the usual working hours in some way which suits the employee’s needs. Types of flexible working include job sharing, part time jobs, compressed hours, and staggered hours. All employers who have worked for an employee for 26 weeks are eligible […]