by Paul Valkama | Nov 6, 2026 | Blog
Workforce management scheduling is the process of assigning the right employees to every shift, based on expected demand, availability, qualifications, labor rules, and cost. It sits at the center of workforce management: forecasts feed it, and time and attendance and...
by Paul Valkama | Nov 5, 2026 | Blog
The Right Manager. The Right Notification. The Right Action. Managing a large workforce is challenging enough without figuring out who owns every employee request, schedule change, or operational alert. For organizations with hundreds or thousands of shift-based...
by Paul Valkama | Nov 3, 2026 | Blog
An employee clocks in for a coworker who hasn’t arrived. Another adds 30 minutes to a shift they never worked. These discrepancies might seem minor on individual timesheets, but across an entire workforce, they can quietly increase payroll costs and undermine...
by Paul Valkama | Nov 2, 2026 | Blog
SB 1203 became law on September 30, 2026. CALSAGA, a California security industry association, had concerns about how training would be administered, who would control it, and what it would cost employers. Those concerns are now operating questions. The core training...
by Paul Valkama | Oct 31, 2026 | Blog
Overtime is sometimes unavoidable. An employee calls in sick, demand increases unexpectedly, or a critical shift needs coverage. When that happens, managers need to find someone to work the extra hours. But who should get the overtime shift? Should it go to the...
