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Define “Gig Economy” The gig economy stems from the word gig, which can be defined as “an engagement for a musician or group playing jazz music.” The gig economy has been called several names, whether...

Have you heard of single sign-on? Looking to explore if it could be beneficial to your business? Read this blog to have your questions answered about single sign-on and what it can do for your...

Integrations Power Business Connections and networking are keys to the business world. Why not do the same for software? According to PC Mag, software integration is defined as “the combining of subroutines, software modules or...

Designed with all industries in mind, Shift Tasks & Field Reporting will allow Team members to report back to Managers the completion of tasks as well as status updates, including picture and video uploads, electronic...

Struggling with Employee Retention? Employees all over the world have various opinions about their jobs. Some love their job, some hate their job, some find it boring. In this blog, you will learn a few...

The Fair Labor Standards Act may change but is your business ready for it? The United States Department of Labor proposed on March 7th, 2019 that it would change the Fair Labor Standards Act to...

Workforce management, otherwise commonly referred to as WFM, is a system designed to streamline the internal processes of your company and increase the productivity of employees. It aims to get rid of many menial and...

Ever had a co-worker that just does not seem to care about their job? Find people constantly wishing work was over so that they can go home? When recruiting a new employee, that is the...

Home healthcare is becoming increasingly important in today’s society. In 2014, it was recorded there were around 76.4 million baby boomers in North America. As the average life span increases in age, the amount of...

Scheduling can be hard. That’s why at Celayix, we believe scheduling should be made easy. There’s enough stress in our lives and scheduling doesn’t have to be one of them. With our guard scheduling software,...

Celayix Release January 2019: Shift Bidding, Labor Forecasting and More On Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 the Celayix Team will be releasing a new version of the Celayix Platform with new and exciting advances to your...

Employee retention has been a hot topic for Human Resources professionals and business owners for some time now (Especially at Celayix). Concern over the subject has been growing and countless blogs, articles, and infographics have...

When you are running a small business or an enterprise, proper employee time management is a must. That’s why you need a scheduling software that will help you plan and schedule shifts with ease. The industry...

Managing your employees can be a satisfying task but equally challenging. After all, there is so much to do. Clarifying tasks, managing data, and the list goes on. Employees are the most valuable asset of...

Celayix Protects your Data – GDPR With the recent introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are again reminded of the role we play in ensuring that our customers and their employees’ data is...

Four Methods of Time Collection for Your Organization No two businesses are identical in the way they operate. As a result, there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to employee scheduling software, and in particular,...

As of 2018, over sixty percent of the workforce in the US gets paid on an hourly wage. Essentially, the engine that runs the country is made up of hourly workers – from security guards...

The security guard industry is rapidly changing due to technological innovation. The shift to new technology is leading to changes at the workforce level as well as on customer’s expectations. This blog will look at...

Author: Gurmit Dhaliwal, CEO For many companies, gone are the days where employees are given verbal or paper schedules and told to simply show up for their shift. Some companies opt to gather employee availability...

Trust but Verify Author: Gurmit Dhaliwal, CEO For most businesses, managing the attendance of your workforce can be challenging. Everything from knowing when an employee has come in to start their shift, to when they...

Does Santa Use Celayix?   These questions are not new: How does Santa build all those toys? How does he deliver all of them in one night? One newer question that has recently come to...

Celayix Releases Software Update 8.0.5 In our continued goal to deliver value to our customers, Celayix Software is proud to announce the release of software update 8.0.5 now available to all current customers. The focus...

How are you collecting employee time at your business these days? Maybe you are tracking time using pen and paper, or an old style punch clock system. Either way, you surely understand that the manual...

Predictive Scheduling Legislation Arrives Pay attention to this one, business owners! Predictive scheduling legislation may impact you, and if you don’t comply you face very real financial penalties. One key requirement of the predictive scheduling...

Account For Availability Scheduling shifts around employee availability is a challenge. You try to build the schedule in a fair manner that supports the needs of your business. However, what invariably happens is that as...

How Celayix Works With Other Workforce Management Tools What do companies do if their corporate office has selected a solution that is more general and doesn’t fit their scheduling needs? No matter what city you’re...

Geofencing, GPS, & Location Tracking Running a business is difficult, but running a business where your employees work remotely can add a special layer of complexity. Scheduling and remotely monitoring these employees only ups the...

Like many things in life, the software development process is an art form which balances various conflicting priorities, resources, and time-lines. Everywhere from the highest levels of government, through business, art, and sport, and right...

Today’s world is constantly on the go, and many businesses run 24/7.  In this type of competitive environment, you need something that separates you from the competition. There is a requirement for many businesses to...

One of the biggest scheduling complications in any industry revolves around how to manage scheduling changes. This can be anything from a client calling in to cancel an event, order, or service, to a change...

An essential part of producing staff scheduling software is quality assurance. That means to say that software companies must assure themselves that their scheduling software has an acceptable level of bugs before releasing it. Companies...

OK, so you’ve got a great scheduling system, a fantastically skilled and motivated workforce, and enough business to keep everyone busy for a long time. Now, how do you get the word out that a...

Celayix’s Labor Forecasting Tool In previous blog posts, we have detailed our progress in our Labor Forecasting tool. This tool has features that allow users to create events that will create batches of shifts depending...