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Affordable Care Act – Look Back Period How the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impacts your company depends on the number of employees or the number of W2s in any given year. The ACA requires any...

Managing An Increasingly Mobile Workforce In a lot of industries such as home healthcare, commercial security, or the hospitality sector, a remote-based, mobile workforce is a necessity. While there many advantages to employing a remote...

It is no secret that flexible schedules in the workplace and other types of flex-work have gained tremendous popularity in the last few years. Not only do flexible schedules have significant cost savings for employers...

Implementing HR Software If your organization is looking to implement new human resources software such as payroll, recruiting, workforce management, or scheduling software, you know all about comparing pricing, features, and system requirements. However, the...

The Digital Transformation The concept of a paperless business seems like common sense. In 2014, why would anyone still use an archaic medium like paper? As many business owners have found, transitioning to a paperless...

In a controversial move by the Obama administration, home care workers across America will now fall under the Federal Labor Standards Act as of January 1st, 2015. Supporters for low-wage workers have advocated for this...

Why Care about Turnover One of the most underestimated and understudied costs of operation: high employee turnover can negatively impact both the short and long term success of your business.  Therefore, it’s amazing how few...

Out With The Old Many organizations struggle with replacing outdated software and legacy systems that no longer function efficiently. Even highly structured organizations such as NASA and the Federal Government struggle with legacy systems that...

Integration will allow current and future customers to transmit vital shift and event information between systems. The two companies will be exhibiting at the Catersource Conference and Tradeshow. Vancouver, B.C. and Naples, F.L. Celayix Software...

Does dealing with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) make your head spin? ACA related terms and jargon being tossed around might be contributing to the confusion. So this week we’ve compiled a glossary of some...

Employee Monitoring Software Monitoring – it seems to be all the rage these days. Everyone’s doing it from the NSA to employers. There are actually two TV shows on the Food Network (Mystery Diners &...

Flexible work has been a hot topic amongst HR professionals since telecommuting became mainstream in the 1980’s. It has been framed as an option primarily for office workers, and those who earn a salary rather...

Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Law Now in Effect Over the past many months, Seattle businesses have been preparing for the secure scheduling law to go into effect. Now that July 1, 2017 has come and gone...

If you have been tasked with finding a new employee scheduling software for your organization, a quick Google search has probably indicated that it is no simple choice. There is a wide range of systems...

In comparison to other industries, Home Healthcare organizations face the most unique and personal challenges when it comes to scheduling. Clients trust their care providers for important treatments and services, and missing even a single...

Having an effective employee absenteeism, time, and attendance policy is vital to the success of any organization, regardless of size and industry. One major component of a successful employee time & attendance policy will be...

Scheduling is the act of assigning, or designating people for a fixed time in a schedule. It is a fundamental function that involves simple problems — usually lots of them. Too often employee scheduling is...