In the long term care industry labor costs associated with overtime are the proverbial thorn in the side of administrators as they get pressure to quantify bottom line labor cost savings from the CFO or Director of Operations.
We tend to categorize overtime into two main buckets:

Planned Overtime

Planned overtime essentially consists of overtime that has been [...]

I just read the blog post, Bold ideas for a better workplace, by Jennifer Leahy.  In Leahy’s post she talked about several studies that indicate employees value flexibilities that allow them to balance both their work and personal lives.  She goes on to suggest that such flexibility used to only exist for large companies of [...]

So maybe you’ve heard of the newest social networking platform, Google+ (or Google Plus)?
If not, don’t worry, I’m sure you soon will.  The release of Google+ has been an invite-only affair to this point, and last I saw the user count was up to approximately 18 million and growing.
If you haven’t been able to use [...]

In the spirit of New Years it’s time to look forward toward business in 2011, and you might be a bit behind if you haven’t already begun this process by this point in 2010.  Regardless, for those of you whose responsibility it is to manage your company’s workforce, this list is for you.
It’s important to get [...]

“Did Mary show up today?” “Did my team make it to the job site?” “How many maintenance guys do I have on duty, and in what building?” These are all legitimate questions managers may ask regarding his/her reports. One of the benefits of automating your time and attendance system is instant insight into who is [...]

Telephone call – “Hey Fred, its John, I’m running five minutes late coming back from lunch, can you punch me in?” �
While it seems innocent enough, “Buddy Punching” is theft and can cost organizations several percent of their labor costs.  One five minute instance in an 8 hour day is equal to 1% of an employee’s [...]