Once you have found the right talent for your business, you don’t want to lose them because of frustration over inconsistent work schedules or scheduling errors. According to HR Drive, work-life balance is the number one driver of employee satisfaction and scheduling consistency is deemed to be the most important component of that. If you’re […]
Although sometimes necessary in order to meet the needs of the business, overtime is something that is best avoided whenever possible. In the US, the number of workers eligible for overtime, already a big part of a budget for industries from retail to food to manufacturing and beyond, was expanded by 1.3 million last year, […]
Theft is often thought of as a tangible act such as stealing goods or merchandise. However, for business owners, one of the most common forms of theft they have to deal with is intangible one — stealing time. With so many moving parts to managing a business, you might wonder if the few extra minutes […]
How much time do you or your managers spend on employee scheduling every week? A couple of hours? The better part of a day? The fact is, employee scheduling is a necessary but time-consuming task for just about every business, and there’s more to it than just assigning shifts. You have to manage a number […]
Are your employees stealing from you? Even if all of the inventory is in the store and the cash is in the cash register, you might still be a victim of theft, especially if you have a lot of employees. Time theft is a common issue that affects employers and can cost them greatly each […]
Managing a business is hard work, especially when you run into little problems that could be easily fixed with a good workforce management software. While a problem might seem small, when you encounter that problem every single day, it can quickly escalate and ruin productivity. When you regularly experience more than one problem that has […]
When choosing a workforce management software for your business, you want to strike a good balance between what you’re paying for the software and how much money it can help you save. If you’re overpaying for a software, you might find that you’re wasting money on the program when it would be cheaper to hire […]
When choosing the best employee scheduling software for your business, you have a lot of options. Not all of them are good, so how do you know who to work with and who to avoid? Just like cars, software is best chosen with the mindset “try before you buy.” You might purchase a software and […]
Welcome back to the Scheduling+ blog! If you remember in last week’s blog, we discussed five reasons why small business owners need employee scheduling software. We went over the fact that scheduling software allows employees to view their schedule from anywhere, meaning they don’t have to rely on you to tell them over and over […]
Many small business owners have worked hard to create something successful from the ground up. This will-power to build something from nothing is often accompanied by a do-it-yourself attitude. While this attitude is essential for many aspects of running a successful small business, it can also become a detrimental habit that borders on stubbornness. At […]
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