One of the limiting factors on employers allowing their employees to work remotely – as opposed to always coming into the office to complete their tasks – has traditionally been the vexed issue of productivity. To put it simply, some bosses think that once their teams are out of direct sight, they will not work…
Returning to work as 2021 proceeds will become increasingly normal as more and more sectors are allowed to begin operating again. The government’s road map for how this will be done is called the COVID-19 Specific National Protocol for Employers and Workers, something that covers many industries, including hospitality and leisure. There are plenty of…
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a nightmare to many businesses presenting countless challenges. Most companies are struggling to navigate the current circumstances while fighting to remain afloat. The prevailing conditions present unfamiliar frustrations and confusion on how to run businesses. There is also a rising uncertainty on how the pandemic affects annual leave for employees.…
Coping with a dispersed workforce with remote employee tracking is nothing new. However, as the world has transformed due to the various contagion control measures that have been put in place around the world in recent times the requirement to track remote workers has grown exponentially. For many managers who have never needed to consider…
You won’t make it onto the cover of Forbes for planning a great rota. You won’t get the attention of your C-suit seniors or win the Manager of the Year Award for it either. Staff scheduling is one of those bread-and-butter jobs you have to do when your business isn’t achieving its goals, but it’s…
An employee scheduling mishap can bring your work to a grinding halt without warning. An employee you are counting on could be having an emergency and fail to show up at work. This means you have to find another employee to cover the shift. Sometimes your perfect plan can be the problem. You plan for…
If the global pandemic of 2020 has taught employers anything, then it has shown them that working from home can become a real way of working for many organisations. Of course, there are instances when face-to-face interactions are necessary in many walks of life. The various lockdowns that have been imposed around much of the…
Managing a workforce that is spread out over a couple of different time zones has always been a complex business. However, high-quality workforce management software has made most of the daily tasks associated with managing teams in different regions much simpler. Of course, throughout the course of 2020, many businesses – even those which have…
Retail businesses – probably more than any other type – go through a high rate of staff turnover. It is not because they are bad employers but due to the fact that so many retail jobs are taken on by people looking for seasonal work or as a stop-gap measure. In addition, the retail sector…
The average employee loses an hour a day to sloppy productivity skills and interruptions. The average team spends only 20% of the workday on high-value tasks. A run-of-the-mill office uses time like water, diluting its hours with desk clutter, messy scheduling, and interruptions. It’s time to extract all those unused hours from your workspace so…
