Time Tracking Spreadsheets vs. Software: Pros, Cons, and More
Learn the pros and cons of using a time tracking spreadsheet vs. software. Discover which tool fits your team and how to upgrade effectively.
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How to Prevent Time Theft (Buddy Punching, Ghost Shifts, and More)
Labor is one of the largest expenses and investments in your organization. So when employees are paid for time they didn’t actually work, the cost adds up fast. Time theft, whether intentional or accidental, can derail budgets (costing up to 20% of every dollar), frustrate managers, and erode trust across teams. But it’s also preventable. With…
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A Guide to Time and Attendance Tracking Systems
Once upon a time, keeping track of employee hours wasn’t needed — when work was from sunup to sundown. Since the start of industrialization and factory assembly lines, however, organizations have needed a time and attendance tracking system to manage employee workloads. Time tracking is even more important now than it was two centuries ago….
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Everything You Need to Know About Job Costing
Nobody likes losing out on margin that they’ve earned fairly. Accurate job costing is an uncompromisable element in forecasting, planning, and budgeting efficiently. Yet you may still struggle with job costing, especially when your organization is stuck with: Understanding how job costing works can help you create a better system that takes work off your…
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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Calculate Hours Worked
Calculating hours worked isn’t as easy as pulling up a calculator and adding numbers. If you’re in charge of time tracking, you know it calls for precision and patience. And each employee’s hours chart presents multiple opportunities for errors and slip-ups, every single pay period. Adding to the complexity? The consequences of compliance failures can…
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Why You Should Upgrade From Online Timesheet Software
Tracking employee hours with spreadsheets or paper timesheets is like using a flip phone to take a photo — sure, it works, but it won’t give you the clearest picture. While manual time tracking systems suffice as a short-term or quick-fix solution, they quickly create bottlenecks. Because they’re not centrally synced or easy to interact…
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What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
Running an organization today is a maze of responsibilities from keeping customers happy and balancing budgets to supporting employee and staying legally compliant. It’s a lot. And if you employ hourly workers, one regulation sits at the center of it all — the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Enforced by the United States Department of…
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The Benefits of Automated Substitute Management
Is there a single school administrator or secretary out there who doesn’t dread hearing the phone ring at 5 am on a Monday morning? It’s usually nothing serious, a minor illness that means a teacher won’t be able to make it to work that day. But it disrupts your sleep, gets Monday off to a…
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TCP Introduces Expert HR Compliance Services to TimeClock Plus
We’re excited to announce Compliance Center, a new HR compliance support service available through TimeClock Plus. Compliance Center helps organizations without in-house or dedicated legal and HR resources maintain compliance and reduce risk exposure, confidently make informed workforce management decisions, and save valuable time and money. Navigating compliance “Keeping up with the regulatory landscape and…
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What is Time Theft? (Plus 7 Examples)
Time theft is more common and costly than you think. Discover what it is, how it happens, and how time theft could be draining your organization’s resources.
