Tag: timekeeping

Shaping the Future of HR: How Businesses Can Invest in Timekeeping Technology to Evaluate Workplace Productivity and Streamline Day-to-Day Operations

By Teresa Levis, Vice President of Presales, Ascentis Sep 29, 2021 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 5, 2021

COVID-19 changed the way businesses in every industry operate, leaving many companies to grapple with the challenges and lessons learned over the past year. Now, as the country stands on the precipice of life after the pandemic, HR representatives are adopting emerging technologies to overhaul daily business operations as they turn to the next phase […]

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Are Employee Bridal Showers a Work-Related Function?

By Maggie Spell, Partner at Jones Walker LLP Sep 1, 2020 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Sep 1, 2020

Most of the time, the employer is the one who gets burned by timekeeping troubles. Here, though, an employee was told to clock out before attending a bridal shower at work but chose to ignore the direct order and clocked out at her normal time (after the party). When she was fired for the falsification […]

SHRM Session: 5 Easy Business Practices For Getting Sued

By James Davis, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Jun 21, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Getting sued is easy. It’s avoiding lawsuits that is the real challenge. The HR Daily Advisor was recently at the SHRM’s 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans. Here we attended a session entitled From the Boardroom to the Courtroom: Top 10 Business Practices That Will Get You Sued, presented by Pavneet Singh Uppal […]

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Salaried Employees Miss Work, Too: Handling Absenteeism and Tardiness Issues in California

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 17, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Increases in absenteeism and tardiness can be especially frustrating when they involve exempt salaried employees because many practices often used to curb those issues may not be permitted. Although it is generally understood that some tactics—e.g., docking an employee’s pay—should not be used to curb chronic absenteeism or tardiness, there are a few other options […]

Exceptions Timekeeping Is Legal—But It’s a ‘Horrible’ Idea

By Kate McGovern Tornone Jan 20, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Employers would be wise to ignore the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations and guidance that permit exceptions timekeeping under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department says that the practice is fine, but experts warn that it sets employers up to violate another DOL mandate: “complete and accurate” time records.