Today’s message is for business owners who have limited experience with data analysis, use manual timekeeping and scheduling processes, and want to use a scientific approach to better manage their workforce.

Workforce Management 101

Capturing Workforce Management (WFM) data is the first step to creating a Human Capital Optimization strategy. In order to gather and manage the data, you need efficient tools. Affordable WorkforceHUB provides such tools and is ideal for the WFM beginner. WorkforceHUB is as easy to use as your favorite phone app and automates time-consuming HR processes while gathering the data that is important for improving productivity and, by extension, profitability.

You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Understand

Let’s look at a few ways WorkforceHUB captures strategic data. TimeWorksPlus is the cloud-based employee timekeeping system in the suite. It can be used in combination with TimeWorksTouch to capture punch-ins, or team members can simply punch in/out in the employee dashboard from any internet-enabled device. TimeSimplicity paired with TimeWorksPlus has key benefits for employee timekeeping, schedule creation, employee shift trading, and general inter-departmental communication. But for the purposes of this article, let’s look at the types of data WorkforceHUB automatically captures.

Ease and Accuracy

TimeWorksPlus tracks time to the minute. Why is this important? By simply automating punch in/out, you can find out exactly who habitually punches in early or punches out late. Do you know exactly how much overtime your associates log? With pen and paper time and attendance systems, you have to look through all the time cards, find the ones with overtime listed, and add it up. TimeWorksPlus tracks overtime automatically and you can monitor it by simply looking in your manager portal.

Scheduling: Are the individuals with the necessary skills and/or certifications scheduled at the right time? How are production levels influenced by scheduling changes? Does personnel morale change from shift to shift?
Absences, tardies, breaks, and time theft: Who punches in early? Who forgets to punch out during breaks? Who habitually punches out late every day, adding many unauthorized minutes a week to their time card?
Coverage gaps: What shifts are understaffed? How does this affect production, customer service, and workflow? Are your managers wasting time trying to find personnel to cover shifts at the last minute?
Overstaffing: What shifts are costing you more in labor than is necessary? Are team members wasting time due to overstaffing?
Overtime: How much are you spending in overtime every month? Could this be reduced with smarter scheduling or automatic notices?
Mobile staff: Are your offsite and mobile employees where they should be?
Schedule flexibility: Can your associates easily trade shifts? Would you have improved retention if schedule preferences were better accommodated?
Admin time: How many hours a week do your managers spend researching and fixing time card errors, tracking accruals, doing compliance reporting, submitting payroll, responding to employee requests for HR information, and dealing with other employee issues?

To recap the process:

1. Capture data about human resource management.
2. Analyze the data to see opportunities for improvement.
3. Make changes.
4. Ascertain whether the modifications were effective and adjust where necessary.
5. Continually monitor the results, especially when there have been significant changes in workflow, staff, labor law provisions, or business objectives.

Of course, each one of these steps can be broken down significantly. For example, here are some sub-steps to number 3 above:

• Eliminate redundancy through automation.
• Reduce time devoted to non-billable processes.
• Improve documentation management.
• Let employees take over time card management, accrual monitoring, and shift trading.

WorkforceHUB Takes the Mystery Out of HR Data Mining

We would love to discuss more about how WorkforceHUB can help you leverage essential HR data to increase efficiency and profitability at your company. Call 530-887-3812 today to set up a demo.

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HR Ledger offers WorkforceHUB™, the unified Human Resources portal that makes it easy to optimize the performance of your managers, employees, and organization.

WorkforceHUB™ includes TimeWorksPlus, TimeSimplicity, and TimeWorks Mobile. We’ve just added onboarding, benefits enrollment, performance reviews, and employee engagement! WorkforceHUB™ is developed for busy employers like you who need to streamline scheduling, automate time and attendance tracking, maintain regulatory compliance, and decrease labor costs.

How much can you save? Check our HR Ledger ROI Calculator.

We can get you up and running with WorkforceHUB in minutes. Contact us today to book a demo.

Good scheduling is important for your customers as well as employees. You can dramatically improve your schedules with shift scheduling software. When you schedule better, your employees can serve your customers better.

Spreadsheets don’t cut it.

Why?

Spreadsheets are old technology. They really only work to record data. You can’t manipulate the data very easily.

If you are using basic spreadsheets, you are missing out on features that could help you become an expert employee scheduler.

“Does it cost a lot?”

TimeSimplicity, the shift scheduling software from HR Ledger is very affordable. Because it’s cloud-based, you don’t have a large upfront cost With cloud-based scheduling software, it’s like paying a monthly subscription. The price is based on the number of employees. Since you only pay a small fee per employee, it’s affordable for the smallest business. If your IT department is too busy—don’t worry. They won’t have to do a thing.

You access TimeSimplicity with a web browser. That means you can create schedules from any mobile device.

“Is it hard to learn how to use TimeSimplicity?”

TimeSimplicity is easier than Excel but far more powerful.. Its simple tools are very powerful—but very easy to use. You can drag-and-drop employees into shifts. Copy schedules forward. Adjust as needed. Create schedule templates for departments or locations. See schedules by day, week, or month.

How does TimeSimplicity help me schedule better?

• Create months of schedules quickly
• Avoid shorthanded shifts
• Stop unnecessary overstaffing
• Respond to fluctuating staffing demands quickly
• Make schedules far in advance so your workers can plan ahead
• Eliminate shift schedule confusion between staff and management
• Gain control over labor costs
• Helps managers do their jobs better
• Forecast staffing needs

With TimeSimplicity, you create employee profiles that help you schedule. When you pull a staff member into a shift, the system will notify you if they aren’t available. It will also alert you if you don’t cover the necessary qualifications during a shift. You will be guided by your custom rules at every turn. It lets you outsource your memory. TimeSimplicity is the smartest managing assistant you’ve ever had.

When you can accommodate your employees’ shift preferences, they can focus on their jobs. When you can easily make schedules months in advance, your business runs better. Your employees can serve your customers better—and that’s always good for your bottom line.

UPGRADE TODAY

HR Ledger offers WorkforceHUB™, the unified Human Resources portal that makes it easy to optimize the performance of your supervisors, employees, and company.

WorkforceHUB™ includes TimeWorksPlus, TimeSimplicity, and TimeWorks Mobile. We’ve just added onboarding, benefits enrollment, performance reviews, and employee engagement! WorkforceHUB™ is created for busy employers like you who need to streamline scheduling, automate time and attendance tracking, maintain regulatory compliance, and reduce labor costs.

How much can you save? Check our HR Ledger ROI Calculator.

We can get you up and running with WorkforceHUB in minutes. Contact us today to book a demo.