Five Myths About BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) — and What’s Actually True BYOD can be a smart way to modernize communication, boost adoption, and reduce friction for frontline and field teams. But it’s also one of those topics where assumptions turn into policy decisions… and then into headaches. Let’s
How your goodwill could be causing you to overpay your employees. In very rare cases, an employer and employee relationship is perfect. In an ideal world, the employee is grateful to have a job. They show up to work and love what they do. They feel most satisfied when they
As a business leader, how many times have you seen a timecard that has 8am – 5pm with a perfect 1 hour lunch break? Is it really possible to work that precisely? The answer, typically, is no. If their times are statistically improbable, should you really be trusting your employees
You have probably all heard of the term BYOD (bring your own device) by now, which refers as when you bring your own laptop, tablet, phone, or other device to use at work. What you probably haven’t heard of, however, is the term BYOC (bring your own clock). This is
Have you ever been in a situation either as an employee, supervisor, or administrator where your time clocks go offline and nobody can punch? How about remote workers trying to track their time who have poor cell service and can’t clock in? Or worse, they think they punched in but
It’s hard not to have heard, but Apple has released the iPhone X and ushered in the year of consumer facial recognition via its latest handset. Due to the popularity of facial recognition, it begs the question: What about using facial recognition for time tracking? The reality is that facial
Do you remember those computer systems that made you change your password every 2 weeks? And security questions that asked you for your favorite pet as a kid? Or your favorite childhood band? (By the way, I can’t choose either of these. Too many pets to choose just one, and
Since after World War II, when American G.I.’s returning from Italy had learned a new craving for pizza, the easily transported cheesy meal started to be delivered to homes via pizza delivery vehicles. In many parts of the world, delivery requires an employee to use their own car to drive
Supervisors are the backbone of most organizations when hourly workers are concerned. Typically supervisors have worked up the ranks, learning the business and its processes, and shown characteristics of hard work, honesty, and leadership. Unfortunately, many times, they have also learned that the company they work for isn’t fair, mistreats
Are challenges with your biometric time clock costing your organization? You can solve nearly all of these issues by managing by exception, rather than the traditional gatekeeper requirement of nearly all biometric time clocks. Can we discuss “false rejects” for a moment? If you have 100 workers punching in during
Your employees are the difference between success and failure. Happy employees are productive employees, so why do you let your organization’s policies make your employees upset? Studies show that contentment at work leads to greater productivity (by as much as 20%) and increased retention over the long term. No
No employer wants to admit it, but your supervisors may be stealing from you. Most likely, they aren’t taking money from the cash drawer or walking away with your equipment. The way they are eating into your profits could be much more subtle– facilitating time fraud. For decades, it has
Introduction How many times have you reviewed a timecard that shows 9am to 5pm for each day of the week? It’s hard to believe, right? Each one of your employees starts work exactly on time and leaves exactly as their shift ends? The reality is, your employees–even those with
