Time card app: An alternative way to punch in
According to the American Payroll Association, businesses in the United States lose billions of dollars every year due to time theft. This includes employees clocking [...]
Cat Symonds
Cat Symonds is a freelance writer, editor, and translator. Originally from Wales, she studied Spanish and French at the University of Swansea before moving to Barcelona where she lived and worked for 12 years. She has since relocated back to Wales where she continues to build her business, working with clients in Spain and the UK.
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Swing shift hours: Meaning, scheduling & management tips
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 15 million Americans work evening shifts, night shifts, rotating shifts, or other employer-arranged irregular schedules. One of [...]
Timesheet software guide: 10 tools compared
With an increasing number of employees now working from home, it’s becoming more important than ever for businesses to use reliable timesheet software to keep [...]
Remote employee time tracking: Tips & tools
Increasing numbers of employees are now working from home. In fact, according to McKinsey’s American Opportunity Survey, 58% of employees work from home at least [...]
Why use offboarding software? Top 10 benefits
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average job tenure is now 4.1 years. Although there are many reasons for this increase in employee [...]
4 best time clocks for small business in 2024
Whether your small business hires 1 or 100 employees, you need a timekeeping solution to help you keep track of the hours that your employees [...]
How to create an employee value proposition + 8 examples
A strong employee value proposition can boost your employer brand and help you attract and retain top talent. In fact, according to a report by [...]
Employee Retention Rate: Calculation, Tips & Best Practices
Your employee retention rate is a direct reflection of the health of your organization. Why? Because the longer an employee stays at your business, the [...]
Holiday pay: What is it and how does it work?
According to the FLSA, private employers are not required to offer any form of payment to employees for time they don’t spend working. This includes [...]
What is imputed income? A guide for employers
According to a recent benefits survey by Mercer, 70% of large employers and 53% of small business leaders are planning employee benefits program enhancements for [...]
Product spotlight: Factorial’s custom dashboard
Measuring and managing the success of employees is one of HR’s most important roles. However, there’s a lot of data to keep track of, and [...]
Product spotlight: Project management time tracking
Project management time-tracking tools are becoming increasingly popular in organizations working in all manner of industries. In fact, the project management software market is set [...]
How to create a code of conduct: Tips for employers
A code of conduct is a set of values, rules, standards, and principles that your employees must comply with during working hours. This document establishes [...]
Supplemental pay: Meaning and management tips
All employers have a duty to pay regular wages to their employees for their time. However, many also choose to offer supplemental pay. Offering a [...]
How to overcome affinity bias: A step-by-step guide
According to Deloitte’s 2019 State of Inclusion survey, 39% of respondents claim to experience bias in the workplace at least once a month. One form [...]
March Madness at work: Tools to build a team of champions
March Madness, a well-known yearly basketball tournament in the United States, is currently taking place. All around the country, millions of people are tuning in [...]
12 pros and cons of offering unlimited PTO
The labor market is becoming increasingly employee-driven and job seekers are demanding more from the companies where they work. As a result, businesses need to [...]
Equal Pay Day 2023: Why pay transparency matters
Employees these days are demanding fairer hiring practices and more transparency in business. As a result, increasing numbers of companies have started practicing pay transparency. [...]
7 ways to promote gender diversity in the workplace
Although much of the world has made progress over the past century in the fight for gender equality and gender diversity in the workplace, there [...]
Reviewing Factorial: The HR software that puts people first
This month, Factorial’s HR software has been featured on SelectSoftware Reviews, an expert-driven HR Tech review website. The site’s unbiased reviews are based on the [...]
International Women’s Day: 6 Empowering workplace strategies
International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8 to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by women around the world and to encourage citizens to [...]
What is Equal Pay Day and 4 ways to support it
Equal Pay Day is an annual campaign that aims to increase awareness of pay inequality and eliminate unfair pay practices and pay disparity. The campaign’s [...]
Skills-based hiring: what talent leaders need to know
Skills-based hiring is becoming an increasingly popular recruitment strategy in US organizations. This approach can be a great way to expand and diversify your workforce [...]
NPS: how and why you should calculate it
Customer reviews and recommendations have never been so important. In fact, according to BrightLocal’s 2023 consumer survey, 84% of people trust online reviews as much [...]