Streamline your Annual Vacation Planning with Indeavor
Vacation planning, an activity also known as leave or time-off planning, is often dreaded by many. The process of managing and coordinating employees’ requests for time off is a crucial part of human resource management and workforce planning. A process that affects both the employment experience and the business operation. If executed successfully, employees are […]
Managing Holiday Vacation Planning and Time Off Requests
Year-end promotes a host of challenges for those in dynamic operating environments. The balance of output and enabling employees to enjoy an important time of year presents challenges to all layers of the organization. Commonly, this period experiences a significant amount of both near-term planned and unplanned absences – while also supporting annual leave processes. […]
Vacation Planning: Are You Ready for the Holidays?
According to the U.S. Travel Association’s State of American Vacation report, 52% of Americans say they are proactive in planning out their vacation time. Those who take the time to plan in advance are far more likely than average to use all their earned days off. Planners are noticeably happier than non-planners with not just […]
5 Must-Have Functionalities for Your Mobile Scheduling Solution
Automated scheduling systems should offer more than just scheduling. You should be able to leverage visibility into employee availability and preferences to increase efficiencies and reduce costly errors. Matching labor with demand and efficiently handling last minute changes—which happen on the daily for complex, shift-based scheduling environments—should be inherent benefits of any mobile-friendly solution you […]
3 Steps to Prepare Schedulers for Vacation Season
Shift-based organizations like manufacturing, public safety, energy production, and transportation require labor at all times. With that kind of pressure, it’s no surprise that hourly workers and their employers become stressed when requesting vacation and planning for the associated scheduling gaps. With the right leave management process, however, you can provide company-wide transparency that helps […]
Take a Vacation from Annual Vacation Planning
Shift-based, 24×7 organizations require staff at all times. This makes it incredibly stressful for HR and Operations when employees (rightfully) ask for long-term vacation—especially during the summer and holiday season, which can be your busiest time of year. Talk about a dichotomy. To complicate matters, even science is saying that you and your employees need […]
