New York State of Mindfulness for Compliance
Your workforce is your most valuable asset. Maintaining compliance and adhering to laws that are put in place to benefit your employees will only benefit your organization in turn. It’s easy to assume, however, that keeping compliant equates to spending money—whether it’s on the cost to remain compliant or the hefty fines you get for […]
Adhere to Employee Compliance Guidelines in the Oil and Gas Industry
Worker fatigue is often due to strenuous working conditions, long work hours, or an irregular work schedule. Due to being susceptible to all three, fatigue affects the majority (54%) of shift employees in the oil and gas industry. Drivers alone are 8.5 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle accident than those who work […]
Fill Scheduling Gaps Without the Stress
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), productivity losses linked to absenteeism cost U.S. employers $225.8 billion annually, or $1,685 per employee. For your hourly workforce, unscheduled absenteeism costs roughly $3,600 per year, per worker. Complex scheduling environments that require labor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week run on the hope that […]
The Benefits of Fully Integrating Your Temp Workers
For many complex scheduling environments that depend on their employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week, organizations are investing in contingent workers to fill in gaps when needed. Manufacturing accounted for 38% of the US temporary staffing market in 2016, representing the largest chunk of industries utilizing temp workers and contractors. A Contingent […]
3 Ways Improved Employee Scheduling Practices Reduce Consumer Costs
Higher input costs are pressuring U.S. food companies to raise prices in 2019, as the cost of production is growing at a faster rate than consumer prices. Employee scheduling practices can help you reduce your consumer costs. With consumers already quite comfortable after years of low household inflation, is risking resentment by passing costs on […]
The Golden State of Compliance: Adhering to California’s Labor Laws
California labor laws are among the strictest in the country—for good reason. Laws that protect the employee from feeling overworked reduce fatigue and increase safety; they also ensure employees have a better quality of life by securing a work-life balance. But employment laws also benefit employers. Happier, healthier workers not only increase workplace morale, but […]
Preparing Your Food Processing Plant for the FSMA
While the U.S. benefits from having one of the safest food supplies in the world, the CDC estimates that foodborne illness still sickens nearly 48 million people per year and accounts for over 3,000 deaths. In response, the “Mitigation Strategies to Protect Against Intentional Adulteration” (IA) rule was established by the FDA in accordance with […]
Four Benefits of Automatic Employee Scheduling
In any shift-based environment, you deal with constant scheduling and labor forecasting issues that get in the way of your ultimate goal: having the most qualified employee complete a task successfully before the deadline. This is why it’s so debilitating when schedulers spend hours of time each week creating the perfect roster, only for unexpected […]
