Are Your Employees Tracking Time More Accurately Than You Are?
The article highlights that business owners using manual or unreliable time tracking methods can improve accuracy and compliance by adopting the Department of Labor’s free time tracking app or integrated systems like WorkforceHub, which automates time and attendance, scheduling, biometric punches, and compliance management to reduce labor disputes, ensure precise wage calculations, and streamline workforce management.
Today’s post is for business owners who are using pen and paper time cards or are not confident in the accuracy of their automated system.
Employees Can Easily Track Hours and Wages With Free DOL App
Did you know that the Department of Labor has a time tracking app that anyone can download from their site? With this free app, an employee can track their hours automatically and calculate their wages to the minute right on their phone.
If you question the accuracy of your employee time and attendance system, now is the time to rectify the situation and protect yourself from a labor audit or dispute. It is no longer a luxury for employers to have advanced automated time tracking, scheduling, and reporting in order to adhere to labor laws. And the good news is that you can do it hassle-free without slinging more time or money.
WorkforceHub Auto-manages Compliance!
WorkforceHub is an integrated Workforce Management system that consists of TimeWorksPlus (for time and attendance), TimeSimplicity (for scheduling), and TimeWorksTouch (for capturing punches biometrically).
WorkforceHub can significantly reduce your risk of being fined for noncompliance while simultaneously decreasing the time necessary to track employee time and attendance.
Track Time to the Minute and Have the Records to Back it Up
Easily track hours worked, overtime, and breaks to meet FLSA and ACA provisions. Avoid penalties, store records for verification, and simplify how you track time and labor to ensure your staff is paid accurately and on time.
Overtime and Absence Management
Define schedules with settings for shift duration, overtime, and shift proximity. Require certifications for positions with auto check for individual worker expiration. Support minimum/maximum hour preferences and weekend count.
Swipeclock 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 reduce labor costs.
We can get you up and running with WorkforceHub immediately. Contact us today to request a demo.
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If Your Timekeeping System is Free, You Are Paying Too Much
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The Compliance Risks of Manual Time Cards
The article highlights that small employers using manual pen-and-paper time cards risk noncompliance with FLSA and ACA regulations due to frequent human errors in recording and calculating work hours, which can lead to inaccurate wage payments and potential costly fines from the Department of Labor.