Editor’s Note

For fast food workers in New York City, the year started out with workers’ rights demonstrations and a calling for further acknowledgment of their plight. Demonstrations were held by the nonprofit Fast Food Justice, whose supporters took to the streets to “educate each other and to advocate for improvements” in the fast food industry and in their communities.

How You Schedule Shift Workers Is Changing: Are You Ready?

For fast food workers in New York City, the year started out with workers’ rights demonstrations and a calling for further acknowledgment of their plight. Demonstrations were held by the nonprofit Fast Food Justice, whose supporters took to the streets to “educate each other and to advocate for improvements” in the fast food industry and in their communities.

Workforce Management February 2018 Advertisers

How To Unleash The Power Of Your Employee Schedule

What does your employee schedule mean to you? Is it just an operational tool to make sure you save as much money as possible? By treating your employee schedule as nothing but a tool to save money, you’re losing money for your business. The assumption is that if you put your focus on the most efficient and strategic use of your resources (people), this will produce the best outcomes.

Zero Hour Contracts In Ireland: Possible Irish legislation change and payroll impact

A new bill has been published that seeks to ban Zero Hour Contracts in Ireland. Find out what exactly a Zero Hour Contract is, when it may be prohibited in Ireland, what impact it will have on Irish employers and how it will affect payroll professionals with Irish payroll.

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act: New executive compensation rules

In this article let me explain key changes made in the employee benefits area by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97), which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. 

The CEO Of Kronos Launched An Unlimited Vacation Policy. So, How’d That Work Out?

Aron Ain has done what was unimaginable just a decade ago--successfully launched a no limits vacation policy--and lived to tell about it. Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos (a company that creates workplace management software and services) recently described in Harvard Business Review how he successfully launched an unlimited vacation policy at his company. 

Legal Trends For The 2018 Workplace

In 2017 we saw a fair amount of fluctuation in labor law on the federal and state level, in part due to the shift in administration from Obama to Trump, and the stalling of the Obama-era overtime update.

Why Employees Should Embrace Biometrics, Not Resist Them

Deploying a time and attendance system that utilizes biometrics to simplify the identification process can sometimes be met with an employee or subset of employees that are concerned about the use of their personal information and where it might lead. It’s a reasonable concern, whether about something in their past or fear of future possibilities.

A Glimpse Into Hourly Employment In The Year 2020: 4 factors you need to be aware of

Today, some 78 million employees make up the hourly workforce in the U.S. In a changing employment landscape, securing a loyal talent pool is a key component to staying competitive. Using ‘business as usual’ strategies (think yearly reviews, spreadsheet scheduling, lack of open communication channels with management and the inability to accommodate last-minute changes) will yield a lack of engagement and high employee turnover rates.