Do your employees need special training or licenses to perform their job? How do you know which employees have the appropriate training? What do you do to make sure licenses and certifications stay up-to-date?

It’s that time of year again when employees will be asking to take days off work around the holidays and for tropical vacations during the cold winter months (at least here in the Midwest). Whether you’re using our HR software, employee scheduling software or appointment scheduling software, it is easy managing time-off requests.

Changing business practices can be overwhelming. Sometimes change can seem so daunting that it dissuades people from moving forward. However, handling lots of paper employee records can be just as overwhelming as the idea of implementing new HR technology. Many small business owners and HR managers have found HR software useful in managing electronic personnel files.

Employees, personnel, staff, workers, laborers – whatever term you prefer to use, they are the number one asset in your business. Labor Day is a great time to reflect on how these people influence your business and how you can better support them.