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Michelle Grossman

Marketing Specialist at VCS Intelligent Workforce Management

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13 November 2019

Bootcamp Training: Evolution Exchange 2021’s New Approach

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INTRODUCING A VCS USER CONFERENCE UNLIKE ANY BEFORE

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06 November 2019

VCS AND NEW JERSEY STATE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

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The Creators of POSS and Jobs4Blue Join Forces with NJSACOP

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10 October 2019

WESTFIELD SWITCHES TO JOBS4BLUE

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The New Jersey-Based Police Department Signs on with Jobs4Blue for Management of their Extra Duty Programs

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18 September 2019

VCS’ User Conference Evolution Exchange to Return in 2021 with New Bootcamp Training

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VCS’ Evolution Exchange will take place on June 8-10, 2021 at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ.

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15 August 2019

VCS Appears on the Inc. 5000 For A Second Time

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07 June 2019

The Challenges of Scheduling Extra Duty

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The general public is mostly unaware of the process behind officer dispatch. But any police station knows that there is a considerable amount of work that goes into directing a police officer to the site of an accident, a protest, or any other event that requires crowd or traffic direction, as well as interpersonal interactions.

In police officer scheduling, the terms extra duty and special duty refer to times where a police officer is not scheduled to work a regular shift, but they are nonetheless hired to work events paid by third parties. Traditionally, these events were scheduled by personnel in the precincts’ administration departments, but recently, more and more police departments have been making the switch to utilize a new best practice – outsourcing their extra duty management.

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19 April 2019

5 Must-Have Features: Time & Attendance Solutions

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The public sector is responsible for ensuring public safety while effectively managing their workforce. With such important jobs on the line, it’s imperative that government workforces are armed with robust time, attendance and workforce solutions that best serve their most complex scheduling needs.

If you’re in search of a time and attendance solution for your agency, use the checklist below to make sure all your boxes are ticked to ensure you’re getting the most bang for your buck, all while reaping the best benefits.

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18 March 2019

VCS' POSS Reaches 700 Police Departments

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Dynamic Automated Scheduling System is Preferred Choice of Police Departments across the U.S.

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28 February 2019

5 Benefits of Tracking Time & Attendance

Posted by Michelle Grossman

In addition to being equipped to handle complex shift patterns that often come along with the public sector workforce, time and attendance solutions can benefit government entities in a variety of ways. Read on below to learn more about the top 5 ways your workforce can benefit from tracking time and attendance.

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11 February 2019

Public Sector—Employee Attendance Benefits More Than Payroll

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Think time and attendance data can only help you in properly paying out your employees? Think again. While these systems are beneficial in automatically merging your data into payroll services, reducing the risk of human error, there’s much more they’re also useful for.

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