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Companies often face a period of hesitancy before finally implementing a workforce management software system. Often, this is for fear that business practices will come to a halt as manual processes will need to be programmed and new practices through automation would be difficult to navigate and time consuming to implement.

A workforce management system is designed to streamline practices, mitigate micromanagement, and reduce the overall costs of a business. So, why do so many business leaders hesitate to implement such solutions?

In this article, understand the importance of effective onboarding and how to best implement workforce management software for optimal success.

Employees are a vital component to any organization. Even while paving the way for business innovation and growth, employees are one of the costliest entities a business must account for. Recruitment, training, time and attendance, and retention are all contributors to the bottom line. That’s why keeping tabs on employee time and attendance is necessary to discourage avoidable spending, bettering the bottom line. 

Forecasting helps to mitigate the expenses that a workforce ultimately brings business in one form or another. With forecasting comes planning, and planning should be as strategic as possible–– backed by educated decision making. Typically, workforce expanses percentages range between 20 to 35 percent of gross sales. Percentages vary from industry to industry. Workforce forecasting is pivotal for any organization and creates a foundational base for all other efforts and processes. This article covers many elements and strategies on workforce forecasting and emphasizes the benefits of automated workforce practices.

Handing out responsibility in the workplace can be a challenging task for administrators, as not every employee is dependable. Accountability creates a strong foundation for organizations to build from, creating a structured environment of peers––getting the job done. So, what can HR leaders and administrators do to keep staff in check, without the need to micromanage? This article covers the benefits of a workforce management system and how the system ensures employee accountability through automated time and attendance practices.  

In the past year, businesses have faced many difficulties. As we progress through Covid-19, organizations are choosing to make the virtual switch –– implementing workforce management software into their business processes.

The demand for technology within the workplace is continuously climbing as more and more organizations are choosing to implement workforce management software. According to SelectHub, the workforce management software industry is predicted to have a growth rate of 11% within the next five years. Businesses that are choosing not to follow suit may lose a competitive edge against their competition in the marketplace.

This blog highlights workforce management software features and tips to consider when selecting a system to ensure the highest percentage of ROI.

The beauty of an extra duty management service is that it removes the pain staking hassles of communicating and scheduling with contractors to fill extra duty jobs. Building relationships with contractors and managing overtime jobs takes valuable time away from what is truly essential in managing a police department. By using an extra duty management service provider, the responsibility is theirs to work directly with your contractors and eligible extra duty officers to build communication and ensure that all jobs are filled accurately and fairly. 

Effectively managing payroll is key for business success. If payroll within your organization is not handled correctly and efficiently, what other aspects of your business are being taken seriously? In the past, payroll was manually accounted for, leaving room for human error. In today’s workforce, paperless payroll, or payroll automation, is most common. This process streamlines payroll operations and combats error in employee time and labor, wages, taxes, withholdings, overtime, vacation, and commissions. 

Now with such a large selection of payroll service providers with competitive price points, the percentage of automated payroll services within businesses is considerably higher. Ranging between all sizes of business, the use of payroll automation is an absolute necessity.

Historically, Public Safety agencies have been required to buy, build, and maintain internal IT infrastructures despite exponential costs. The primary justification for this cost was to control and secure confidential data. However today, dedicated hosting centers for software applications have become a more viable alternative for police, correctional, and fire agencies due to the heightened security and precautions these data centers employ 24/7/365. 

Workforce management systems that are hosted at professional data centers are considered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or cloud computing. Now, agencies can plug in and subscribe to services built on this shared infrastructure via the Internet. In recent years, the benefits of software as a service have become more recognizable because of the following: