This case study is about a leading U.S. based IT company with more than 2,500 employees. The company offers a wide range of technology solutions, including Mobile Services, IoT & Analytics, Digital Strategy, Brand and Marketing, Cloud & Managed Services, and more. THE CHALLENGE The client recorded employee work hours through timesheet and used Empxtrack […]
Payroll is a complex process that becomes more challenging with a company’s unique processes, compliance issues, varying allowance and deductions and with constantly changing legislation. This, often puts businesses at a risk as there is so much at stake in terms of penalties, additional scrutiny and reputation of the company. Many organizations manage this process […]
This post contains a case study about a Media House located in Mumbai, India, with more than 500 employees. The company is an industry-leader in radio spot monitoring providing Sales, Marketing and Advertising Research tools to broadcasters, ad agencies, advertisers and industry analysts. Their patented broadcast monitoring technology reviews top-rated advertising media in major markets. […]
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a Calendar? Important dates, tasks, meetings, holidays, or merely a thought of being efficient and organized. Well, each one of us may think of a unique answer, but at the end of the day – we all aim to become productive, […]
This year, Finland grabbed top position in the list of world’s happiest countries, followed by Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland. On March 14th, 2018, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations released the World Happiness report giving top ranks to the happiest countries in the world. According to the report, countries were ranked […]
According to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 1993, the covered employers must give their employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave for their qualified medical and family reasons once in a year. FMLA is a federal law that gives enough time to employees to take care of their own health or […]
Changing Role of HR Long gone are the days when HR used to merely manage administrative tasks and play a supporting role in the business. Over the past few years, HR has transformed itself into a most valuable asset to the organization. It has increased its credibility by participating in strategic business functions and sharing […]
Over the past decade, Empxtrack has become a globally recognized HR and Performance Management solution provider by helping organizations to develop and manage a competitive workforce across the world. Empxtrack has enabled hundreds of organizations to follow best global HR practices and use significant configuration options to quickly meet their talent management needs. To continue […]
Organizations that are “open beyond regular working hours” face multiple challenges in schedule management of their employees. Efficient shift management has become an absolute necessity for such businesses. Whether it is a customer support process for a manufacturing unit or a mid-sized healthcare facility – each requires a round-the-clock availability of personnel. Floor managers are […]
President Donald Trump has made changes to H-1B visa program that intends to bring in highly skilled employees. Trump’s administration is looking forward to strengthening ‘Buy American, Hire American’ policy. Trump’s New ‘Hire American’ Policy The first part of the policy calls for the federal government to reinforce ‘Buy American’ to give preference to buying […]
Are performance reviews making any difference in your workforce productivity? Is it even effective in optimizing an employee’s performance? Not sure? You’re not alone! Ideally, performance review is a systematic process to evaluate and document performance of an employee. If an appraisal process is designed and implemented carefully, it can help managers and HR to […]
Till a few years ago, human resources used to be least active in technology innovation and automation. But over time, digital transformation has empowered HR to improve the human resource processes. According to CB Insights research, HR technology industry had received more than $2 billion in investment capital in 2015. Thus, encouraging use of advanced tools […]
The most important asset for an organization is their PEOPLE. According to Gartner, Human Capital Management is a set of practices related to people resource management, specifically in the categories of workforce acquisition, management and optimization. In today’s fast-growing business world, organizations strive to utilize their workforce optimally to remain prepared for future growth and […]
In India, 2016 ended with the news of Demonetisation surfacing all over the country and impacting rich and poor alike. The prolonged cash shortage created a lot of confusion and chaos for the common people, and it hugely impacted disposable income of the countrymen. Government of India planned this move to cease cash-centric black market […]
Payroll management is time-consuming and complex and requires full business confidentiality. Managing employee data, answering queries, preparing reports and looking into payroll processing, all often at the same time, becomes overwhelming and stressful for the HR department. What are some common issues in payroll processing? Calculating taxes, Provident Fund (PF) and ESI deductions, travel/ medical/ […]
As stated by President-elect Donald Trump during presidential election campaigns, he is likely to bring some changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since many insurers dropped out from ACA’s health insurance exchanges, it is concluded that Americans’ support for the healthcare law is slightly more negative than positive. ACA’s future is unclear and the […]
Transitioning paper-based payroll processing to an online payroll system has always been a debatable topic for the leadership in many organizations. Despite having payroll software and resources, organizations consistently face payroll management challenges. A payroll management administrator encounters many payroll issues on day-to-day basis, each with varying degree of success in resolving them. Many organizations […]
Gone are those days when small and medium businesses used to implement multiple tools to manage their comprehensive people-related processes. Today, cloud HR technology is reigning (and trust us, nothing can ever beat its advantages). A growing and competitive business needs a highly functional, integrated and configurable cloud HR software to meet its end-to-end business […]
A free of cost HR software trial is a win-win situation for the potential prospects/ clients as well as the business offering it. With a free trial offering, a company can showcase their product features and functionalities, without letting the user pay a single penny. It sounds good… then what is the challenge? Absence of […]
Two months ago, a CEO of a High Growth Mid-sized Organization, announced to conduct an international strategic marketing event to promote their services in all corners of the world. He elected Catherine as the Chief Event Manager for this upcoming event and shared all the important details with her and handed over the necessary documents […]
