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How to Track Employee Certifications and Licenses Before They Expire
Record each license or certificate's expiry date once, remind the holder and yourself 30 and 7 days before, and keep the old copy when the new one arrives.
Global · 7 min read
Incomplete Personnel Files: Collect Missing Employee Documents From a Whole Crew in One Visit
When staff never send their documents, collect them yourself: one supervisor, one phone, the whole crew on site, each photo marked with who collected it.
Global · 6 min read
Employee Calling In Sick? How to Handle the Call and Record the Day Off Yourself
When an employee calls in sick, thank them, ask only what you need to plan, cover the shift, and record the day off yourself the same morning.
Global · 8 min read
PTO Policy Examples for Small Business: Write One for Your Shift Team and Set It Up in One Sitting
A PTO policy for a small team answers seven questions: types, days, accrued or all at once, waiting period, leave year, carry over and who gets what.
Global · 9 min read
How to Track Field Employees Without Calling Them All Day: A Five-Minute Evening Review
Track field employees by reading each person's day once each evening: stops in order, named, with distance and gaps explained, not calls all day.
Global · 7 min read
Employee Says Their PTO Balance Is Wrong? How to Check It, Correct It and Tell Them Why
To fix a wrong PTO balance, trace it line by line, correct it with a dated adjustment and a reason, and tell the employee what changed and why.
Global · 8 min read
How to Tell If an Employee Is Using a Fake GPS App, and Which App It Is
You can tell an employee is using a fake GPS app when your time clock flags the shift and names the app. Here is what each kind of app means and what to do.
Global · 8 min read
Time Off Requests for Shift Teams: A Fair PTO Request Policy You Can Run From the Phone
Handle time off and PTO requests fairly: one place to ask, a notice window, first come for clashes, cover checked first, and every answer on record.
Global · Updated · 9 min read
New Hire Paperwork: How to Collect Every Document Before Day One
Collect new hire paperwork before day one: one checklist per role, sent to the new hire's phone, each document approved or sent back with a reason.
Global · 7 min read
Shift Swaps: How to Approve One Without Paying for an Extra Day by Mistake
A shift swap moves a working day, it does not add one. Decide swap or extra day before you publish the schedule, so a traded day is never paid as a bonus.
Global · 8 min read
Employee Asking for a Pay Advance? How to Decide Fairly and Get It Back
When an employee asks for a pay advance, first sort work cash from an advance on pay, then answer every ask in writing and agree when it comes back.
Global · 7 min read
Employee Expense Reimbursement Process: From Receipt Photo to Payback
A good employee expense reimbursement process has five steps: a receipt photo on the day, one claim per bill, one checker, a clear answer, a set payback.
Global · 7 min read
Employee Incentive Programs for Small Business: How to Run One That Actually Gets Paid
A small-business incentive program works when each goal is a count one person controls, every entry has proof, and the reward lands on the payslip.
Global · 8 min read
Time Theft at Work: Five Examples Small Teams See, and How to Stop Each One
Time theft is being paid for time not worked. The five common kinds, from buddy punching to long breaks, and the one check that stops each of them.
Global · 7 min read