In the dynamic world of business, the significance of employee attendance cannot be overstated. It stands as a cornerstone, not…
Tomislav RucevicNovember 24, 2023
In the realm of workforce management, clocking systems stand as a pivotal foundation, guiding businesses through the challenges of time…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 17, 2023
Taking care of employees' mental health and well-being is more important than ever in the hectic workplace of today. A…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 6, 2023
One phrase has grown increasingly common in the fast-changing landscape of modern organizations - Employee Self-Service (ESS). At its core,…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 28, 2023
In recent years, the healthcare industry has been undergoing a digital transformation, and one particular innovation that is revolutionising healthcare…
Mairead WalshSeptember 26, 2023
In a remarkable intersection of history and modernity, an ancient limestone tablet, dating back over 3,000 years, offers us a…
Tomislav RucevicAugust 22, 2023
Employee absence management is an inevitable aspect of any organization's operations. Whether due to illness, personal reasons, or legal requirements,…
Tomislav RucevicAugust 9, 2023
Canada is facing a significant labour shortage, with almost a million job vacancies recorded in February 2023. This shortage has…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 21, 2023
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) plays a pivotal role in shaping employment standards in the United States. By regulating…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 14, 2023
Back in the day, when people were sick, they would just take a sick day, relax, and not worry about…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 5, 2023
The landscape of Canada's Federal Labour Standards is undergoing a significant transformation, bringing about a crucial change that will impact…
Tomislav RucevicJune 30, 2023
In today's fast-paced and dynamic business landscape, effective workforce management is crucial for organizations to achieve optimal productivity, streamline operations,…
Tomislav RucevicJune 12, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the employment landscape in the United States, leading to a significant surge in compensation levels…
Tomislav RucevicJune 1, 2023
Employee Scheduling can be a complex and time-consuming task for any business. With the increasing demand for flexible work arrangements…
Tomislav RucevicMay 12, 2023
The United States is a vast country with 50 states, each offering a unique lifestyle and job market. Choosing the…
Tomislav RucevicMay 4, 2023
According to the Office for National Statistics in the UK and the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US absenteeism…
Tomislav RucevicApril 28, 2023
Healthcare providers globally are facing a shortage of available nursing staff, impacting their ability to provide adequate care and causing…
Tomislav RucevicApril 25, 2023
Payroll-based journal (PBJ) reporting is a requirement that was introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in…
Tomislav RucevicApril 21, 2023
Time and attendance management is a crucial aspect of running a successful business. It involves tracking employee hours worked, their…
Tomislav RucevicApril 17, 2023
Back in 1910, President William Howard Taft proposed that American workers should have three months of paid vacation every year…
Mairead WalshApril 6, 2023
Employee scheduling can be a time-consuming and complicated process as managers juggle employee availability with expected demand and required service…
Mairead WalshMarch 10, 2023
Over the last few years, HR leaders have been challenged like never before. From the sudden shift to remote working…
Mairead WalshJanuary 26, 2023
When factoring in employee availability, sick days, weekend shifts etc, it can be difficult to manage and monitor staff even…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 14, 2022
Every business carries out reporting of some kind. Financial reports are standard, but not every organization pays as much attention…
KenAugust 16, 2022
The healthcare industry has undergone a remarkable transformation in the wake of the global pandemic. Healthcare organizations have been compelled…
Tomislav RucevicJune 21, 2022
Organisations sometimes choose to manage employee absences in their HR system rather than their rostering / scheduling system, however, this…
KenJune 7, 2022
Softworks has collaborated with the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) – the Irish shared services provider for HR, Pensions, and…
Tomislav RucevicMay 10, 2022
Care Home operators and their employees have experienced unprecedented challenges since the arrival of Covid-19 and are displaying incredible resilience…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 8, 2022
Once referred to as the "Winter Blues", Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is now a recognized recurrent depressive disorder that can…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 2, 2022
Effective employee rostering plays a vital role in the seamless operation of healthcare organisations. The dynamic nature of the healthcare…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 1, 2022
Why does any organization require Absence Management Solutions? Absence management is vital in improving the productivity of any business by…
Tomislav RucevicNovember 10, 2021
eRostering or electronic rostering refers to the adoption of automated scheduling to generate workforce schedules. Primarily aimed at the healthcare…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 13, 2021
Time and attendance software can help businesses in many ways. You can track employee hours, organise shifts in complicated work…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 6, 2021
New innovative automated tools have now taken over many of the functions of the conventional spreadsheet used for workforce scheduling.…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 28, 2021
5 ways Workforce Management Technology can help you to successfully manage the transition to Hybrid Workforce Covid-19 has changed our…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 8, 2021
Several large-scale trials of a four-day workweek in Iceland were an “overwhelming success,” with many workers shifting to shorter hours…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 13, 2021
A hospital worker in Italy made the news recently when charges were brought against him for allegedly failing to show…
Tomislav RucevicJune 2, 2021
Managing a Workforce Management project may seem like a daunting task but with the right planning, the right team and…
Tomislav RucevicJune 1, 2021
Employee engagement has become an area of focus for people managers as they have come to realise that their employees…
Tomislav RucevicMay 18, 2021
eRostering or e-Rostering is the use of electronic rostering or scheduling software to automatically create employee schedules. eRostering is most…
Tomislav RucevicApril 20, 2021
Employee Self-Service software sometimes called ESS allows employees to record their working time, check work schedules, request leave, view Flexitime…
Tomislav RucevicApril 20, 2021
In the third of our Employee Spotlight series, we talk to Chris Deegan, Softwork's Chief Technology Officer. Chris talks to…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 7, 2020
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do here at Softworks and so we are delighted to introduce…
Tomislav RucevicJune 23, 2020
Covid-19 has led to extensive changes in the workforce landscape, especially the transition to remote work. In the first of…
Tomislav RucevicJune 9, 2020
The Coronavirus Covid-19 has created a difficult and unprecedented environment for us all. Many organizations are facing the dual challenge…
Tomislav RucevicMarch 31, 2020
For most organizations, their workforce is their greatest asset but also their greatest expense. Labour costs can account for as…
Tomislav RucevicMarch 10, 2020
People join the HR profession wanting to add real strategic value to their organisation through people development, employee engagement and…
Tomislav RucevicMarch 1, 2020
We’re very interested to see that Sanna Marin, Finland’s new Prime Minister has called for the introduction of a flexible…
Tomislav RucevicJanuary 8, 2020
There are many reasons organisations should record employee working hours including; accurate information for payroll, managing employee absences, management reporting…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 24, 2019
A recent (14th May 2019) ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) related to the Working Time Directive sparked our…
Tomislav RucevicJune 11, 2019
During the winter months, companies typically experience a rise in employee absenteeism. Cold and flu are particularly prevalent at this…
Tomislav RucevicMarch 19, 2019
As health service providers continue to see greater numbers of people due to the increasing life expectancies and a wider…
Tomislav RucevicNovember 21, 2018
In May this year, Softworks were delighted to welcome Dr Eddie Murphy as a guest speaker to our annual customer…
Tomislav RucevicOctober 31, 2018
Employee rostering is often one of the most complex and difficult tasks for Healthcare organisations. Healthcare managers face difficult rostering…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 18, 2018
We’ve been graced with a rare sunny summer – the first one in many years! But are your employees getting…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 24, 2018
Employee rostering & scheduling is often one of the most complex and difficult tasks for organisations that operate within sectors…
Tomislav RucevicMay 23, 2018
Guest Blog – Mandy Garner, Editor, Workingmums.co.uk Research shows flexible working is what many employees want and that it is good…
Tomislav RucevicMay 2, 2018
Absenteeism is not something that is confined to a few sectors of the economy. It is one of the most…
Tomislav RucevicApril 25, 2018
“What gets measured gets managed” is a principle that is often applied to business situations. The quote is generally attributed…
Tomislav RucevicApril 25, 2018
Leading organisations today realise the importance of aligning all labour costs, with associated revenue and business profitability. The who, when,…
Tomislav RucevicApril 25, 2018
The now famous 30-second speech given by the former CEO of Coca Cola Bryan Dyson (86-91), identified work as one…
Tomislav RucevicAugust 31, 2017
The Hospitality Industry at the best of times has a lot of moving parts, and at the worst of times…
Tomislav RucevicAugust 9, 2017
Healthcare providers in Ireland face a number of administrative challenges on a daily basis. In particular, Hospitals, Nursing Homes and…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 24, 2017
Workforce management refers to the system of processes involved in the daily organisation and operation of employees in a working…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 18, 2017
What Causes Absenteeism and how does it affect a company? Absenteeism is one of the biggest and most persistent obstacles…
Tomislav RucevicJuly 3, 2017
We all know Mondays can be tough. You were at the beach, at the pub or at the much. Then…
Tomislav RucevicJune 26, 2017
In the modern business landscape, the benefits of Time and Attendance Automation help companies maintain their competitive edge. One such…
Tomislav RucevicJune 19, 2017
Flexitime is where an organisation offers its employees the opportunity of availing of a flexible working hours arrangement. A Flexitime…
Tomislav RucevicJune 10, 2017
As a business, if you are still relying on spreadsheets and paper timesheets to manage your employees’ time, activities, skills…
Tomislav RucevicApril 25, 2017
Following on from ‘National Get to Know Your Customers Day’ that took place last week we examine how workforce management…
Tomislav RucevicApril 24, 2017
I don’t personally have a dog which is quite surprising considering the amount of pleading I have gotten over the…
Tomislav RucevicApril 4, 2017
We all know that flexible working arrangements bring many positive benefits to an employee’s life including a better work/life balance, greater…
Tomislav RucevicMarch 10, 2017
Today, the first Monday of February 2017, is National Sickie Day. Around 350,000 people across Ireland and the UK will…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 6, 2017
At Softworks we understand the unique operational challenges faced by the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing companies today are using Workforce Management Solutions to more efficiently…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 5, 2017
Today’s Integrated Workforce Management (WFM) Solutions including Time & Attendance, eRostering / Scheduling and Absence Management gives the Hospitality Sector the tools and processes they need to…
Tomislav RucevicFebruary 2, 2017
If your organisation is attempting to function without an effective workforce management strategy, they will struggle to achieve the level…
Tomislav RucevicJanuary 27, 2017
Accountants deal with numbers all day, every day. It’s a fact of life as an accountant, whether it’s a book-keeper…
Tomislav RucevicJanuary 10, 2017
Why do you need workforce management solutions in your business? Well, workforce management solutions is a broad term used to describe a…
Tomislav RucevicApril 12, 2016
Balancing work, family, leisure activities and personal commitments is a constant challenge for many of us. In my house we…
Mairead WalshJanuary 18, 2016
Is it just me or does anyone else out there look forward to getting past the shortest day of the…
Tomislav RucevicDecember 17, 2015
Tracking Time and Attendance is critical for all organisations, no matter what size or what methods are used to determine…
Tomislav RucevicDecember 7, 2015
For twenty five years Softworks has been assisting companies to organise the working day in a way that makes them…
Tomislav RucevicSeptember 14, 2015
Most time and attendance systems simply track absenteeism. Softworks solutions go deeper by focusing on the frequency of absences, problem areas and/or…
Tomislav RucevicMay 19, 2014
Absenteeism is one of the most persistent obstacles to productivity, profitability and competitiveness. Organisations measure employee absence in a number of…
Tomislav RucevicJune 27, 2012
How does your organisation handle change? According to recent research by human resources experts Gary Rees and Sally Rumbles of the University…
Tomislav RucevicMay 30, 2012
