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‘Tis the ski-son for winter vacation requests… which we know can cause a lot of winterruptions to your team’s day-to-day operations! While we can’t blame anyone for wanting to temporarily escape the subzero temperatures, having a system in place to help manage staff absences can make all the difference in not feeling too… snowverwhelmed (sorry, we had to).
Today, we’ll briefly answer the common questions:
- How can I make sure employee time off is compliant with legislation?
- How can I make sure employee time off is accurately reflected in their pay?
- How can I empower employees to manage their own time off requests?
How can I make sure employee time off is compliant with legislation?
We get it: you want your team to take off the time they need to recharge… but there are rules (both within the company and within your region) that need to be taken into account! With Payworks, you can feel confident knowing that vacation entitlements (including company default presets and unlimited time off types), vacation pay rates and statutory holidays are covered, thanks to a payroll system that can be configured to your business’ and province’s or territory’s requirements.
Our system can also help you gain insights to understand employee absence patterns, providing invaluable data so you can plan coverage, manage costs, and support employee wellbeing. Analytics lets you keep an eye on accrued and used time off, so you can ensure your team is using the time that’s available to them (which also reduces liability for the business in a potentially large vacation payout when an employee leaves).
Oh, and did we mention that vacation pay is calculated for you? Speaking of which…
How can I make sure employee time off is accurately reflected in their pay?
Yes, you read that right: you never need to worry about how to accurately calculate vacation pay for employees, because it’s automatically done for you!
Not only can you review, action, and report on all time off requests from the same screen; approved time off requests flow directly from Absence Management to Payroll, Time Management and Workforce Analytics, eliminating the need to check or rekey information (or the inevitable errors that come with double entry).
How can I empower employees to manage their own time off requests?
When you pair Absence Management with Self Service, you can say goodbye to the after-hours texts, random pop-ins, and urgent messages from employees wondering how much vacation time they’ve got available (hello, seat sale!). Instead, they can view their own vacation accruals in Self Service before submitting time off requests through our mobile interface or app. Available totals will update as soon as a request is submitted and will recalculate if the request is rejected or withdrawn.
Through Self Service, they can also see who else is – or isn’t – around within the monthly calendar view (which also gives you visibility into upcoming absences so you can schedule your team accordingly!).
Snow more excuses! You and your team can be ready to tackle vacation coverage in no time. To learn more, sign up for a convo with one of our knowledgeable Sales Consultants: https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo. We promise you’ll be s-mitten.
These articles are produced by Payworks as an information service. They are not intended to substitute professional legal, regulatory, tax, or financial advice. Readers must rely on their own advisors, as applicable, for such advice.
