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Annual Performance Reviews Are Outdated, But Are Old-Fashioned Companies Listening?

June 27th, 2019 | Posted by ATS in Artificial Intelligence | Cloud Computing | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Time and Attendance Canada | Time and Attendance Toronto | Workforce Management Solutions - (Comments Off on Annual Performance Reviews Are Outdated, But Are Old-Fashioned Companies Listening?)

Paying attention to change is a mindset. Some companies adapt, while others simply can’t let go of the past, even if their inaction to change is causing disruption in their organization. We have written about the annual performance review, in the past, and its relevance or lack thereof, in today’s rapidly change workforce that encompasses; cloud computing, AI, Robotics, and a Millennial and GenZ workforce. In particular, this cohort of Millennial and GenZ employees, simply have no patience, for year-end reviews with their managers, and would instead, prefer daily or weekly feedback.

In an article, written by Valerie-Bolden Barrett for HR Dive, titled Workers overwhelmingly prefer regular check-ins to yearlies, based on a study, it revealed the following:

“An overwhelming number of employees (84%) said regular check-ins with their managers are important to them, according to a poll of 1,000 workers from Appraisd, a U.K.-based performance management software company. The percentage of employees favoring check-ins was even greater among younger age groups; 90% of Gen Zers said regular face-to-face meetings with their manager are important and 40% described them as very important. 

Workers reported different check-in frequencies with their managers. One-third of respondents meet with their manager once a month; 12% meet every two weeks; another 12% never meet with their managers at all; and 8% meet fewer than every six months. Large organizations were more likely to have regular check-ins than midsize or small companies, and the number of employees that never had check-ins increased to 17% in small companies, Appraisd said. 

According to Appraisd, the annual review is still used in 36% of the respondents’ workplaces. Four percent reported that reviews are conducted less than once a year and 8% said that they’ve never had a review with their current employer”. 

Bottomline: The annual performance review is on life support and will eventually become a thing of the past. Millennials and GenZ, will slowly seal its fate.

To learn about ATS and its suite of workforce management solutions, go to our website. You can download a demo or register for one of our bi-weekly webinars. To reach an account executive by phone call, 866.294.2467.

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ATS TimeWork Is Not Your Typical Run Of The Mill Solution

June 19th, 2019 | Posted by ATS in ATS TimeWork OnDemand | Cloud Computing | Payroll | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Time and Attendance Canada | Time and Attendance Toronto - (Comments Off on ATS TimeWork Is Not Your Typical Run Of The Mill Solution)

Managing payroll costs is no easy feat in today’s competitive business. From supply chain, to healthcare, retail and manufacturing, most organizations want to maintain a healthy balance between controlling costs, returning a profit and, thus have happy stakeholders.  The landscape of your entire business, can be matched by ATS robust workforce management solution. The solution was built for businesses looking for greater efficiency, flexibility, and insight.

ATS TimeWorkOnDemand helps businesses compete and grow, by delivering an intuitive and easy-to-scale, workforce management solution, at a fraction of the cost and complexity of typical time and attendance system.

With ATS TimeWorkOnDemand, you are choosing a best-in-class workforce management solution for your enterprise to grow faster and run with agility. Here are 3 compelling reasons to choose ATS TimeWorkOnDemand:

Simple and Robust Application: With ATS TimeWorkOnDemand, you can regain control and agility, with a faster, simpler and flexible workforce management solution

Integration with Ease: ATS TimeWorkOnDemand accelerates your entire business–from data gathering to production, HR, and financial management and seamless product interfaces– and delivers faster insight into costs and performance at every step, on a global scale.

Flexible: ATS TimeWorkOnDemand offers flexible data configuration options and applications to support your industry-specific processes, and can be operated in the Cloud –managed by ATS –, or in your company data center, giving you total control over your IT strategy.

Want to know more? Take an interactive product tour or reach us by phone at 866.294.2467.

 

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Cloud Deployment:Perception Vs Reality

June 11th, 2019 | Posted by ATS in ATS TimeWork OnDemand | Cloud Computing | Hosted Time and Attendance Software | Payroll | Productivity | SaaS Time and Attendance | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Time and Attendance Canada | Time and Attendance Toronto - (Comments Off on Cloud Deployment:Perception Vs Reality)

The shift to the cloud is here and there’s not stopping it. In fact, the perception of cloud computing applications has changed dramatically over the last several years. In short order, most of our software applications in the foreseeable future, will accessed only through the cloud.

However, solely relying on the technology to facilitate better day to day operations for your business might not yield the results you are expecting. There are, however, several factors involved in the deployment of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications—that are sometimes overlooked, yet they play a vital role in the overall success within an organization.

There are numerous ways to improve the effectiveness of your cloud deployment. Here are three tips that will help you match your company’s reality vs perception.

Plan Accordingly-The amount of time it takes your workforce to adapt to the new solution might be longer than you think, so provide them with ample notice and do not expect a quick user adoption. Human beings, by nature, do not like change. Changing the habits of people, is no small undertaking. A well thought-out and executed project plan will minimize the change management hiccups, and help you maximize end-user adoption. 

Let the Experts Guide You-Successful time and attendance cloud deployment and training covers not only system-related topics, but also best-practices and business processes. It takes into consideration each function’s unique organization structure processes and training needs.  ATS deep industry expertise guides employees and users alike — at all levels of the organization — through new functions and processes.

Software Deployment is a Journey -ATS TimeWorkOnDemand is a journey, not a destination. Your organization will evolve as you begin to understand the product, and your processes should evolve along with it. On-going and post-live support is critical to your company’s enduring success, and accordingly, you should plan on spending several months fine-tuning your application with incremental changes. Having the resources to make small changes quickly helps drive faster end user adoption and will help to accelerate your return-on-investment (ROI).  

ATS TimeWorkOnDemand is the leading cloud-based time and attendance application that’s used by mid and large enterprises across Canada, the US and other parts of central and south America. ATS TimeWorkOnDemand helps businesses streamline payroll and increase workforce productivity.

ATS provides organizations a complete Workforce Management, HCM Cloud Computing Solution —that drives digital transformation and, improves business agility while meeting both current and future business requirements.

To learn more about ATS TimeWorkOnDemand, go to our website. You can also register for one of our bi-weekly webinars or download a demonstration. And to reach an account executive, call: 866.294.2467.

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