Issue 5, February 2007   SECTIONS Articles & Insights Case Study Upcoming Events OTHER ISSUES April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 SUBSCRIBE   Welcome to The Workforce Chronicle! This month's issue of The Workforce Chronicle examines the importance, intricacies and benefits of workforce scheduling. Also learn how a manufacturer of grain storage systems with over 2,000 employees simplified their workforce management. Articles & Insights Scheduling: The Devil Is In The Details An airline or subway system could only operate with a schedule that ensures that the right vehicle is in the right place at the right time. Without schedules, transportation would grind to a screeching halt. Many businesses also rely on schedules to operate. Imagine hotels, manufacturing plants, municipal governments, or a refinery trying to conduct business without having the right people in the right positions at the right time. While these organizational examples may seem obvious choices for scheduling, experts found that many other types of businesses can benefit from the use of schedules. COMPLETE ARTICLE Most Firms Don’t Track Cost of Days Off Corporations’ fervent cost-cutting efforts in recent years apparently stopped short of examining the issue of employees’ days off, according to a recent survey. [more] Wal-Mart Settles Overtime Dispute World’s largest retailer to pay out more than $33 million Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employees after turning itself in to the Labor Department for paying too little in overtime over the past five years, according to an agreement announced Thursday by the U.S. Labor Department. [more] DOL’s FairPay Overtime Initiative The FairPay website is designed to help you understand the department's new FairPay rules that strengthen overtime protections. [more] Top Ten Ways to Retain Your Great Employees Key employee retention is critical to the long term health and success of your business. Managers readily agree that retaining your best employees ensures customer satisfaction, product sales, satisfied coworkers and reporting staff, effective succession planning and deeply imbedded organizational knowledge and learning. [more]   WorkForce News WorkForce Software Introduces EmpCenter™ Advanced Scheduler WorkForce Software’s Scheduling System Saves Employers Time and Money Avoid the Most Common Payroll Mistakes With Time & Attendance (As seen in PAYTECH )   Case Study Grain Storage Systems Leader, GSI, Simplifies Workforce Management Customer Since: October 2002 No. of Employees: 2,000 Industry: Manufacturing EmpCenter Solution: Time & Attendance Base, Labor Distribution, Accruals Platform: Windows Other ERP Solutions: OPEN 4 HR & Payroll COMPLETE CASE STUDY   Events CUPA-HR Southern Regional Conference Sheraton New Orleans March 11 – 14, 2007 IHRIM National Conference & Expo Hilton Americas Houston May 20 – 23, 2007 APA 25th Annual Congress Las Vegas May 22 – 26, 2007 SHRM National Conference & Expo Las Vegas Convention Center June 24 – 27, 2007 Canadian Payroll Conference & Expo Delta St. John's and Conference Centre – Newfoundland July 3 – 6, 2007 HR Technology Navy Pier, Chicago October 10 – 12, 2007 CUPA-HR National Conference & Expo Balitmore Marriott Waterfront November 8 – 11, 2007     Sponsored by: