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by Roger A. Smith,
CPP & Payroll Consultant
Why Process Modeling?
One of the workshops I’ll be presenting at the American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress this month is called “Redesigning the Payroll Process for Success.” Basically, the workshop demonstrates how process modeling can be used to document current practices and then develop an improved “future state.” [more]
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May 2009 Workforce Chronicle
Welcome to the Workforce Chronicle. In this issue, the Payroll Prof discusses his upcoming presentation at the 2009 APA Congress – Redesigning the Payroll Process for Success. This month’s Learning Series webinar is “Keys to a Successful Workforce Management Implementation,” presented by Roger Smith, CPP and payroll consultant. View this webinar by May 31, 2009, for a chance to win a fee copy of Aspen Publisher’s APA Basic Guide to Payroll.
Congratulations to Steve Nash from Oregon State University for winning Aspen Publisher’s APA Basic Guide to Payroll for viewing “4 Nuggets that Enhance Top Performance in Payroll During the Recession” during the month of April.
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Featured Article
Keys to a Successful Workforce Management Implementation
Implementing a workforce management system requires leadership, cooperation from all participating departments, and a well thought-out plan. What may seem to take a lot of resources in the implementation, will generate a high return on investment (ROI) from labor cost savings to employee productivity.
To get the highest ROI, an organization needs to choose a workforce management system that will meet its unique complex requirements as well as manage compliance concerns. Like in anything, there are best practices to consider when implementing workforce management systems.
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Articles & Insights
Employer Pays More than $2M to Settle OT Allegations
IFCO Systems North America has paid $1,602,267 in back wages to its employees after the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division accused the company of failing to pay 1,751 employees in 17 states properly for the overtime hours that they worked. [more]
20% of air traffic controllers at LAX are trainees, study says
The shortage of experienced controllers also has led to a substantial hike in overtime pay, according to the report.
Controllers logged 5,866 hours of overtime at LAX in 2008, an 868 percent increase from the 606 hours reported just two years earlier, according to the report. At the Southern California TRACON, controllers reported 36,700 hours of overtime last year, a 400 percent increase of the 7,300 hours logged in 2006. [more]
Report Finds Flaws in Wage and Hour's Response to Worker Complaints
The Department of Labor's system for receiving and responding to wage and hour complaints is ineffective and discourages wage-theft complaints, according to a report by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) after an undercover investigation. [more]
WorkForce Software in the News
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Implementation of ESS fundamentally changes the roles of the payroll, HR, and operations personnel by automating transactions that they would normally do manually. After deploying ESS, employers usually establish an Employee Shared Services Center to more efficiently support employees’ use of the tools. [more]
Webinars
Events
Stop by the WorkForce Software booth at the following 2009 Conferences and Expos.
Prize Drawings held during each event!
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2009 CUPA-HR Southern Region Conference
The Gault House
Louisville, KY
May 17-20th, 2009
Booth #3
www.cupahr.org/regions/conferences/
southern/
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2009 IPMA‐HR Southern Region Conference & AAPPA Annual Study Conference
Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center
Mobile, Al
May 17-20th, 2009
http://www.aappa-hr.org/conferences.htm
American Payroll Association Annual Congress
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA
May 19-23rd, 2009
Booth #309
www.americanpayroll.org
NACUBO 2009 Annual Meeting
John B Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
Boston, MA
June 27-30th, 2009
Booth # 503
www.nacuboannualmeeting.org/nacubo2009/
public/enter.aspx
Government Finance Officers 103rd Annual Conference
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle, Washington
June 28-30th, 2009
Booth # 503
http://www.gfoa.org
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