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Fairly Managing Time Off Requests and How A Leave Tracker Helps

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When a business owner or manager hears that a key employee is planning to go on vacation, it can cause a sense of anxiety and fear. The owner or manager probably has a million thoughts running through their mind, including how project deadlines will be met, and how they’ll juggle other time-off requests that may come in for the same time. Read more ›

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What Should Employers Know About Sabbatical Leave?

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The idea of employees taking a sabbatical leave from work is one that can seem far-fetched, but it’s actually becoming a more common practice. Read more ›

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How To Create A Budget-Friendly Employee Benefits Package

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The economy is seemingly strong right now, and unemployment is low. There is also a skills shortage, and all of these elements are making recruiting and hiring a difficult proposition for many employers. To secure top talent, it’s important for employers to offer things that they find appealing, but not every employer has the huge benefit of a Silicon Valley company to build company gyms, daycares, and full-service onsite spas. Smaller and mid-sized businesses that want to remain competitive have to be able to attract a strong talent pool, but they don’t have endless funds to do so. Read more ›

10 Benefits of An Automated Leave Tracker Every Business Needs

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An automated leave tracker also called an attendance management system or vacation tracker is one of the most important tools every human resource department or small business needs. Leave tracker technology is important for small, medium and large businesses, and the benefits of having an automated attendance management system go well beyond the obvious. Read more ›

What Should Businesses Know About Mandatory Vacation?

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The Unlimited Time Off Trend

At CaptureLeave, since our focus is on vacation tracking and attendance management, we find ourselves checking out the latest trends in employee vacation and time off. We recently talked about the concept of unlimited vacation time, where employees have a bank of time. That time isn’t limited, as the name implies, and while they do have to request time off and have it approved, they can take the time they want and need. Read more ›

Are There Laws for Employee Vacation Time?

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There are plenty of benefits to a company using an automated vacation tracker or leave tracker system. One of the biggest is that it helps ensure they’re compliant. With that being said, if a company implements an automated leave tracker system but doesn’t fully understand laws at both the federal and state level, they won’t be able to maximize their use of the leave tracker. Read more ›