Working from Home Series-Get a Breath of Fresh Air
Being in quarantine can be a depressing situation. The space in which you work may have once felt so spacious, but no feel more confined. With so many places closed for public safety, there’s not a lot of room to move around or a lot of options for places to go for relief. It’s important…
Read MoreWorking from Home Series- Stick to Your Schedule
It’s easy to lose track of time when you’re working from home. If you have kids, you know exactly what I mean. It’s important to know keep and adhere to your schedule to break up the monotony of an average work day for a multitude of reasons. Keeping an active work schedule means you have…
Read MoreCan’t Access Login Page?
Are you having trouble accessing our login page using a shortcut or bookmark? Our website host pushed an update that changed the way parts of our front page website work, resulting in some shortcuts being inoperable. This problem can be identified by the message: “Sorry! That page doesn’t seem to exist.” Here are some steps…
Read MoreUpdate May 12 on Login Issues
What a ridiculous few days we’ve all had! Sorry again to anyone who was affected by the front page server going down this weekend. We have an important update regarding that issue and how to avoid it in the future… PLEASE READ, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! If you or your employees have a shortcut to…
Read MoreHow To Handle Your ETC Account with Temporary Changes
Has your employment structure changed in response to the pandemic? The following is a guide to how you can manage your time clock account until things get back to normal. ☆Companies with no active employees currently, but plan to resume employment after quarantine ends: Freeze all employees in the Employee Setup page. Click the [?]…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Paid Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires some employers to offer a set amount of paid leave to employees unable to work due to the global outbreak. Follow the steps on this video to set up a non-accruing PTO category to represent paid time off used for quarantine or treatment during the COVID-19 crisis.…
Read MoreCelebrating Birthdays During COVID-19
If your child’s birthday falls in the coming months, explaining to your child that their birthday can’t be celebrated anymore is not only hard on the child to come to terms with and understand, but it also puts a damper on you as a parent. Over and over again, my kiddo keeps asking to go…
Read MoreAre breaks required?
How many people out there actually take their breaks? Statistically, it’s hard to say. Throughout the nation, however, over 56% of employees nationwide have a lunch break that is 30 minutes or less, and more than half of Americans claim they cannot take a break. Millennials, in particular, say they fear to take their breaks…
Read MoreWhat is our plan during isolation?
Dear ETC Clients, We wanted to share with you our plan and what you can expect from the ETC team during this crazy time. We have had a work-from-home plan for several years that we implement during Oklahoma weather, holidays, and any other days as needed. With the Covid-19 situation, we are going to have at least half of our…
Read More3/18/2020 National State of Emergency – How Your Employees May Be Affected
Are your employees clocking in safely? We know COVID-19 is all you’ve heard about for the last week, but let’s talk about how you and your employees may be affected on a daily basis. Shared contact is being discouraged. Are your employees sharing a device to clock in and out? Here are some recommendations from…
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