COVID-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.…

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Celebrating 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…

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Are 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…

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What 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…

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Ways to Work From Home

Right now there are many options to help businesses move to work from home. I have received dozens of emails discussing what companies are doing during this time. I am compiling all of the work from home hacks in this one location in hopes it helps keep our clients from having to search and search.…

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What do you stand for?

By Jeremy Wright Take a moment and roll that question around in your head. It’s one I, personally, ponder on from time to time as a way of keeping myself in check. While I understand my core values, do my actions properly represent my beliefs? In a world of problems, we can use our influence…

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What you should know about Payroll

By Jeremy Wright We here at Easy Time Clock are proud to announce the release of our long-awaited Payroll System! After 2 years of hard work, our beautiful bouncing baby payroll system has gotten its legs and is hitting the ground running! With that being said, I thought we should discuss ways to make sure…

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Employee Morale

By Jeremy Wright The old adage says “one bad apple ruins the whole barrel.” It’s no secret that one person’s bad day can affect the days of many who surround them, especially in situations where they work in close proximity to one another. Keeping your finger on the pulse of the overall morale of your…

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What Leaders Do- Defining Culture

By Rob Allen As part of this series of articles, we are looking at the role of culture definition.  Leaders need to be intentional about establishing a culture, or a culture might form that is not best for the success of the team. There are several important parts of culture development:  the first was values.…

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