Absenteeism versus Presenteeism

Nowadays, absenteeism is not the only major problem for a company’s attendance management. Presenteeism is rising – and it tends to cause even more severe consequences for company’s finance and team performance.
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April, 2018
The Unseen Costs of Presenteeism

Poor absence management causes many problems related to absenteeism – but presenteeism is even worse. Being a hidden problem, it causes major indirect costs and impairs performance. How to handle it?
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April, 2018
Encouraging Employees to Use Vacation Time

Taking vacations is important for both employees and employers. Read on to learn strategies and employee vacation policies that help get the employees to use their earned leave time.
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March, 2018
Employees’ absenteeism in the workplace

Unscheduled absences cost billions to the economy and specific companies. Thankfully, there are ways to handle absenteeism at the workplace and minimize its effects
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March, 2018
Reasons for Calling In Sick:
How Much Do You Really
Need to Know?

Most people are not comfortable talking about their health. And if you have a valid reason for calling in sick, can your manager ask for details?
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February, 2018
How to Choose a Smart Leave Management Software?

Still tracking leaves in a spreadsheet? Consider moving to a special leave management software! Here’s some advice on how to choose a tool that will streamline leave requesting and approval process and save your valuable time.
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June, 2017
Choosing a Smart Vacation Calendar for Your Business

Summer is the time when absence management requires special attention and takes more time than usually. How to find a clear and uncluttered vacation calendar that would simplify leave management process and save managers’ time? See our tips!
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May, 2017
Paid Time-Off For Protests: Uncommon Leave Types Companies Are Using

Taking a paid leave for participating in a demonstration? That’s what some Silicon Valley companies are offering to their employees. Let’s take a look at our leave time statistics to figure out other uncommon leave types companies are tracking today.
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May, 2017
Common Practices of
Vacation Accrual Rules

How to set up vacation accrual rules for a company? How can vacation time be accrued and spent? Let’s take a look at the common practices in accruing leave balances and automating leave time calculation.
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March, 2017
Three Most Popular
Approaches to
Time Off Request

Requesting time off is something most of us have done at some point or another, so we all know how utterly frustrating that process can be. But it doesn’t have to!
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March, 2017
Mobile Attendance App:
A Great Way to Make
Your Team’s Life
a Whole Lot Easier

When people hear ‘employee attendance tracking’ they tend to think of either some crazy high-tech stuff, or something really basic like the good ol’ punch cards. But what if we told you that it can be as simple as an app on your phone?
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February, 2017
actiPLANS: Proud Winner
of FinancesOnline 2016
Employee Leave
Scheduling Awards

Here at actiPLANS we’ve always believed that we have an excellent product, but it’s always nice to have your work recognized by a team of industry professionals.
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December, 2016
Employee Attendance Tracking
a Way to Reduce Costs and Increase Work Efficiency

The benefits of employee attendance tracking don’t limit to a better discipline and motivation: reduced expenses are one of its palpable effects. So how can attendance tracking help avoid extra costs?
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December, 2016
Employee Leave Schedule:
Traditional vs. Modern

Using software tools for employee absence management is a common practice in companies of any size these days. And while familiar applications like Excel certainly get the job done, they pale in comparison to what the more advanced and specialized solutions like actiPLANS are capable of.
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November, 2016
Why Companies Need Absence
Management System

Using specialized system for leave planning – yet another chore for employees or an efficient way to optimize absence management in the company? Read on to learn more on features of special tools and see advices on how to choose the right solution.
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November, 2016