New features & enhancements Locked dates by department It’s now possible to setup locked dates for a specific department instead of just the entire company. Approval from Wallchart As an approver or admin user, approval from clicking on the booking on the wallchart is now possible to avoid needing to navigate to the approval page. […]
Every company has to deal with their employees leaving at some point: it’s an inevitable part of running a business. What isn’t as inevitable, fortunately, is the disruption that a departing employee can cause. That’s something that a company has some influence over, and an employee’s notice period plays a large part in that. The […]
Although technology, namely faster internet bandwidth speeds and sophisticated communication tools, has endowed businesses with greater flexibility – and allows them to continue operating, company culture usually suffers as a result. A distributed workforce, which refers to teams spread across different locations and time zones, is becoming increasingly common in remote work environments and brings […]
A constructive, positive company culture is essential for a business’ long-term prosperity. The better an organisation’s culture – the happier and more productive their workforce and the higher their rate of staff retention. A healthy work culture shapes the overall environment, values, and norms within an organization, supporting employee well-being and work-life balance. However, businesses […]
New features & enhancements Trial expiry changes Now if you’re a customer where your trial has expired, you can login to provide billing details to re-enable your company accounts on ScheduleLeave. Additional countries added to public holidays We have now added multiple new countries to the public holiday / bank holiday list, with more to […]
New features & enhancements Booking clash message improvement Now when a user performs a booking where it’s blocked due to the setting “Maximum People Absent“, it will display the dates of the booking which clash with the booking the user is trying to perform. Forgot password improvements Now when a user logs in with an […]
Although absenteeism is a persistent problem for business, on the opposite end of the scale is the issue of presenteeism. This post explores the concept of presenteeism, its causes, how it affects businesses and what you can do about it. What is presenteeism? Presenteeism refers to instances when employees come into work despite feeling unwell […]
When a member of their workforce is repeatedly absent without prior permission, they can be described as engaging in absenteeism. Although businesses have to contend with their staff missing work for a variety of reasons, the most challenging of these are unplanned absences and unexpected absences that they can’t control. Absenteeism, also known as workplace […]
Though everyone is familiar with the concept of an employment contract, the idea of a psychological contract isn’t as well known. This post looks into psychological contracts, how they’re formed, what happens when they’re breached, and how to maintain them. What is a psychological contract? A psychological contract is the collection of beliefs, commitments, and […]
Although it’s in everyone’s best interest for your staff to use their entire annual leave allowance, on occasion, they’re guaranteed to ask for dates which are problematic for the company. Whether it’s a busy time for your business that requires all hands on deck or workers have booked time off already, you often have no […]
