New Add Employee Journey in LeaveWizard
It is no secret that for a long time your employee holiday planner, the LeaveWizard app, was built, maintained and supported by a team of two. We invested a lot of time and did our best. But of course, times moved on, technologies changed, people’s expectations changed. And over time some parts of our app […]
Are You Getting Enough Notice for Staff Leave Requests?
Getting enough notice when staff request annual leave is vital to make sure your business runs smoothly when staff are away from the business. When staff is on holiday it’s vital to either replace them or to have a colleague cover their work. Out of the blue, last-minute requests for time off can make it […]
The Cost of Annual Leave
Beyond employees’ pay, there are hidden costs to employing people. The cost of annual leave is one of these. How much does annual leave cost your business? The obvious cost of employing workers at any business is their wages, along with the payroll taxes they generate, for each employee, though, there are other expenses. One […]
What Could Your Data Tell You About Leave and Absence?
Big data is king, we have all heard of how gathering and analysing information is transforming the modern business world. By seeing patterns, you can make predictions and manage your resources, saving time and money. Seeing trends early can also let you spot and deal with difficulties before they become problems. When it comes to […]
Do You Have Complicated Rules Within Your Organisation?
Most people think of annual leave as a simple thing: book it, take it, done. For managers though it can be a minefield. Staffing levels and core tasks need to be balanced against the needs and rights of individual employees. Very quickly the rules your organisation needs to manage annual leave can become complicated. So […]
Tax has Gone Digital – Should Annual Leave?
April 2019 saw the introduction in the UK of Making Tax Digital (MTD), a new regime for business taxes. Under the new arrangements, certain types of corporate tax will need to be filed electronically every quarter, with records kept using software that meets the taxman’s standards. The introduction of MTD has been much delayed and […]
Do You Need Different Start Dates to Your Annual Leave Year?
Holiday entitlement at most firms is set on a yearly basis. In any given year each employee has a fixed number of paid days off, based on a legal entitlement, and any contractual rights to extra days. The annual nature of leave means that once-a-year holiday entitlement resets, with untaken leave usually lost and the […]
How Flexible is your company? Your Employees need it
Most organisations these days pride themselves on being “agile”, responding to customer needs as and when they arise. Flexibility is now seen as a core business principle. It’s not just with your clients that flexibility pays off though, your employees need it too. In one study, 96% of employees reported wanting more flexibility in the […]
How Does LeaveWizard Make Life Easier for Small Businesses?
Running a small business isn’t always easy. As your firm grows, so do the administrative burdens. Increases in paperwork start to take you away from your core business, and complex administration starts to demand either more time or money spent on advisors. For many business owners, one of these admin tasks that grow out of […]
Staff Holiday Planner Online – Smarter than Spreadsheets, Faster than Paper
Changing the staff holiday planner is a New Year’s ritual at many small and medium companies. Last year’s jumbo-sized calendar comes off the wall, this year’s goes up, and the work of updating the whole staff’s holiday to the planner begins. The simplest method? Especially in a small business, it can seem like the simplest […]