Summer Schedules
It’s almost time for Florida to enter the real Summer season. Not the imitation Summer seasons we have most of the year. The temperature goes up and that cold ocean water gets even more inviting. More so when you work all day and don’t have time to enjoy it. We all have bills to pay and responsibilities to handle. Sometimes though we want to just leave work and head to the beach. Not just employees either. Sometimes we want to just send the whole company to the beach, including ourselves.
While the beach is definitely important, what about other aspects. School is either out or almost out by this time. This is going to really shift parents schedules. On one hand, they don’t have to drop off or go pick up their child from school. On the other hand, their weekly educational daycare is out for the summer. Someone has to watch the children until school starts back up. There are other things that can also disrupt a normal schedule as well. Which means flexibility is crucial to a functional company.
How do we accommodate our employees without cutting out customers and profits?
The answer depends on your business. If you own a retail based business, it can be challenging to rework schedules. Some companies do find ways to implement a new schedule. One common way has the store open and close earlier. If a store was normally open from 10 AM -8 PM it might change to 8 AM – 6 PM. Another way is working with employee’s schedules so some have plenty of morning time for taking care of their children who are out of school. They might need time to find new childcare options before returning to their regular schedules. That or so they can go to the beach. You don’t needs kids to appreciate a morning off of work.
How do you decide what is best for your company and how do you implement this? There are a few things to consider.
Busy Times: When is your store busy? Is it generally quiet around open and close? If so than moving your schedule won’t be that difficult. If people tend to be waiting at the door when you open? Moving schedules would be a little more difficult. In either situation it’s best to give plenty of warning about changing your schedule. Post it on social media and in the store.
Customers or Clients: Retail stores tend to have a harder time changing schedules. Companies that have clients rather than customers tend to be easier. When you have clients, you tend to schedule times for them to arrive. So working them around a different work schedule becomes easier.
Employees Schedules: Some employees have schedules they need to keep to. Their child might get out of school at 2 P.M. so they need to be out of work by 1 P.M. to pick them up. Is it going to be complicated fitting your employee’s schedules? That is important to consider when you are working on a new summer schedule. When making schedules for employees, keep notes on it. It will help you in more ways than just Summer schedules.
Can You Get The Work Done?: The most important thing to consider is will the new schedule give employees enough time? The work needs to get done before leaving for the day. Otherwise you lose money and customers. Make sure you don’t change the schedule so drastically that employees have to struggle or take shortcuts.
Can Your Payroll Handle It?: Any good company needs a payroll that can adapt with changes. If you are not on top of your payroll, you can find it difficult to make decisions about your employees.
There are different resources at your disposal to answer these questions. One resource is Vision H.R. Payroll Services. Vision H.R. is a Payroll Company in Daytona Beach. We work to organize, optimize, and maintain our client’s payroll. With detailed reports about your payroll, you can make the right decisions about employees and their schedules. It also takes some stress off your shoulders. The less you have to worry about, the better the Summer gets.
So let Vision H.R. handle your payroll, so you can handle the rest.
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