America's largest retailer with 4,000 employees used CloudApper AI TimeClock to enforce mandatory 30-minute breaks for minor employees, ensuring compliance, promoting well-being, and seamlessly integrating with their Kronos/UKG Pro WFM system for accurate timekeeping and streamlined workforce management.
As HR professionals, we understand the complexities of workforce management, especially for large retail chains with geographically dispersed stores. Ensuring compliance with labor regulations, streamlining scheduling, and maintaining accurate timekeeping data are crucial to success. In this article, I’d like to share the story of a leading US-based retailer who overcame a specific challenge – enforcing mandatory 30-minute breaks – by leveraging CloudApper AI TimeClock within their existing Kronos/UKG Pro WFM system.
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A prominent US-based retailer with over 4,000 employees spread across numerous stores was in the process of implementing Kronos/UKG Pro WFM to streamline their workforce management. However, they faced a hurdle: finding a cost-effective and efficient time-tracking system that integrated seamlessly with their new UKG platform.
Key Points
- CloudApper AI TimeClock integrated seamlessly with the retailer’s existing Kronos/UKG Pro WFM system, ensuring smooth data flow and eliminating manual data entry.
- The retailer used their existing iPad infrastructure, reducing the need for expensive dedicated hardware and minimizing upfront costs.
- Facial recognition technology was implemented to ensure accurate timekeeping and eliminate buddy punching.
- CloudApper’s workflow engine automatically prompted employees to take their mandated 30-minute breaks after 4 hours of work, ensuring compliance with labor laws.
- Automated break enforcement minimized non-compliance risks and promoted employee well-being by ensuring necessary rest periods.
The answer came in the form of CloudApper AI TimeClock. This innovative solution offered several key advantages like CloudApper leveraged the retailer’s existing iPad infrastructure, eliminating the need for expensive dedicated hardware and minimizing upfront costs. CloudApper integrates seamlessly with Kronos/UKG Pro WFM, ensuring smooth data flow and eliminating the need for manual data entry or duplicate systems. The retailer opted for CloudApper’s facial recognition technology, ensuring accurate timekeeping and eliminating buddy punching.
However, the true game-changer for this retailer was CloudApper’s ability to enforce mandatory 30-minute breaks.
Enforcing Mandatory 30-Minute Breaks for Minor Employee
With many minor employees, the retailer prioritized ensuring compliance with labor laws surrounding break times. CloudApper’s unique workflow engine allowed them to configure a system that:
- Automatically Prompts Breaks: Employees receive automatic notifications that prompt them to take their mandated 30-minute breaks after working for 4 hours. This ensured all minor employees received the required rest period.
- Guarantees Compliance: CloudApper’s automated break enforcement system minimized non-compliance risk and ensured the retailer adhered to all applicable labor rules. This provided peace of mind for the HR team and protected the company from potential penalties.
- Promotes Employee Well-Being: Enforced breaks not only ensured compliance but also promoted employee well-being. The retailer fostered a healthier and more productive work environment by encouraging employees to take necessary rest periods.
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While enforcing mandatory 30-minute breaks was a critical factor for this retailer, CloudApper AI TimeClock offers many additional benefits. CloudApper empowers employees with self-service features like time card access and the ability to submit leave requests directly from Kronos/UKG TimeClock. This fosters a sense of ownership over work hours and improves overall employee satisfaction. Facial recognition technology and secure data transmission protocols minimize the risk of timekeeping fraud and data breaches.
If you’re an HR professional utilizing Kronos/UKG Pro WFM and seeking a comprehensive timekeeping solution, CloudApper AI TimeClock is the answer. Our solution seamlessly integrates with your existing UKG platform, offering a cost-effective, secure, and user-friendly approach to workforce management. Contact CloudApper today to discover how CloudApper can help you ensure mandatory 30-minute breaks, improve employee well-being, and streamline your HR operations. Let CloudApper empower you to achieve greater compliance, enhanced efficiency, and a happier workforce.
