Thursday, October 17, 2013

Insurance Office Time Clock

We get a lot of calls from State Farm and Farmers insurance agents looking for a way to keep track of time & attendance for their support staff. We have several time clock deployment options that work well in an insurance office setting. If you have just a couple of employees and need simple time clock features, then the Basic Edition may be just what you need. Employees can clock in and out from a central computer and print timecards at the end of the payroll period with all of the regular hours and overtime already calculated for you. If you need more advanced features, then consider the Pro Edition which adds paid time off, activity tracking, messaging, and shift rules. If you'd like your staff to clock in and out from their own computer workstations, then the Network Edition fits the bill. Each edition of Virtual TimeClock is available as a free time clock software download for a generous evaluation period.

We're currently working with State Farm corporate to have Virtual TimeClock approved for download on State Farm supplied laptop computers.

Jeff Morrow
Virtual TimeClock Product Manager
Redcort Software Inc.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Is Columbus Day a Holiday?

Columbus Day first became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, and has been observed on the second Monday in October since 1970. In fact, many countries in the New World celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492. Columbus Day is generally observed by banks, the US Postal Service, other federal agencies, most state government offices, many businesses, and most school districts. However, many businesses and even some states abstain from observing the holiday.

Hawaii, Alaska, and South Dakota are the three US states that do not recognize Columbus Day at all. Instead, Hawaii celebrates Discoverers' Day, which commemorates the Polynesian discoverers of Hawaii. And South Dakota celebrates an official state holiday known as Native American Day rather than Columbus Day.

Are you looking for a way to keep track of your employee holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal time off? Then check out our full-featured time & attendance system.

Jeff Morrow
Virtual TimeClock Product Manager
Redcort Software Inc.