APS Payroll

APS Payroll | October 07, 2016

The ESS portal's home screen puts time and attendance front and center, giving employees the option of clocking in for work or logging onto the main dashboard. Chose the latter and an employee is transported to a main menu across the top that includes Benefits, Docs, Info, Pay, Reviews, Time Off, and Training. The rest of the ESS home screen displays shortcuts to activities that need the person's attention, including a to-do list, performance goals, and reviews. APS Online handles...

APS Payroll | October 20, 2016

Acting Superintendent Raquel Reedy has arranged for reviews of several Albuquerque Public Schools departments – a less formal process than the proposed systems audits that ignited conflict between former Superintendent Luis Valentino and Chief Finance Officer Don Moya, who is on paid administrative leave. The reviews of APS’ finance, information technology and human resources offices will be done at no cost by personnel from other school districts as a courtesy, though APS wil...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...