Blog Posts
15 Years and Counting…
Fifteen years ago, the Internet began to transform the way we buy, entertain ourselves, and socialize. With those shifts came the launch of technology giants such as Facebook, who in 2004, was ushering in a new era for online communication. As Axsium Group...
Six Steps to Seasonal Staff Planning for the Holidays
It’s now the second half of 2019 and you’ll soon be in the thick of hiring and training the extra workers you’ll need to service your customers during the annual holiday rush. But if you’re hoping Santa will be bringing you a stocking full of seasonal...
Calibrating Your WFM Solution to Work Within the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Regulations
The UK, like most other developed parts of the world, has legislation in place to protect the interests of minimum wage workers. Employers with a significant number of these workers must be particularly focused on complying with these laws, as the penalties for not...
Labor Budgeting and Labor Forecasting
Many retailers experience a mismatch between the number of labor hours they forecast and the actual number of labor hours they need to properly serve customers. Labor minimums are often a large part of the problem. In a perfect world, if you had 23 hours of...
Axsium Clients Make Top Employer and Retailer Lists
In the 10 years I’ve been at Axsium, we’ve had the privilege of serving clients who’ve turned to us for help throughout different points of their WFM journey. And with a competitive landscape that continues to challenge retailers in new and ever-evolving ways,...
What’s Driving Your Drivers?
If you’re familiar with labor standards, you’re also familiar with the term “driver”. It’s a common workforce management term used to refer to any data that impacts workload when applied to a labor standard. When used correctly, drivers can maximize the efficiency of your labor model and support your labor strategy.
So how do you know if your current tools are using driver data to their best effect? And which capabilities should you consider when initiating or upgrading your labor standard measurement tool?
