Daylight Savings 2007 Checklist for HR

Feb 16

Daylight savings is coming a month early this year. And HR has to be on notice — it’s not just the fact that Daylight Savings is going to start on March 11 in the United States, it’s that there’s some real Y2K-like buzz about it. Are you ready?

HR Readiness Checklist for Daylight Savings 2007

Prepare all-employee communication for delivery on Friday, March 9.
Meet with IT about online calendars. (Microsoft calendars are not programmed to spring ahead early.)
Check those Blackberries. We wouldn’t want to miss an hour’s worth of e-mail.
Make sure payroll isn’t running near midnight. People like their paychecks ontime.
Be prepared to tell your international colleagues about the change.

About the Author

Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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Bill Strahan says:

February 19, 2007 at 1:08 pm

Wow. I would not have thought of this stuff. Glad you did and that I read KnowHR.Com/blog.

More for your consulting dollar.

Thanks.

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Frank Roche says:

February 19, 2007 at 3:51 pm

Bill, this one could be a decent-sized headache. Timetables for trains, planes, and automobiles are built on the schedule. Payroll, too. I know it wouldn’t be a disaster if people were late to a meeting by an hour, but the distraction multiplied out thousands of times (how many people have events already scheduled for March/April that have the wrong time?) can cost real money.

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