8 Signs Your Company Needs a Performance Review System
When was the last time you made a promotion decision — and was it based on data or intuition? If you hesitated, it’s a sign your company needs more than occasional performance conversations.
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New dimension of communication during recruitment thanks to Copilot in Outlook
Working with several dozen of the largest companies in the Polish market, I can confidently say that 2025 is the time when technology in HR has ceased to be merely an add-on – it has become a key tool for building competitive advantage.
How does AI Copilot revolutionize working with documents in the Microsoft 365 environment?
The job market is changing faster than ever. Recruiters review dozens, sometimes hundreds, of applications daily. It's easy to miss the ideal candidate in a flood of information, especially when processes are repetitive and time-consuming. Fortunately, artificial intelligence is increasingly entering the HR world, and it seems like it's here to stay. Microsoft Word with Copilot is a combination that supports recruiters in their work.
How to plan PTO days to maximize your vacation in 2026
Strategically planning your Paid Time Off (PTO) is essential to make the most of your vacation days while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. With the right time off planning approach, you can transform limited days into meaningful, restorative breaks. This guide will help you master vacation planning for 2025, from understanding key strategies to leveraging expert tools.
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Performance management: how to ensure fair reviews
Discover how to implement fair performance management, set clear goals, provide feedback, and boost productivity with effective evaluation systems.
FMLA essentials: a simple breakdown
Understand FMLA essentials, from types of leave to eligibility, and support your team during life’s key moments while staying compliant.
ADA made simple: what employers need to know
Discover what the ADA means for employers, including ADA-protected disabilities and reasonable accommodations. Build an inclusive workplace!
Why GPS time tracking is the future for field-based work
See how GPS time clock apps make tracking employee time easier and more efficient, bringing real-time solutions to field-based industries.
Do automated attendance systems boost morale?
Discover how an automated attendance system streamlines attendance management, enhances accuracy, and improves efficiency among the employees.
Return to office? Make the move easy for remote teams
Help your company navigate the return-to-office transition with strategies for employees to smoothly shift from remote work back to the workplace.
HR Tech Deals for Black Friday 2023
Brace yourself! Holiday season is coming, and we decided to collect the best Black Friday HR Tech Deals to help you find the best solution out there to save money.
Remote Work-Life balance? Separate work from home
Working from home has many benefits, but remote work and maintaining a work-life balance in home life is tough. How to have a better work-life balance?
Generative AI in HR: The complete guide
The usage of AI in hiring and Human Resources presents significant opportunities for modern companies to automate mundane and repetitive tasks, thereby supporting their operations. Additionally, it is an effective way to save resources and enhance profitability. This text provides a detailed guide o
Software as a benefit? Discover how good tech stack can make your employees happy
Employee satisfaction is a key factor in their productivity. Companies try to care for them by offering many non-wage benefits, such as the Multisport card or private medical care. However, it is worth remembering that good software has an equally significant impact on employee satisfaction. Check h
Unlimited Paid Time Off – how to introduce it to the company, and how do they affect employees? [event summary]
Unlimited holidays are getting louder and louder. Is it a fashionable benefit or an improvement that affects employees' productivity? We decided to discuss this with people who work in organizations offering this type of leave.
Modern way of managing leaves and attendance for Higher Education, Universities, and schools
Holidays are a time to take a break from teaching and modernize how the administration works to enter the following year with more efficient solutions. Moving with the times, schools and universities more often decide to implement modern software for employee time tracking and leave management. Chec
Introducing a new integration – Calamari and Microsoft 365!
Want to manage your time and absences directly from Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365? Accelerate your daily work by having all the information about time and attendance at your fingertips, thanks to our new integration!
Work with Me: get a Free Notion User Manual Template
“Work with Me” user manual improves team communication and helps avoid misunderstandings. Download a free Notion template and create your own!
Work with me – personal user manual for work
Good communication between employees is crucial for maintaining productivity. The Employee Manual is a way to help people better understand each other, avoid misunderstandings, speed up productive discussion and build a foundation of empathy. Find out what is Work with Me, how to introduce it to you
Introducing Work with Me – a new part of the Core HR People module
How easier would it be to work if employees could check information about their colleagues and how to work with them at any time?
Taking Time Off, Stress-Free: How to Efficiently Organize Unlimited PTO. Interview with TRAFFIT
Unlimited holidays are a trend that is still not very popular, but there are already companies in Poland that decided to use this solution.
Is remote work good for everyone? What competencies should remote workers have
With remote work popularity, we need to learn more about it to understand how your company can benefit from hiring remote employees. To ensure that remote work is going well, you need to know how to organize it and what characteristics people should have to be good remote employees.
The secret of the Calamari team's productivity - tech stack that improves our everyday work
Excellent team communication and productive use of resources are our keys to success. With a great tech stack and effective communication processes, we can make our work run smoothly without problems.
Calamari recognitions of 2022
The problematic situation in the market and high inflation didn't stop our team from achieving goals. Calamari has been appreciated in Poland and around the world by our clients and experienced people from the business world.
Team structure: building a growth-oriented product team
Scaling the teams can be done regardless of their organizational structure. The key is in efficiency. How to start building the team with growth in mind?
HR trends to watch in 2023. An overview from the most important report
The Calamari team has cherry-picked the available reports and come up with the compendium below to guide you through uncertain and challenging times to come.
7 golden rules of managing HR documentation in the software development company
Software development agencies repurpose their employees' skills into new digital products. Therefore, they should prioritize everything related to their employees.
Presenteeism – causes, how to measure & prevent
Presenteeism – showing up to work despite illness or not being fully functioning – reduces productivity and hampers success. How to prevent it?
Product updates
Automatic reminders for pending timesheet edit requests
Timesheet edit requests that sit unanswered are a risk—they lead to reporting errors and payroll delays. That's why we've introduced automatic reminders for managers—similar to those they already know from leave requests.
Timesheet Details Report
We know accurate data isn't negotiable, that's why we've rebuilt our Timesheet Details Report from the ground up with rock-solid data integrity and flexible data ordering. The enhanced report is your single source of truth — seamlessly connecting two modules: Time&Attendance and Time Off without manual reconciliation.
Timesheet Calendar View
Timesheet errors have a way of piling up. That's why we've given every employee a tool to catch them before they become a problem.
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