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This document is a spreadsheet template that will help your staff record their individual job activities, including time spent on each activity over a period of time, the nature of the activity, and the perceived urgency of the activity.
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Let's say your employee comes to you this week, and again next week and the week after to advise you that they are overworked. How do you know if they're really overworked or if something else is going on? How do you know if you should hire additional headcount before justifying that new position?
The first step is to understand what the employee is spending their time on. The Job Activity Log is a spreadsheet that is completed by the employee up to 15 minute intervals that documents what they're spending their time on. If the employee reaches out to you to communicate that they're not able to cope with their workload, this will not be an antagonistic ask. It is providing a step to solution that the employee should be happy to participate in.
Depending on the job, the log is completed during a 2 to 4 week period to ensure that all monthly cycles of work are captured for the overworked employee. Some employees may not be happy to complete the form citing that they are too busy to complete it. Assure them that this is the first step to solution and to help the overworked employee manage their workload.
Job Activity Log - the Fit-bit for Evaluating a Position is a good read for setting up a process for overworked employees using your Job Activity Log.
Another tool that may be useful is the Weekly Status Report that is completed by the employee every week that summarizes the employee's accomplishments and results. This is an especially useful tool.
Additional Resources:
blog/ariane-laird-virtual-workforces-small-business
blog/work-from-home-remote-workers-distracted
blog/my-honest-experience-working-home
Once your Job Activity Log is completed by the overworked employee, you may discover one or more of the following:
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The Job Activity Log can be used on its own as a stand-alone tool, or as part of the Job Evaluation Kit.
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