SquadBear Blog
Practical guides to leave, time tracking and team health, from the team building the HR tool your AI can talk to.
Best Time-Tracking Tools for Software Teams (2026 Guide)
Time tracking is three different products wearing one name. How to tell billing timers from capacity trackers, with verified July 2026 pricing.
Designing a Fast Leave Approval Workflow Without Bottlenecks
Who decides, what can push back, and who covers the work: a practical design for leave approval chains, plus the latency cost of every extra approver.
The Complete Employee Offboarding Checklist & Legal Guide
A phase-by-phase offboarding checklist with owners and due dates, the timing trap that strands handover work, and what to keep versus erase.
The Ultimate Employee Onboarding Checklist for Small Teams
A phase-by-phase onboarding checklist for small teams, the three mistakes that quietly kill most checklists, and the parts a good tool should run for you.
How to Roll Out Company Policies & Track Employee Sign-Off
What a solid acknowledgment record contains, what it is not legally, and how to roll out a policy without a spreadsheet and three weeks of chasing.
PTO Accrual Explained: Grants, Proration & Carryover
How PTO accrual really works: annual vs. monthly grants, proration for joiners and part-timers, carryover caps, and why two correct methods disagree.
CapEx vs. OpEx for Engineering Time: A Guide for Tech Teams
Engineering payroll is your R&D cost. How the capex/opex split changes profit and tax, and how to collect audit-ready hours without annoying engineers.
The Bradford Factor: Formula, Calculation & When to Use It
The Bradford factor turns absence history into one score that weights frequent short absences heavily. The formula, worked examples, and where it goes wrong.
What Is eNPS? The Employee Net Promoter Score, Explained
How the employee Net Promoter Score works, how to calculate it, what counts as a good result, and how to run the survey so people answer honestly.