January 2014 – Time and Attendance

Time and Attendance Issues for Businesses: Increasing Productivity with Time and Attendance Software

Having a non computerised time and attendance solution provides your employees with the ability to take time off here and their as they know you are not able to fully track which employees are working at any one time. A computerised system requires your employees to clock in and out everyday and collects this data within a system all managers have access too.

Time and Attendance is one of the most important aspects of keeping your business productive. Employees can sometimes take advantage of the fact that you may or may not notice when they come to work. Many businesses do have “clocking in” procedures in place but even these can be thwarted by asking a friend to do it for them or other ways.

There are other problems, too, regarding incentives to get people motivated to attend more regularly. Working mothers often call in with sick children. Some workers have health problems or other issues that get in the way of their regular attendance. Those things do happen and people do have problems, lives, and responsibilities outside of the work place.

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How Employee Self Service Could Simplify the Time Management and Payroll Process

Allowing your employees to keep charge of their own schedules and management of time makes them less likely to take unnecessary sick days as they feel empowered. Providing them with the ability to view their time and attendance data as well as request holidays or sick days allows them to take full control over their time at work. Employee self service is a virtual platform that will allow your employees to do this and more.

Employees who feel empowered to take charge of their own schedules and time management are more likely to not call off or to take unnecessary sick days. The ability to look up their time and attendance, request holidays or sick days, and to know their attendance balances gives them the power to take real responsibility for their time and work.

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Using Software to Solve Common Problems with Shop Floor Data Capture

Having the ability to switch between tasks can often be a huge headache within manufacturing companies as it makes it almost impossible for the employer to track which of their employees is doing what task and for how long. Implementing a shop floor data capture system will allow you to track what your employees are up to at all times as well as help to solve the common problems that appear when workers often switch between tasks.

Technological advances and shifting market demands have made flexibility more important than ever before for manufacturers. Your employees’ ability to switch quickly from one task to another is an incredibly valuable feature of your company. However, this flexibility can be a double-edged sword. Keeping track of which employees are working on what projects, and for how long, can be a nightmarish task in the modern manufacturing shop. Fortunately, the right Shop Floor Data Capture technology can make it easy for you to solve a few of the most common problems that arise when employees must frequently switch tasks

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