Saturday, November 25, 2017

Easy Time Clock Software Can Benefit Any Business

By Daniel Perry


Any company that employs staff is plagued with keeping track of their employees' time and attendance. Using a manual attendance register is often not reliable and open to abuse by the very staff that they need to monitor. A good solution is to install easy time clock software that can keep an accurate track of staff movements. It allows management to keep control of staff and monitor their work hours.

Workers that are slacking or show lack of regard for their obligation to the company can be dealt with swiftly with the appropriate sanction. Underlying issues can be dealt with speedily as the reporting system is now automated and the information is at the fingertips of the managerial team. The system can be programmed to report on issues as they arise, increasing staff morale and productivity as a result.

The manual attendance registers of the past were not a reliable or accurate way of keeping time records. Relying on staff to accurately record their own times gave them leeway, even under supervision, to write the incorrect data down. They could attempt to cover up late-coming and also claim for overtime work that had not taken place.

Supervisors that were guilty of stealing time, and thus money, from the company by altering manual time and attendance records or favouring particular workers, had an easy route. It was often difficult to pick up errors and certainly harder to find proof and deal with perpetrators. Unfairness and bias was always a potential hazard.

Once an automated clocking system is installed in the workplace and is working correctly, the risk of abuse is dramatically reduced. Access to data is immediate and accurate, no longer requiring that administrators and payroll staff call for physical cards and books to monitor. There is no longer a need for manual calculations and staff can no longer cheat their employer and fair business practice is re-established.

The readers are usually linked to the main computer system using 3G or wireless internet, maintain the correct time and date and allowing for remote access and repairs. It is a cost-effective and reliable method of running the devices. This also means that the data is instantly available and various reports can be set up from the software. Levels of access to the system and data is also possible.

Installing readers on main entrances as well as restricted areas offers control and security to the company. Once a worker places his or her finger onto the reader and they are identified, their time is automatically and immediately linked to their file. If they have been granted access to that area, the door or gate will automatically open for them. Security can also dictate that a particular worker or set of workers only has access to the premises at certain times or on certain days, or have no access to specific areas.

While manual clock cards are still open to abuse in some way, the biometric clocking system is practically foolproof. The workforce is required to have their fingerprints scanned and linked to their identity. Within the system, everything relevant pertaining to that staff member is recorded. Their position, the shifts they are expected to work, their annual leave days as well as their pay rate, depending on the chosen program.




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