Saturday, 4 November 2017

Easy Time Clock Software Can In The Workplace

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.

It also gave supervisors the ability to cheat on timekeeping. If they had a staff member that they particularly favoured or disliked, they could show bias and adjust and alter their times to either benefit or penalise them. Obviously, this is not only unfair on staff and employer, but it is also seen as stealing since time is money.

The risk of abuse is reduced immediately an automated clocking system is installed. There is no longer an opportunity in the workplace for time cheaters. Data that is collected is protected within the system, readily available to those that require it as well as being updated constantly with no more delays while head office waits for an outlying branch to send over information. Manual calculations for wages are no longer needed upgrading accuracy and re-establish fair business practices.

The devices that are installed operate on either 3G or the local wireless internet. They are able to be remotely accessed for repairs and updates if necessary as well as retaining accurate time and dates. It is an efficient and effective way of running the system. Data is always instantly available to whomever requires it, with easily set up reports automatically being sent to the people that need to see them. Allowing different levels of data access is also an option.

Readers can be installed at the main entrances to the premises as well as secure areas because they not only control arrival, departure and attendance, they also control access if correctly set up and linked to a door or gate. Once the worker places his finger on the reader and it reads the fingerprint, he is identified and his time is linked to his file. If the staff member does not have access to that particular area or is only allowed in during specific times, the system does not allow the access controlled door or gate to open.

Any manual measuring system, such as clock cards, is able to be abused and it's often difficult to find proof of it. Using a biometric clocking system will eliminate all these risks. As soon as the workforces fingerprints are on record and their identity uploaded, all other information being read is available. The administrators of the system would also be able to capture information such as shift times, annual leave, area access as well as their position and rate of pay.




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