Time & Attendance

 

Companies of all sizes use Time & Attendance processes to gather information about the amount of productive time employees spend on the job. The most common tracking utilised is the capture of an accurate time each employee reports to work and the actual hours they spend on the job. With an advanced solution like the SACO Enterprise Time & Attendance module, employers can ensure that maximum productivity is achieved by enforcing rules pertaining to shifts and the workforce, resulting in an accurate payroll.

The time punch clock, or paper timesheet, is replaced with an electronic reader. This reader can either be a smartcard or biometric reader. The employee swipes an ID badge, or presents a finger to the reader at the beginning and end of the work period. This might even be as they exit through a physical Access Control barrier such as a turnstile. This clock data is sent to a central server where predefined rules pertaining to shifts, pay rules and the like are used to calculate an employees’ time code and the hours worked. All unauthorised overtime and absenteeism is recorded as exceptions and must be rectified by supervisors or payroll clerks. This information is in then interfaced to the payroll system where a pay rate is attached to the time worked for the employee. From this, payment can be made to the employee with very little, if any, input from payroll and supervisor staff.

The SACO Enterprise Time & Attendance module allows companies to track and evaluate the performance and work activities of employees using a single software application. The SACO Enterprise Time & Attendance software module enables employers to store, track and organise the most important employee time related information in one place. Everything needed to track and monitor employee activities and management processes is available through a user interface and central database server.

Companies with large number of employees usually need to install several readers. In this case, networking becomes important. RS-485 and RS-232 network protocol is commonly applied for Time & Attendance networking. Some systems use more robust and friendly networking technology such as Ethernet (TCP/IP) and Wi-Fi connecting the reader devices directly to the LAN or WAN.

Today, hundreds of employers use the SACO solution to pay their workforce, whether it interfaces to SAP, VIP or any other payroll system. The SACO solution provides an easy to use, but very powerful and effective way to manage productivity of your workforce. A major benefit to the SACO solution offering is the use of the readers. One reader can be used for both Access Control and Time & Attendance.

Some features included in Time & Attendance:

Shift Segmentation for low level control Pay Rules User defined Time Codes Interface to payroll system Multiple Public Holiday (PPH) Calendar Leave Management Overtime Shifts Shift Cycles

Shift Sensing Fixed shift roster cycles of any length Allowances Attendances Employee Categories Calendar Attendance Reports Absentee Reports

Get the most out of your employees, maximise productivity and simplify your payroll. Click here to contact SACO for more information on Time and Attendance solutions.

See Also:

Fingerprint Biometric Identification and Access Control

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