Tuesday, September 6, 2011

HRiQ Online News Buzz: Losing Workers and Hours

In a growing economy, employees in various larger companies are looking to expand their options and grow professionally within their career. Many of them are finding it unwise and unworthy to remain stagnant in one firm that does not offer them opportunities for improvement and expansion. Thus, to make up for lost time, more and more employees are taking advantage of management lapses to absent themselves from work, choosing instead to go for job interviews for companies that they’d rather work for. This all happens at the expense of the company they are currently a part of.

According to the Canadian HR article, Companies lost over CAD$1 million in the year 2010 due to unworked and unclocked man-hours, and this is set to increase in the year 2011. Companies are in need of some form of HR software or attendance system that could circumvent the issue as mentioned.

A timesheet would be crucial to these companies, allowing employees to clock in and out digitally, reducing lapses in human resource management. This time attendance software would also help in absence management. Employees would be unable to be absent and therefore cost the company valuable work hours and money. This time attendance system would also help in managing a company’s payroll.

This payroll software directly benefits the company, as it is now easier to track employee contributions and manage wages accordingly. Companies can now reward hardworking employees and better manage less efficient workers, reducing the wasted human resource in a company. This also helps to tackle the issue of growth and expansion in the company – employees that prove themselves in terms of time attendance get a better result in the linked payroll software, and better financial rewards and prospects as a result.

Leave software would also be extremely beneficial for company purposes, as it helps make keeping track of absences easier. Online leave application is the most commonly used leave management system, with employees easily applying for leave with just a few clicks of the mouse. Employee leave management is simplified for both employer and employee as well, reducing the hassle for employees wishing to take official absence.

This is a HR solution that deals directly with attendance management, a large issue especially in larger companies and enterprises that might not have the manpower or administration to deal with such lapses on the ground level. Companies should consider such software to increase productivity.

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