Blog Articles From the Workforce Management Experts

Why choose a biometric enterprise access control system?

Are you considering whether your company needs an access control solution? There are many ways to provide and manage access control, from fobs to mobile phones. Have you considered a biometric system?

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Three things to consider when choosing absence management software

As Christmas approaches, it’s likely that holiday requests will be coming in to your HR team. It’s important for the whole business to track them correctly. However, there are many other reasons for staff absence: parental leave, illness, sabbatical, training courses, medical appointments to name a few.

To manage your workforce effectively, you must track absences in an efficient system that records the right information. Here are three things you should look for when choosing absence management software.

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Are you ready for a four-day working week?

Most of us enjoy a Bank Holiday and wish a four-day working week was the standard. Under the government plans to boost flexible working, employees will be able to request a four-day working week. Here we examine the practicalities of this new working week.

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Offboarding: what is it? What does it involve?

Today, most companies recognise the need for a well-established onboarding process, but few spend the time to establish the offboarding process. Neglecting this crucial stage of the employee's life could be a mistake

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5 Types of Badge for Access Control  and Clocking In

In the working environment, badges are usually used for two main reasons: access control (permitting access to a restricted building) and clocking in for monitoring attendance. Different organisations have different requirements based on set criteria and restrictions, but how do you choose the most suitable method for your company? What do you need to consider? What options are available?

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How to Digitise Your HR Department

Digitalising is becoming the way forward for the majority of companies when it comes to modernising their Human Resources department. Saving time and reducing costs are major benefits but other elements also come into play…

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How to choose a suitable clocking in system for your work environment?

Your clocking in system is an essential tool that supports you and your employees on a daily basis. But is it suitable for your working conditions? From dust to cleaning and temperature variations, your work environment can have a major impact on the efficiency and lifespan of the system you choose. How do you choose the most suitable clocking terminal for your working conditions and where do you install it? What are the technical features you should pay attention to?

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Time and Attendance and payroll:  What's at stake?

Activity monitoring within organisations, which consists of monitoring and analysing the number of hours worked by employees as well as the type of work, is a key issue related to keeping track of productivity or cost pricing. How can activity monitoring be carried out? What tools are available to companies to support it?

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Time and Attendance and payroll:  What's at stake?

Monitoring employees' working time is of significant importance in organisations where the Human Resources team need to juggle different working time patterns, such as part-time, shift work and staggered hours. To optimise managing working time and monitoring employee activity, organisations can implement time management software.

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