September 17, 2010 – The Week in Time Attendance

Welcome to September 17, 2010 and this is “The Week in Time Attendance.”

Wincanton has implemented a Kronos time and attendance system for its 15,000 employees across the UK and Ireland. The rollout has been scheduled after testing the system at 14 Wincanton locations. For the complete press release, click here.

Acumen Data Systems, Inc. announces a sale on one year agreements for it time and attendance software systems. The sale allows companies to save $250 on a one year agreement. For the complete press release, please click here.

Apex Time Soutions introdued an upgrade to its Attendance Vacation Request module which provides employees with the opportunity to request vacation time through its ATS time and attendance employee interface. Supervisors use a separate interface for viewing requests and have the ability to accept or reject as necessary. For the complete press release, please click here.

Acroprint’s new blog post: “On Being a Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish.” The blog post provides an excellent overview on the costs of time and attendance and makes the case for risk management and mitigation. For the complete post, please click here.

After an impersonator drove a CTA bus out of a garage on the Chicago South Side last week, CTA is considering implementing a biometric time and attendance system to enhance security. While solutions are not the main focus at this point, the story is an powerful example as to the potential benefits of a biometric time and attendance system. For the complete story, please click here.

Cybershift will be demonstrating its award-winning workforce management system at the CUPA-HR Annual Conference Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana. The demonstration will help educational institutions understand the benefits of an automated time and attendance system. For the complete press release, please click here.

“Small Screen Wonders: HR Applications for Mobile Devices Can Help Improve Productivity. But What Do You Give Up for the Small Screen?” The article describes the time and attendance needs of Ecolab and how they have gone about finding the right solution for their needs. For the complete article, please click here.

Smart ‘N Final selects Kronos as its time and attendance provider. With approximately 293 retail stores across the Western US, Smart ‘N Final selected Kronos to save money on labor costs and remain compliant. For the complete press release, please click here.

“Pros and Cons of Mobile Management.” In this post, Andrew Mcllvaine evaluates the use of mobile applications in managing employee time and attendance. For the complete article, please click here.

Short. Sweet. That’s the week. Have a good weekend!