December 31, 2000 – The Week in Time Attendance

Welcome to December 31, 2010 and this is the last Week in Time Attendance for 2010:

Mobile phone GPS tracks employee time and attendance using Legiant. Legiant announced the addition of mobile GPS tracking technology to their Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solution. For the complete press release, please click here.

Mississippi State Government will be implementing a labor management system to reduce overtime and labor costs. With cuts recommended for most state governments next year, law makers are looking to Kronos for a way to replicate a workforce management system to help control labor costs. For the complete article, please click here.

Perfect timing with the use of fingerprint time attendance machines in India. Each and every company uses time and attendance systems irrespective of company size for recording work hours and correctly paying wages. For the complete press release, please click here.

No-fault attendance systems and the FMLA. Penalizing an employee for taking FMLA under a “no fault ” attendance policy faults an employee for taking leave itself. An employee in Indiana brought an FMLA suit to court citing problems with its “no fault” attendance policy. For the complete case overview, please click here.

 

Mesa employees donate vacation time to help dad deal with daughter’s cancer. “What they donated is a gift from the heart, a real sacrifice…It’s a tribute to the people we have working for us,” says Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. For the complete article, please click here.

 

Plantation management company renews time and attendance system subscription agreement with Gatekeeper Business Solutions. Plantation Management Company has employed Gatekeeper Business Solutions time and attendance system to manage labor and payroll since 2001. For the complete press release, please click here.

Short. Sweet. That’s The Week. Have a good weekend and Happy New Year!

 

October 8, 2010: The Week in Time Attendance

 

Welcome to October 8, 2010 and this is The Week in Time Attendance:

WirelessTimeClock.com introduces its time attendance clock with Proximity Card Reader. The wireless and web-based option allows business owners the flexibility of doing time and attendance management anywhere and anytime. For the complete press release, please click here.

NETtime Solutions implements SaaS time and attendance system at the Schumacher Group. Schumacher selected SaaS time and attendance system that excelled in data durability and security. For the complete press release, please click here.

EZTimeSheet Employee Attendance Software available on Halfpricesoft.com. The availability of Attendance Software allows businesses to test the software before committing to a purchase. For the complete press release, please click here.

Legic partners with Bosch for smartcard solutions. The partnership is designed to take advantage of integrating with Mifare technology. For the complete press release, please click here.

Legiant’s user conference makes time and attendance management easy for customers. The conference included case studies, breakout sessions and special activities. For the complete press release, please click here.

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

August 6, 2010: The Week in Time Attendance

Welcome to August 6, 2010 and this is The Week in Time Attendance:

ViryaNet field service and mobile workforce management solutions succeeds in partner growth strategy. ViryaNet’s core business is as a provider of workforce management solutions that optimize the full cycle of scheduling and dispatch processes. For more information, click here.

Acroprint’s Time for Business Blog released the article “The Dangers of Automatic Meal Deductions.” Though technically released last week, the quality of the post warrants a mention in this week’s edition. The blog post details the perils of automatically deducting meals while also offering up solutions to those perils. “You will likely find it’s much easier in the long run to have overtime-eligible employees simply clock in and out when they take their meal breaks.” For more information (and a good read), click here.

inContact partners with Verint Systems to provide a cloud-based workforce management solutions. Combining the strengths of two global leaders, inContact will convert Verint Systems’ workforce management solution to their platform and deliver the solution via cloud to call centers of all sizes. For more information, click here.

“Employers should not fear end to default retirement age.” People Management in the UK reports that while the government will be abolishing the DRA in April of 2011, that mixed age teams will deliver improved business performance and that there are benefits to be reaped. For more information, click here.

TOA Technologies is developing an iPad App as an optional delivery method for its mobile workforce management solutions. Touted as the only cloud-based predictive workforce management and predictive customer communication solutions provider, TOA Technologies feels that the solution will help businesses reduce expenses. For more information, click here.

Aron Ain, Chief Executive of Kronos Inc. discusses how workforce software was not immune to the recession. The Kronos executive talks about the ups, downs and the future of Kronos. For more information, click here.

FLEXTRACK ha successfully completed of its vendor management system into their workforce management line. “We’re proud to announce the completion of one of the most complex software and business process integrations to date within the Canadian Contingent Workforce marketplace.” For more information, please click here.

Accenture will be rolling out a multimodal biometric solution for UIDAI in India. The solution is set to be in place for two years or 2 million enrolled participants (whichever occurs first). For more information, click here.

Asure Software has provided an update to Ceridian-related customers with customers rallying behind iEmployee’s time and attendance solution. Asure is pleased to have capture 80% of its mid-market target. For more information, click here.

Legiant has partnered with Fulcrum Biometrics to offer a virtual punch clock. The goal is to release a cost-effective biometric solution for time and attendance that will integrate seamlessly with Legiant’s Timecard Software. For more information, click here.

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

July 30, 2010 – The Week in Time Attendance

Welcome to July 30, 2010 and this is The Week in Time Attendance:

 Staffing company, Administaff, acquired Galaxy Technologies, a leading time and attendance software services company. Administaff felt that Galaxy Technologies provided an opportunity could expand and complement its core business: human resources. For more information, please click here.

Report shows that electronically recording an employee’s time increases productivity by as much as 25%. The survey was undertaken by Vizual Management Solutions and the results show that business leaders desire to keep their skilled workforce and pay them correctly for the hours they put in while at work. For more information, please click here.

Legiant, a provider of time and attendance solutions, now features absence notification on its IVR system. With IVR, employees can clock in , transfer departments/jobs, and credit work hours directly to Legian Timecard overt the phone. For more information, please click here.

Legiant (2nd mention in this post), is also currently hosting a time and attendance user conference in downtown Austin, TX. The conference is set to highlight best practices, tips and future enhancements for Legiant Timecard. For more information, please click here.

Amano acquired Accu-Time Systems (ATS). ATS is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of biometric and non-biometric terminals to the Time and Attendance and Worforce Management industry in the US. For more information, click here.

Time Masters will be launching its own line of employee attendance management products shortly. Please stay tuned!

Anyway…

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