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Are you having a hard time get the proper data? Do you know your company’s true cost? By automating your manual time sheets, you empower employees to manage their time-related information on their mobile device of choice or any workstation with Internet access. Managers, in turn, can access employee time and attendance related data and approve time-off requests and other accrual based information With ATS time and attendance solutions companies can facilitate absence planning and time recordkeeping of their employees.

 ATS cloud-based time and attendance solution enables customers to achieve a single source for their employee records. ATS Timework is delivered with time management functionality that supports integration into third-party application.  ATS TimeWork Employee goes beyond basic automation to deliver a suite of applications for your most demanding business priorities. ATS next-generation Workforce Management Solution (WFM) is designed for the global enterprise workforce and delivered via the cloud, serving more than 21 thousand users.

With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, you get:

Comprehensive system of record: Get alerts through your smartphone for impending overtime conditions so you can make proactive scheduling changes before overtime hours gets to your payroll software.

Robust workforce planning: Plan employee schedules shifts weeks in advance while managing approvals in real time.

Powerful analytics: Correlate workforce data through seamless data integration with payroll, HR, ERP and other third-party applications for actionable insights.

Data capture options: Collect time tracking data online with web punching, on the road with mobile devices and geofencing capability, or through the use biometric time clocks, barcode time clocks– or through any combination of these options.

Employee Self-Service: turn over daily timekeeping tasks to your employees by allowing them to swap shifts, review personal time off (PTO) balances and make scheduling requests through the cloud.

With ATS TimeWork, you can re-imagine streamlined business processes, manage compliance risk pay and substantially increase workforce productivity.

To learn more visit the ATS website to view full program details, view a list of customers and explore our comprehensive resource center, with solution demos, support details, all the while, viewing the wonderful benefits of using an ATS time and attendance solution.

Unlock the Power of your Workforce with a Modern Time and Attendance Solution

The use of biometrics data collectors as a way to track employee attendance has become ubiquitous in virtually every industry, the world over. The popularity of biometrics is highlighted throughout the mission impossible franchise with iris, finger and face recognition technology. And, with this technology becoming the norm in 95% of ATS time and attendance deployments it’s an indication of just how far this technology has come. Biometrics however, has a long and storied history.

ATS Fingerscan Reader

This paragraph, from the website Wikipedia, describes the history of biometrics in this way “Biometric identifiers are the distinctive, measurable characteristics used to label and describe individuals. Biometric identifiers are often categorized as physiological versus behavioral characteristics. Physiological characteristics are related to the shape of the body. Examples include, but are not limited to fingerprint, palm veins, face recognition, DNA, palm print, hand geometry, iris recognition, retina and odour/scent. Behavioral characteristics are related to the pattern of behavior of a person, including but not limited to typing rhythm, gait, and voice. Some researchers have coined the term behaviometrics to describe the latter class of biometrics.”

If your company is considering deploying a biometric time and attendance solution, it’s important to note that while the capturing of data is similar, the difference is, at times, in the dissemination and data processing. For example, an ATS FaceScan time clock can be set up for “Look and Go”- in this scenario, an employee simply puts their face against the reader and once the image is recognized it registers their “In or Out Punch.” Whereas, a fingerscan reader will require an employee to key in a number on keypad that is attached to the unit in addition to placing their finger on the reader.

ATS HandGeometry Time Clock

The mention of biometrics conjures up a plethora of questions and concerns including; health, safety and privacy. And, there are well documented cases of companies having to explain to employees the convenience of a biometric time management system, after its installation as oppose to taking the time to give their workforce advanced notice. The implementation of biometric time and attendance system is made that much easier if everyone-especially the main users are included in the discussion process namely; Payroll Practitioner, HR Manager, and a member of the plant or production team. By the large, implementing biometric time clocks is simple if you have the right vendor. It’s also important to note that not all biometrics are suited for every environment and that’s where the expertise of vendor with deep industry expertise helps.

If you are considering implementing a biometric time and attendance solution and have questions, go to our website and download a list of FAQ or contact us by phone at: 866.294.2467.

ATS Multipurpose FingerScan Premium Time Clock

Simplify Your Company Data Capture Process

September 25th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Biometric Time Clock | Business Intelligence | Collective Bargaining | Employee Time and Attendance - (Comments Off on Simplify Your Company Data Capture Process)

ATS TimeWork Time and Attendance is a complete solution that helps your company grow efficiently. The ATS time clocks records and sends accurate data, in real-time to payroll, thus, eliminating duplicate entry. ATS TimeWork is quick to implement, easy-to-use Workforce Management Solutions (WFM) software that helps thousands of companies across Canada and the US manage their payroll, HR, operations, finance and supply chain and grow their business.

ATS Time and Attendance solutions are in use across a broad section of industries, including; manufacturing, healthcare, retail, industrial machinery and oil & gas. Our customers include small, mid-size and enterprises across every vertical. ATS Time and Attendance solutions allow quick implementations, and provide cost-effective support for changing business demands.

Here are 5 industry segments that benefits through the use of an ATS Time and Attendance Solution:

Manufacturing-ATS Time and Attendance helps manufacturers reduce costs, expand profit margins, and increase reduce high payroll costs. ATS TimeWork addresses complexities like globalization, payroll compliance and collective bargaining agreements. ATS Time and attendance gives businesses the competitive edge by; improve efficiency, profitability, and sustainability, and access to a library of on-the-go reporting capability.

Healthcare- ATS Time and Attendance for healthcare enables organizations to achieve greater efficiency within their operations; collaborate to improve outcomes; and integrate employee scheduling for a more sustainable, personalized and patient-centric system focused on value.

Oil & Gas- ATS industrial solution automates your shop floor and increase business efficiency regardless of your company’s size. The system allows business processes to be efficient, responding quickly and effectively to events and requests by making timely information available at anytime. The ability to plan, manage and optimize the productivity and performance of your workforce, while being responsive to the external regulatory environment, becomes increasingly vital to the success of the industrial machinery industry.

Retail- Our time tracking solution propels retail operations with a flexible and integrated approach to workforce management that drive the benefits that go right to the bottom line. The ATS solution applies intelligent data analytics so senior management can discover fresh insights, captured in real-time to improve operations, finance, administration, HR, budgeting, IT and business management functions.

Public Sector- ATS Time and Attendance solutions can help you support environmental initiatives; improve city performance, and data collection process – with best-in-class workforce planning. Our flexible software solutions can help government effectively manage employee time through the use of biometric time clocks – and significantly reduce fraud, waste, and abuse. Designed for all levels of government, ATS TimeWork suite of tailored time management solutions supports defense, civilian agencies, education, healthcare institutions; and municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments.

Whether you represent the public or private sector ATS Time and Attendance is designed for improving business performance. To outpace the competition, you need new ways to streamline costs, while increasing productivity, all while staying globally compliant. ATS industry-leading time and attendance solution makes it easier for you to simplify processes, and drive business productivity.

To learn more, go to our website.

Simplify Your Company Data Capture Process

The introduction of time tracking biometric technology to companies in 1999 was a hard sell. Some of these companies felt that the use of this technology to track employee hours would give the appearance of “big brother” watching over them, or infringe on employees rights. Of course, that is no longer an issue since many of these companies have come to understand that biometrics for employee time and attendance matches the image of the user (hand, eye, face etc) to a number keyed in by the employee. Once the match is validated, a company has access to real time labour analytics. The concern that some companies and their employees have about privacy issues with the use of biometrics is a valid one. However, the data gathered through the use of an ATS employee time tracking system through biometrics cannot be used by law enforcement agencies. Data is used for the purpose of: tracking employee hours, vacation time and benefit accruals. Once this information is assimilated it is sent electronically to the payroll software to process employee pay.

Today, various types of biometric technology can be found at airports, healthcare institutions, and many border agencies. In fact, some laptop computers come equipped with a finger or eye scanner. To access the laptop the owner is prompted to have his/her eye scanned or put a finger on the scanner. If that laptop is lost or stolen, it cannot be accessed unless the owner is verified through the use of the biometric device. Biometrics has become ubiquitious in everyday society and most private and public institutions have embraced it to streamline their manual time keeping process. In a recent article titled “It’s possible to have both facial recognition and privacyall indications points to biometrics satisfying privacy concerns, while at the same time, it has helped companies reap its many benefits.

ATS’s scalable time and attendance system is designed for today’s businesses. As companies grow beyond their antiquated, spread sheet time tracking systems, they need a solution that ensures that they receive the most accurate information. ATS workforce management software helps companies collect, analyze and take immediate control of payroll costs, all online and in real time.

To learn more about employee biometric time clocks, go to our website.

 

Although the terms Workforce Management Solutions and Workforce Management Software are relatively new, they came about when the integration of software with the time clock became a reality. Companies with a hundreds and in some case, thousands of employees could now access their employee’s time and attendance through an automated fashion.

The words, punch clock, employee time tracking, time keeping and time management solution can sometimes all refer to the same thing. Here is fascinating piece from Wikipedia on the evolution of the Time Clock or Time and Attendance as it is referred to, when it’s combined with software that calculates the time of employees.

“A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine or punch clock or time recorder, is a mechanical (or electronic) timepiece used to assist in tracking the hours an employee of a company worked. In regards to mechanical time clocks this was accomplished by inserting a heavy paper card, called a timesheet, into a slot on the time clock. When the time card hit a contact at the rear of the slot, the machine would print day and time information on the card. This allowed a timekeeper to have an official record of the hours an employee worked to calculate and pay an employee.”

Today’s choices in time clocks include: magnetic strip cards, proximity cards, key fobs, RFID tags, barcode time clocks and biometrics. In our previous blogs, we discussed the importance of taking time to discuss your environment with a vendor before deciding on a time clock. Some time clocks may not be suited for certain environments, so it’s important to understand the dynamics of your company and its corporate culture, before deploying a time and attendance system.

The advent of biometrics has evolved in the 21st century. Biometric technology recognizes a specific feature on an individual to confirm the person’s identity. These features can range from an individual’s facescan, to fingerprint or the image of their hand. The technology is most often used for security purposes and can be found at most airports in the world. Using an automated, biometric system to track employee time and attendance is beneficial to organizations in a number of ways.

Here is another article from Wikipedia on the use of biometrics in the world of time and attendance:

“Biometric time clocks are a feature of more advanced time and attendance systems. Rather then using a key, code or chip to identify the user, they rely on a unique attribute of the user, such as a hand print, finger print or retina. The user will have their attribute scanned into the system. Biometric readers are often used in conjunction with a access control system, granting the user access to a building, and at the same time clocking them in recording the time and date. These systems also attempt to cut down on fraud such a buddy punching. When combined with an access control system they can help prevent other types of fraud such as ghost employees where employees are actually at work to clock in but then leave for the day only to return after their shift to clock out.”

One of the pioneers of the practical time clock was Edward G. Watkins who went on to create Simplex Time Recording Company, one of the largest time clock companies of its time.  

It’s clear that the time clock has a long and storied history. Companies who deploy a time and attendance system can effectively control labour costs, maximize productivity and gain a competitive advantage over their counterparts.

 To obtain a white paper on “The advantages of using a Time and Attendance System” click here  or go to our website.