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In a recent conversation that one of our software representatives had with a potential customer, he revealed his disappointment with the way his company was keeping track of employee time. It turns out that they have been using paper timesheets since the inception of the company some 30 years ago, despite having in excess of 300 employees. Naturally our representative asked why his company had not automated the tracking of employee time and attendance before. The customer’s response, “Our corporate culture has been that we do not want to be seen as untrustworthy of our employees.”

The use of workforce management software is increasing as organizations seek to get an accurate handle on payroll costs while simultaneously improving productivity. Studies by industry giant Canadian Payroll Association have shown that companies who automate their business process with workforce management software have historically decreased the time it takes to prepare payroll by about 80% and have saved companies 3-5% on their net payroll costs.

Maximizing cost-effectiveness and productivity is the goal of a workforce management software, and ATS time attendance solutions provides businesses the tools to measure and monitor employee activities. Our application provides a range of real-time reporting and analysis. HR, payroll professionals and supervisors can perform data discovery by drilling down through the integrated dashboard and reports, which represent attendance-related analytics.

In summary, the ATS Workforce Management Software provides you with access to:

1)       An employee self-service portal for vacation and benefit accruals

2)       Visibility of multiple locations in real-time

3)       Seamless transfer of employee data to payroll, HRIS, Talent Management, ERP and other applications

4)       The ability to access the software from anywhere, anytime in the world

5)       A variety of employee data collectors

To learn more about our time and attendance solutions/workforce management software and how they can benefit your company, go to our website and join the conversation with an ATS Software representative.

3 Ways to Streamline Payroll Costs

October 12th, 2011 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

In today’s current economic climate, businesses are looking for ways to reduce their labour costs and remain productive. One of the most effective ways to curb labour expenses is with the help of an effective timekeeping system. A business can employ workforce software strategies as a way to control and lower labour-related administrative costs.

Our Time and Attendance Solution integrates human resources, payroll and ERP business data to deliver predictive analytics. The ATS workforce management software provides a strategic approach to business automation.

Here are three ways an effective time management solution can help your organization: 

1)       Real-time employee hours calculated with totals and pay summaries for accurate, real-time payroll reporting

2)       Two-way data integration updates to ERP, Payroll and HR system all at once- payroll and HR practitioners do not have to key information in separate systems

3)       Simple and intuitive supervisor interface provides an overview of employee hours for informed decision making.

The ATS time and attendance system calculates employees’ regular and overtime hours and provides real-time reporting functionality.

To view a demo visit us online and to download brochures of our solutions visit our website.

 John Edwards, a contributor to CFO Magazine wrote an article titled “A Sense of  Validation” In this article, he espouses the virtue of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model   and it many advantages. On a few occasions, members of our team have spoken to small and mid size businesses executives who cannot afford a full time IT person, yet express the need to  have an automated time and attendance system.

ATS web-based time and attendance and employee time clocks help businesses reduce costs and stay compliant with labour laws. Our workforce management software provides improves accuracy in data gathering and generates a quick return on investment.

Benefits of ATS web-based time and attendance software:

Cost Reduction: Our employee time tracking software solution reduces IT and maintenance costs. There is no hardware to purchase or maintain. The ATS time tracking solution protects data with disaster-recovery capabilities. Our time and attendance management solution streamlines data and provides managers with a consolidated reporting tool. With an ATS hosted solution, you don’t need an IT person or department to maintain hardware or software.

Compliance: Using an ATS time keeping system helps managers keep accurate records of hours worked by employees. Accurate records include: overtime and absenteeism and provides assurance that applicable employment policies are followed.

Workforce Data: The ATS time and attendance software provides a flexibility which allows executives to gain control of day to day employee activities. This data and the corresponding reports can be accessed 24/7 via any browser.

To learn how other companies have taken advantage our integrated time and attendance software solutions to streamline costs, go to our website. To arrange a demo visit us online.

We all know that time is not static and so, metaphorically speaking, sticking your head in the sand will not stop change. In today’s rapidly changing world almost every process is automated. In fact, most businesses would be hard pressed if they had to resort to paper and pen for all of their daily operations. It is still surprising to find a significant number of companies using paper based time sheets to track employee hours. Today’s technological advancements allow business executives, HR managers and financial controllers to be more productive and efficient. In a recent conversation with a business executive, he confessed that to change from the punch clock system, to an automated time and attendance solution would be a cultural shock to his entire organization. Change, in this instance, was just too painful to bear, despite the fact, the cost of tracking employees hours manually were insurmountable to their bottom line.

Managing your workforce’s labour should be the least of your worries. ATS Time and Attendance Canada offers industry-leading software solutions that provide the knowledge, tools and support needed to optimize the deployment of your workforce.

If your business is still using paper-based time sheets, chances are you have not been introduced to the advantages of an automated time management system.

Cost savings and benefits of an ATS time and attendance solution include:

Track and Manage Labour Costs
ATS web hosted time and attendance, measures labour ratios and reduces unnecessary costs.

Vacation/Personal Time Off
Personal Time Off with our TimeWork software synchronizes requests and approvals and ensures adequate coverage.

ERP, Payroll and HRIS Data Integration
ATS hosted time and attendance seamlessly integrates to any ERP, Payroll and HR system.

Data Synchronization
Employee time clock synchronizes in real time, with the ATS workforce management software. No more adding up of employee hours using a calculator.

Stop Employee Time Theft
Using paper-based time sheets or an antiquated punch clock can cost a company thousands of dollars a year in productivity and human error.

Notifications
Alert notifications trigger in real time to alert managers of issues requiring immediate attention.

Human Resources Information
TimeWork can be used to track employee information such as: certifications, uniforms, asset tracking, training and next of kin contact information.

ATS integrated workforce management software saves time, cuts costs and aligns employee performance with your operational business goals.

The ATS time management solution automates and integrates ERP, payroll, HR, scheduling, forecasting and labour analytics. Even the most cost-conscience organization can find ways to use their workforce more efficiently. Our time and attendance system helps you plan, deploy and track your employees and their performance on one single platform. The result is enhanced productivity, and better, more informed decision-making.

Here is what one of our many customers had to say:
“Once again I must commend the work and dedication of your support department. Jackie was waiting at 8:00 am today to help fix the problem in the system. She worked for a good 2 hours to get everything back on track and had me test it to make sure from my end. I do not know what I would do without her. I assume you must have other clients that feel the same. Please add my name to that list for anyone who is interested in discussing ATS commitment to servicing its clients”.
Sheila P, Director of Payroll Operations- L Building Supplies

To read more about our time and attendance and workforce management software go to our website. To join our weekly user group session register online.

When bidding on projects many companies seek for better control over how their labour dollars and hours are allocated to those projects.  The ATS job costing module was designed to collect and analyze labour distribution and job allocation information.

The ATS job costing module provides an integrated and seamless method to collect, process and report on job costing data in addition to the standard time and attendance information. Job costing data collection is performed in the same manner as time and attendance data collection. The employee presses the desired function key, scans their badge and then scans the job number and project being worked on.

Functionality and benefits of Apex Time Solutions job costing module include:

The real-time visibility saves money through more efficient monitoring and administration, but also allows supervisors to anticipate and eliminate production bottlenecks.

Our system calculates the hours and costs of payroll in environments with complex business rules, including incentive pay policies. It is extremely configurable and is affectivity date-driven. When policies change, the software is flexible enough accommodate these changes.

Job Tracking Terminals uses input devices such as barcode and laser scanners for on-floor data collection. The job costing report allows sorting on all grouping levels, producing thousands of possible report combinations.

Job transfers can be tracked to many different levels. This job module can be set to several different configurations, allowing for single and/or multiple jobs at any period.

Time and Attendance reports can be combined with job costing reports. Writer module available for user defined reports.

 The ATS job costing module is great for tracking specific jobs for billing purposes, or when employees are paid for working in different departments or locations within an organization.

You can go online and read more about the ATS Job costing and Labour Distribution module.

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Oscar Wilde famously said, “The price of everything, the value of nothing” This quote has been used in many sectors of society to help us understand, that some things which are considered free, cheap or very inexpensive are not worth much in terms of their value. Now, we readily admit that you might find some things in this world that are free or very inexpensive but, there is no guarantee of value.

Raj Patel wrote a great book called “The Value of Nothing”. In this fragile economic climate, customers want to find the best value for their dollar, and so, they should. Some are lured by ads that espouse the virtue of a free time and attendance system, and in some cases, get teaser prices that eventually end up with a system that does not work in accordance their specific needs. More often than not, these inexpensive or very cheap time and attendance solutions barely last a year. We are not suggesting one should go out and break the bank in an effort to deploy their time and attendance solution. What we are merely saying is, if the system is going to meet your needs based on assurances from your potential vendor, (not withstanding due diligence was performed) you should be well on your way to deploying a robust time and attendance system.

 Our time and attendance system is used by a variety of companies, in different industries to record the working hours of employees. Some of our customers, record the number of hours spent on specific tasks by employees for the purpose of labour distribution.  Our time and attendance system enables companies to have full control of employee hours at the supervisor and payroll practitioner’s fingertips.

The ATS Workforce Management Software protects companies from payroll fraud and provides employees with confidence in the accuracy of their paycheques on pay day.

 To learn more about our time and attendance solutions go to our website and to download our time and attendance implementation methodology click here.

In the manufacturing sector and related verticals, overtime equalization is quite prevalent. In essence, it is the allocation of overtime hours spread equally to employees in an organization. In companies whose workforce is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, the employee with the most seniority gets to pick overtime hours first. Employees with less seniority get to pick next and so on. Imagine trying to allocate overtime hours in a company with one hundred employees? Next, imagine trying to do it for a company with employees in excess of 500 or more? Attempting to do an equitable distribution of overtime hours using a manual process can be a headache for payroll practitioners, finance and HR management personnel.

The ATS Overtime Equalization module improves the equal allocation of overtime hours, by matching employee availability with overtime needs. ATS Overtime Equalization offers sophisticated business intelligence to provide a window into the areas of workforce performance that matter most to your organization. Our solution highlights overtime offered, refused, accepted, and actual hours worked. ATS Time and Attendance Overtime Equalization functionality highlights the ‘next eligible’ employee for overtime allocation. With this module, supervisors and managers have a concrete and objective way to allocate overtime hours.

ATS Overtime Equalization can also be used as a reward for employees who honour rules for attendance, punctuality, and workplace behavior. When used in conjunction with our time and attendance solution, the ATS Overtime Equalization tool takes away the burden of assigning overtime and provides a fair and equal system for all employees.

To speak to someone about our integrated overtime equalization and time and attendance system go to our website or click here to request a live demonstration.

In surveys conducted by Aberdeen Group, Canadian Payroll Association, American Payroll Association (APA) employee time entry and the maintenance of accurate time and attendance and payroll records remain top priorities for companies of all sizes. The introduction of workforce management software streamlines the payroll process with other key functions such as payroll, business rules and customer satisfaction initiatives. These studies consistently reveal that companies using an automated time and attendance system report significant savings on their labour costs.

Some companies have a remote workforce and need to track the hours and projects that employees work on. ATS Online Time-Sheets is completely web-enabled time and attendance system and utilizes state of the art technology. This web-based solution, allows employees to punch in/out from any computer on the local network or remotely via the internet. The Web-Time system will eliminate the need for a physical time clock, allowing employees the flexibility of punching from their desktop or a remote location, rather than from a fixed time clock location. 

Our Online Time-Sheets allows for supervisors and employees to access the same system with different access privileges.  A supervisor can login to view detailed system information and configuration rules while an employee logs in only with the ability to punch in or out.  These access levels are all user defined, giving the system customizable flexibility depending on your needs. A messaging system also exists within Web-Time to allow supervisors to send messages to employees. 

To learn more about our employee time tracking online time sheets, go to our website or to speak to one of our account executives call: 1.866.294.2467