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Here Is What You Should Expect From Your Time and Attendance Vendor

June 26th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Absence Management | Benefit Accruals | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Web-Based Time and Attendance | Workforce Management Solutions - (0 Comments)

We have espoused the virtues of time and attendance and its tremendous benefits numerous times on this space. We have also described our software solution as robust simple, powerful and affordable. The right time and attendance solution can help transform business operations. TimeWork On-Demand is such a cloud-based timeand attendance solution that provides broad functionality and is delivered in a manner that minimizes complexity.

With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, your managers can view employee attendance records online, receive alerts and respond to personal time off requests (PTO) all at the click of a button. And there’s more. With a plethora of workforce management software tools at your fingertips; you can forecast, plan and schedule employees according to business needs. ATS provides an implementation methodology that’s been used by thousands of customers over many years.

So What Should You Expect From Your Vendor?

Software Simplicity
A software application that’s difficult to navigate should not even be considered. If the intent of the software is to help streamline business process, then why should it be difficult to use? In actuality, this defeats the purpose. TimeWork On-Demand eliminates many of the barriers that prevent companies from implementing a time and attendance solution; moreover, TimeWork On-Demand has the tools that will help executives to remain focus on their core business while leaving the workforce analytics aspects to us.

Scalability
While we are proponents of easy to use software, we also believe your software should be able to grow with you. TimeWork On-Demand has leverages deep core functionality that has been in use for over 25 years and is installed at thousands of customer sites. With ATS TimeWork you have everything in one robust an integrated workforce management solution to manage your business and decrease operational costs. ATS time and attendance eliminates the need for paper-based time sheets.

Data Integration Your Way
Integrating to your existing payroll, CRM, ERP, or HR systems with ATS TimeWork On-Demand is an easy process.  ATS cloud-based data integration tools that allows companies to access data in formats that they are use to.

Exceptional Implementations
This is where the rubber meets the road.  You can expect a dedicated implementation specialist who will guide and coach you through the entire process.  This will include system configuration validation, data integration process execution, preparation of user-acceptance testing, execution and flawless deployment.

Unwavering Customer Experience
From the first time we talk, you will be in constant communication with employees who has deep knowledge our product and the industry. After sales assistance is handled by highly experienced technical support personnel who will always be available whenever you need them.

ATS TimeWork On-Demand was designed to help you reduce complexity, get up and running quickly, and decrease on-going operational costs. Over the years, we have talked to thousands of companies about their time and attendance needs. That is why TimeWork is fully configurable to meet the specific needs of your organization’s workforce management software strategy – allowing customers to match our solutions with specific business processes and workflows.

Want to automate your time and attendance business process? Go to our website or join our LinkedIn Business Group.

Here Is What You Should Expect From Your Time and Attendance Vendor

 

 

 

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Number 1 Selling Brand In Canada

June 5th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Employee Time Tracking | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Workforce Management Software - (Comments Off on Number 1 Selling Brand In Canada)

When one of the members in the marketing department of ATS, heard these words attributed to the Honda Civic as being the #1 selling car brands in Canada for 15 years, she immediately sent an e-mail to the team. Of course, we too wanted to know how such a feat had been accomplished.  After watching the broadcast, it made perfect sense.

Credit must be granted to the CBC’s “Under The Influence” which aired the broadcast. Listening to the broadcast gave us a better understanding as to why Civic owners love their vehicles so much. Their love for their cars has to do with substance and reliability over flash. Fancy features can be added afterwards, but the reliability of the vehicle is what most civic lovers go for. After all, who wants to be stuck in minus 35 degree temperature in a Canadian winter, with a car that will not start?

Similar to the civic,  ATS time and attendance system is a reliable software that has been used by businesses for over 20 years. While flashy reports and cool tools can be added to the solution, ATS time and attendance software was designed to address robust business requirements for many industries. ATS TimeWork offers broad deployment choices to its users and the system’s powerful time and attendance infrastructure helps ensure that the most unique customer needs are met.

With ATS, you establish a solid connection to TimeWork On-Demand via any mobile device or workstation that’s connected to the Internet 24/7, 365 days a year.  ATS TimeWork On-Demand frees you from the necessity of maintaining expensive purchased or leased equipment like systems and servers.

ATS TimeWork On-demand enables you to take advantage of the flexibility and cost-savings garnered through cloud computing. And just like the Honda civic, the application is built on reliability not flash, and will help you maintain control over your business, by decreasing payroll costs and increasing productivity.

Number 1 Selling Brand In Canada

 

 

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5 Key Elements for a Successful Implementation

April 1st, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Time and Attendance Software | TimeWork | Workforce Management Software - (Comments Off on 5 Key Elements for a Successful Implementation)

Some time and attendance projects turn out to be more costly than foreseen because, they may take longer than anticipated or a company might opt for the cheapest solution-but end up paying more for things that were missed in the first place. There is also element of a company’s business requirements not being fulfilled. With this in mind, businesses should inform themselves of the factors contributing to successful employee time and attendance implementation.

While the list below is by no means exhaustive, it can serve as a benchmark for companies thinking about deploying an ATS time and attendance solution. An ATS project lead, will perform an analysis of your organization’s current and future business requirements and compare them to existing software capabilities of ATS workforce management solution.

Solution Benefits of an ATS Deployment:

Preparation
The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for implementation. This includes technical issues as well as project management topics and expected commitment from your organization in terms of time and resources.

Solution Roadmap
A preliminary workshop provides the opportunity to fine-tune the original project and related objectives. The result is the solution roadmap, which documents in detail the results gathered during the data gathering requirements phase.

Project Actuality
The goal in this phase is to configure the business requirements and test against the information gathered during the preparation kick-off meeting. The ATS implementation analyst will validate and update the time and attendance configuration while the company’s project lead updates the work instructions.

Deployment and Training
The activities during this phase will focus on providing the customer with the tools for going live on preparing both the software and the customer for going live. In addition, we will ensure that the customer project leader and department managers are sufficiently trained on the use of TimeWork On-Demand. Conclusion of the system analysis will encompass time and attendance system tests, adjust pay policies as required and ensure all remaining critical open issues are resolved.

Go-Live
This phase is when your organization goes live with the software and starts analyzing employee punches that are update from the time clock. Go live, can be a stressful time if the project is not properly managed. At this point of the project cycle, a strong knowledge of the system functionality and the ability to quickly react to the unexpected is critical. Shortly thereafter, a review and optimization conference is scheduled and conducted.

ATS implementation methodology brings many benefits to customers. It provides customers with a clear understanding of the scope, structure, and duration of implementing ATS TimeWork On-Demand at the outset of the project to eliminate surprises and overruns in time or budget. In addition, ATS will provide best-practice implementation services based on our years of experience.

To learn more, join one of our webinars in the month of April, May or June, and to download a demonstration of ATS Time and Attendance solution, go to our website.

5 Key Elements for a Successful Implementation

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You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere

March 27th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Employee Scheduling | Payroll | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software - (Comments Off on You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere)

In today’s business environment, success depends on being able to act on real-time information and address challenges in an instant. With ATS TimeWork On-Demand on your mobile device you can accomplish business tasks, whenever you want and from wherever you want.

 

ATS TimeWork On-Demand for mobile offers unmatched integration with other third-party applications. TimeWork can help your business become more agile, productive, and competitive. ATS time and attendance module helps payroll managers calculate gross pay quickly and accurately while complying with collective bargaining agreements and other complex regulations, all on one, easy-to-navigate screen.

ATS Workforce Management Software Mobile Helps With:

  • Visualize key business information with real-time reports
  • Employees can review their schedules, detail time card and request time-off
  • Mangers can easily see and respond to employee requests via e-mail alert notifications
  • Review and approve employee time card and get instant access to key performance indicators (KPI,s)
  • Create and adjust comprehensive hour & wage rule configuration on the fly

Managers and employees alike can gain access to ATS TimeWork On-Demand through BlackBerry®, iPhone®, or Android™ smart phones. ATS TimeWork  helps companies get up-to-the-minute access to employee schedules and other aspects of their employee record, while managers gain unprecedented visibility into functional areas of HR, payroll and operations, even on-the-go.

 You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere

With an ongoing commitment to product enhancements ATS TimeWork On-Demand for mobile, is an industry-leading enterprise time and attendance solution that help companies on the go, reach their potential.

To gain access to our latest time and attendance mobile application, go to our website. You can also follow us on our social media links.

 ATS Time and Attendance Mobile

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Outpace The Competition By Adopting Cloud-Based Time and Attendance

March 26th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in ERP | Time and Attendance On-Demand | Time Management Solutions - (Comments Off on Outpace The Competition By Adopting Cloud-Based Time and Attendance)

The foundation of a time and attendance system is in its ability to accurately capture employee data thereby, providing efficiency. More importantly, the data needs to be assimilated and allow functional users across departments or locations to share information in a common, standardized way. But the time it takes and the vastly different approaches can sometimes leave decision-makers bamboozled, when it comes to time and attendance. In the world of heavy competition, companies are looking to increase profits, streamline payroll costs and stay ahead or at the very least, inline with their competitors. And, what better way to do that than to deploy a cloud-based solution.

Cloud computing staying power has defied even its most ardent detractors. And now, decision makers are quickly realizing the benefits of deploying a cloud-based time and attendance system, backed by unwavering support just makes good business sense.

An ATS Cloud-Based Time and Attendance provides the following benefits to give you that competitive edge:

Faster deployment: ATS TimeWork On-Demand is progressively faster to deploy. There is no need for expensive Servers or installing patches on your workstation. You can access the software from any device that has an Internet access.

Data Integration:  ATS TimeWork has the built in flexibility to integrated with applications that include: Talent Management, HRIS, Payroll, ERP and CRM. Part of our ability to integrate with just about any software comes from ATS TimeWork On-Demand robust technology so third-party applications can connect and integrate with our ever evolving cloud platform.

Unified Solution: Our time and attendance promotes business innovation. The solution automates the entire lifecycle from process to pay cheque. In addition, ATS cloud-based time management solution allows you to manage all your time capture in real-time.

If you are ready to deploy a time and attendance application, that’s steeped in innovation, go to our website and take a test drive. To arrange a personalized demonstration, call us at 1.866.294.2467.

 Outpace The Competition By Adopting Cloud-Based Time and Attendance

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Unified Time and Attendance in the Cloud

March 19th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Benefit Accruals | Web-Based Time and Attendance Software | Workforce Analytics - (Comments Off on Unified Time and Attendance in the Cloud)

The ever-quickening pace of change means modern businesses cannot afford to take a day off. ATS unified workforce management suite, encompasses; job costing, overtime equalization, HR benefit accruals, workforce planning, time and attendance, forecasting and budgeting and business intelligence.

ATS TimeWork On-Demand is a complete global solution with provincial, state and multi-country capabilities. ATS TimeWork On-Demand enables companies to streamline manual business processes, comply locally, and quickly adapt to organizational and legislative changes.

ATS time and attendance addresses the complexity of work-rule policies and multi-company needs of mid and large scale organizations. You can be rest assured of paying your workforce on time and according to global and local compensation rules.

You can easily handle both simple and complex payroll needs with these solution benefits within ATS TimeWork On-Demand:

Accelerate Implementation. ATS TimeWork On-Demand cab be implemented in a third to a half the time of a conventional on-premise system, which in turn, enables a company to realize a quicker return on investment.

Reduce Costs. Capital expenditures for an ATS cloud-based time and attendance solution is a fraction of those required for an application that’s installed on your Server, with lower ongoing maintenance and total cost of ownership.

Agile And Grows With Your Business. ATS TimeWork On-Demand supplies agility through real-time visibility, workforce analytics and operational metrics. The solution is configured to business needs without reliance on corporate IT, and provides the ability to scale anytime, anywhere.

Getting an accurate view of a data is at times, a challenge for growing businesses. Data is often fragmented across multiple systems and spreadsheets are time-consuming, error-prone and hard to maintain. ATS TimeWork On-Demand gives businesses the power of real-time reporting and analysis—integrated right into Payroll, ERP and HR application that managers use every day—to drive true operational insights.

 To hear what customers have to say about ATS go to our website. You can also join the live demonstration How a Cloud-Based Time and Attendance can Drive Business Growth on March 21st by registering on our website.

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Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?

March 18th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Hosted Time and Attendance Software | Overtime | TimeWork - (Comments Off on Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?)

A recent report citing some of the biggest culprits of either avoiding paying overtime or simply not paying it at all to employees have created a heated debate between those for or against the proposed legislation. Overtime has always been a hot button issue for some companies in part, because they either use archaic methods or simply do have the proper tools to track this work rule policy. In Canada, there are a few class action lawsuits that have made national headlines.

Automating and tracking of overtime is perhaps one of the easiest things to do with a time and attendance solution. By automating your data gathering, you reduce the amount of time that is being spent by HR or payroll personnel and also reduce your compliance risk.

Benefits to Automating Your Company’s Overtime Rules:

Efficient Task Completion- Whether your company has with 50 or 10,000 employees, ATS TimeWork On-Demand streamlines employee time capture. ATS TimeWork On-Demand delivers an immediate return on investment while building rich data for the forecast engine. The solution matches your company’s work-rule policies and tracks attendance and total hours worked. Workforce analytics helps managers see data in real-time. You can establish routine jobs and tasks that fall outside of the normal schedule such as call-ins, plant shut-downs and seasonal changes.

Analytic Reporting at Your Fingertips– Get up-to-the-minute results and assess attendance trends From key performance indicators (KPI’s), to defined thresholds and compliance tracking to daily, weekly and business forecasting trends, you will have the critical information as soon as it’s available. Then drill down based on exceptions to better manage the plan and make informed decisions.

Real Results, In Real-Time- ATS customers have seen measurable results in as early as three months. Thousands of companies rely on ATS TimeWork On-Demand to track employee time, reduced overtime and increase productivity. By deploying ATS TimeWork On-Demand, companies can utilize other benefits of the system that helps managers to; match schedules to budgets, track lateness and absent employees for legal and disciplinary reasons and following which departments eat up the most overtime.

To learn more or to take a test drive, go to our website. You can also contact us at 1.866.294.2467.

Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?

 

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Break Down the Silos with a Time and Attendance System

February 11th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Payroll | Time and Attendance Blog | Time and Attendance Canada | TimeWork | Workforce Management Solutions - (Comments Off on Break Down the Silos with a Time and Attendance System)

During a customer’s site visit to understand their business requirements, it’s not uncommon for ATS business analyst, to experience cultural and/or data accessibility silos. In fact, it is almost expected but the most gratifying of all, is how these barriers are broken after the implementation of ATS TimeWork On-Demand Time and Attendance Solution.

More often than not, silos are created when different departments and/or locations use different business management software, standards and technology for inputting and analyzing employee time and attendance data. The HR and payroll departments may be using the full capabilities of a workforce management solution, while the production department is pulling data from Excel and never reconciling the two. This type of inconsistency creates silos of non-standardized data that companies cannot rely on to make sound business decisions.

The implementing of a robust employee time management solution that’s used by all locations and departments increases the reliability of business data and also helps to break down departmental silos. By using an automated employee time clock solution companies can start sharing workforce data and other data analytics across departments and locations.

Following are three workforce productivity improvements you will notice upon implementation of an ATS time and attendance solution:

  • Eliminate IT cost and complexity with ATS TimeWork On-Demand proven, cloud solution that eliminates the cost of managing, maintaining, and upgrading business applications.
  • Improve business efficiency by eliminating redundant data entry and the time, cost and errors associated with using separate systems for production, payroll, warehousing, and finance.
  • Gain a comprehensive real-time view across the company with flexible, on-demand reporting.

When the right amount of business process organizational changes are initiated, ATS workforce management software can increase collaboration within your organization, and dissolve silos caused by communication breakdowns.

Find out how today’s company’s are using ATS TimeWork On-Demand cost-effective solution to gain competitive advantage and grow their business.

 Break Down the Silos with a Time and Attendance System

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Scale your Time Management Solution with Anywhere, Anytime Access

February 6th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Hosted Time and Attendance Solution | SaaS Time and Attendance | Software-as-a-Service (saas) Workforce Management Software | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software | Time and Attendance On-Demand | Web-Based Time and Attendance Software - (Comments Off on Scale your Time Management Solution with Anywhere, Anytime Access)

ATS TimeWork On-Demand gives you the power and flexibilty to scale as your business grows. With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, you gain access to a suite of Workforce Management Software solutions—on your terms. Your access to this powerful application means, you extend your business processes seamlessly to the cloud with online services that amplify the value of your time and attendance software.

ATS TimeWork On-Demand model eliminates many of the barriers that keep companies from implementing or upgrading their time and attendance software. Some of the benefits include:

Easy-to-use cloud-based software
TimeWork On-Demand Workforce Management Solution system that has been developed from our latest generation software. It leverages core functionality that has been in use and proven at thousands of customers. ATS cloud-based time and attendance provides you a best-of-breed application designed to managed and increase the product of your workforce.

Scale on demand, only pay for what you use
With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, you can you can align your requirements and adjust your usage as your needs change. With our pay-as-you-go approach, you only pay for what you use and there are never any penalties for changing your work-rule policies or pay category configurations.

Mobility, agility and security all built for the cloud
ATS TimeWork On-Demand offers secure and flexible deployment options to suit different business requirements. Leverage your existing tools to create and deploy applications without the hassle of managing workstations and Server infrastructure.

Business Ready
ATS TimeWork is a robust application that can be accessed on smartphones, tablets and any workstation that has an Internet connection. Use ATS time and attendance software to manage critical business processes, track attendance and leave management, and make the most of your assets and resources.

Data integration and performance indicators
ATS TimeWork On-Demand helps you monitor business performance, access workforce analytics, and spot trends with key performance indicators (KPIs). You can Export data into spreadsheets or your payroll, HR or ERP applications for further analysis, and access flexible reporting capabilities to present business information in the best format for your audience.

To obtain an estimate of the benefits of an ATS Time and Attendance Solution, go to our website.

Scale your Time Management Solution with Anywhere, Anytime Access 

 

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Small and Mid-Size Businesses are Slowly Adopting Cloud-Based Time and Attendance

December 5th, 2013 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Benefit Accruals | Employee Scheduling | Labour Costs | Payroll | Web-Based Time and Attendance Software - (Comments Off on Small and Mid-Size Businesses are Slowly Adopting Cloud-Based Time and Attendance)

When cloud-based time and attendance made its foray into the marketplace, large organizations took advantage of its ability to improve their business process. On the other hand, small and mid-size organizations were not sure if this would be a viable and in some cases, affordable solution for them.

Today, more than ever, there are numerous employee time tracking solutions that small and mid-size enterprises (SME) can harness for, business intelligence, employee scheduling, benefit accruals, job costing, labour tracking and payroll and HR integration. Sometimes finding a scalable and affordable solution is like “looking for a needle in a haystack” By using ATS TimeWork On-Demand companies will streamline processes and up-to-minute data that senior executives can use to run their daily operations.

How A Hosted Time and Attendance Solution can help
ATS hosted time and attendance solution allow small and mid-size businesses to realize tremendous cost savings while improve production and payroll processing hours. ATS TimeWork On-Demand has been designed to be flexible and easy to use and that’s what we have been hearing from our customers over the years. The solution adapts to your needs with no unnecessary or expensive extras and you will see the immediate improvements in ROI and lower payroll costs.

Transition to the Cloud
As businesses understand the low cost of ownership, they are apt to transition employee time tracking operations to the cloud. With your time and attendance system hosted by ATS, you will need fewer IT personnel to provide support as the cloud allows for software to be automatically upgraded and checked 24/7, 365 days a year.

The Beauty of the Cloud
Small and mid-size enterprises (SME) can benefit from a range of features and functionality that can be combined at anytime during and/or after the initial implementation to create a solution that’s specific to your business. This type of flexibility means you get what you need when you need it.

To learn more, go to our website or call us at 866.294.2467

 

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