Tips to Select the Best Attendance Software

If your organization is still using the age-old legacy of a non-electronic system for maintaining the attendance of your employees, it is high time to change over to a good software-based attendance system. Manual attendance not only makes things tough for your HR, but it also has a lot of loopholes for unscrupulous practices. The goal of Attendance Software is to ensure the smooth running of your organization by ensuring your most important asset, your employees, work efficiently and thus improve your profitability. With an automated time recording procedure for scheduling labour activities, you can not only reduce labor expenses, but also accurately calculate pay for your valuable workforce.

Questions to ask before you buy a time attendance software

The following are a few elementary questions that will assist you to select the best time attendance software for your organization-

Number of employees and their location

Larger the organization, more the benefits an automated time attendance software can give. It does not mean it is not useful for a smaller organization, it just means that when you calculate the per-person investment it would be almost negligible for bigger organizations. If the location of all your employees is at the same venue, it is simple; you could install a device on the site. If the nature of your organization requires work from field locations or varied locations, you should check if the software supports attendance monitoring through a GPS enabled mobile device.

Company requirements and after-sale service support

The market has a wide variety of attendance capturing systems from card swiping, biometric capturing, iris scanning, facial recognition, etc. Based on factors like the nature of work, kind of employees, location, climatic conditions, etc., you would have to decide the kind of system that best complements your organization. It is also a wise thing to check out accessibility to customer support for post-sales needs.

Reporting & compliance needs of your industry

If you are into any critical or security-related domain, it is advisable to understand if the Time Attendance Software you choose would satisfy/cater to the compliance and reporting needs of your industry.

How to select the best time attendance software

There are so many versions of time and attendance software available in the market that you would be confused to select what is best for your company and employees. Here are some tips that can help you choose the right product.

Easy to Use and access

The primary feature that you require in the product is its user-friendliness. It should be easy to use. Simpler software would ensure a higher rate of adoption, amongst its users-both the employees and the management. The next important feature is its accessibility. Software that can be accessed from anywhere - be it a computer, the web, or a mobile device is a better option to go for.

Flexibility

Opting for software that is compatible with different platforms such that it becomes easy for the employees to keep a record of their work hours is the best option to go with. It should also be customizable as per your company’s specific needs.

Easily upgradable

Opt for time attendance software that gives you regular updates and upgrades. It should also have an option to upgrade as per your needs like an increase in company size, changes in the regulatory framework, or any kind of futuristic possibilities.

Instant reporting/notifications

An organization must opt for a software that can provide instant notification regarding important things like the absence of an employee, repeated late comings, frequent early going, or an employee missing to clock in, etc. Managers are busy people often handling 100’s of employees. Automated notifications can make his work easier and also ensure nothing goes unnoticed. Such features help to exercise control and maintain productivity.

Loaded with features

A single software that can handle leave applications, time-off applications, leave balances, leaves planning, and compatibility with overlapping shifts, overtime calculations, and loads of such day to day requirements is a more viable option for any organization.

Mobile App

The world today is going wireless. Almost everything can be fit inside your palm that is on your mobile phone. So, if your time attendance software is available as a mobile app, it would enable the time tracking of employees who are on the move for work purposes.

Cuckoo Tech

An organization that employs more than 10 people is sure to benefit from automation in time attendance management. This one-time investment is assured to give increased profitability in the long run.

Time Attendance System from Cuckoo Tech empowers organizations and businesses to maximize the productivity of manpower. It even comes handy for managing documentation, employee personal details, employee leave schedules, calculation of payroll, tracking overtimes, handling data for statutory compliances, etc., efficiently.

So be it big or a small organization, joining the Attendance Management System bandwagon with a partnership with Cuckoo Tech is a good choice. Cuckoo Tech offers the best in class attendance software that perfectly suits the global workforce needs of the 21st century. We also offer customized T&A project for any sort of business-specific needs your organization might have. Also, Cuckoo Tech seamlessly integrates with Cloud, IoT, and other latest technologies.

So do not wait. Call +91 022 4036 5432 or reach at www.cuckootech.com to schedule a quick demo of state-of-the-art products.