Almost all security systems are based on something you have to carry or something you have to know – therefore inherently flawed. Anything you have can be taken from you and anything you know can be told to someone else. Biometric systems are secure because they are based on something that can’t be stolen – identity.
Many companies rely on paper-based clock-cards and timesheets, and then retype the data into spreadsheets and accounts systems. Despite hours of typing, processing and cross-checking, the results are inaccurate and open to fraud and human error.
Most systems focus on collecting data for payroll, which means that a limited set of data is collected. Usually only shift start and end times. This information is not immediately available to managers, and is provided in a format that makes it difficult to identify trends of behaviour.
By collecting labour data onto a synched cloud server, both line and HR managers can be immediately informed about absent or late arrivals and access friendly and customisable reports. Time & Attendance systems can be integrated with employee-specific, shift-specific access control to ensure that employees do not enter areas outside their particular working hours.
Performance management starts with performance measurement – if you don’t know what was done by whom, you cannot identify where performance is low. In short, what gets measured gets done. A good performance measure is the first step in managing work performance. Building blocks for a good performance measure?
- Validity
- Reliability
- Abuse-proof
- Credibility
- Information availability