What happens when you decide to make the switch from traditional time recording systems or swipe card systems to biometric scanners or fingerprint readers? We asked our customers… There are lots of reasons to make the switch to biometric clocking in machines: Hand scanners and fingerprint readers are far more secure They eliminate the ‘buddy …
How would an extension of workers’ self certification limits affect your business? Every year, GPs carry out around 370 million appointments in the UK. A significant number of those are the result of workers reaching the end of their week of self certification. But the BBC reports that doctors are seeking to reduce the burden …
Is your payroll open to abuse? And if it is, how can your workforce management system help put things right? According to The Annual Fraud Indicator 2016, private sector businesses are losing £144bn to payroll fraud each year. An astonishing £12 billion of that is lost through payroll fraud. The figure comes from the UK …
On any day of the week, management can feel like a cross between fire-fighting, juggling and plate spinning. In this post, we explore the automated technology than can make every manager’s day less frantic. It’s the seemingly insignificant jobs that can really cost. Your managers should be carrying out the latest fire alarm test, or …
Let the way you manage your workforce evolve, and see the difference it can make to your business. As it grows, every business undergoes an evolution. What starts with a handful of people scribbling their working hours on paper time-sheets quickly becomes unwieldy, inaccurate and time consuming. So businesses evolve. They start using time recorders …
We’ve made the change from time and attendance to whole workforce management systems. Here’s why you should too… There’s been an Addtime Recording Company Ltd for over 33 years, but it’s not the same Addtime it’s always been. Like every business, we’ve evolved with our customers, with technology and with the times. Below we explain …
According to a recent survey, 57% of workers have rung in sick within the last 3 years, despite not being sick. But why are people missing work? And what can you do about it? By and large, the data seems to agree: ‘minor’ ailments (colds, flu, minor back and muscle pain, stomache upsets) account for …
£17 billion. That’s the annual cost to UK businesses of employee absence, according to ACAS. But what is employee absence costing you? That £17 billion is just one eye-opening stat in a sea of absence related data. PwC puts the figure as high as £29 billion, adding that UK workers take 4 times the number …
