Smart Ways to Make Sure Your Staff Likes Your New

Timekeeping Software

Timekeeping software comes with a myriad of advantages, with the most obvious one

being that it saves business money. In the very same way, time tracking software

comes with a lot of benefits for employees. In spite of this, some employees don’t like

them because they feel employers implement them simply because they do not trust

them. As always, it is important to have the support of your employees when moving

into a new management system to avoid conflict and this includes employee

attendance software.

So, how do you implement time tracking software that your employees will like?

Here are some tips for you:

1. Educate them

Educating your employees might just be the key to implementing timekeeping

software without encountering employee resistance. When it comes to educating

them, let them know that the reason behind implementing the software is not all about

curbing time theft. Make them realize how they also stand to benefit from employee

timekeeping software. Point out how such software will get rid of errors on their

paychecks, and how payroll processing will be accelerated, making it possible for them

to be paid right on time. We assure you that by the time you are done educating them,

you will have most, if not all employees on board.

2. Make sure your attendance software works as promised

One of the most common challenges employees face with employee attendance

software is that most of these systems fail to work as expected. Employees report

missed swipes due to constants “errors”, biometrics fail to read their hands or fingers

for one reason or another, and so on. When the timekeeping software you tried so

hard to campaign for fails to work as promised, your employees will not only lose faith

in the software, they will also lose faith in you.

To avoid this pitfall, make sure that your software vendor is legitimate, and that the

product is of the highest quality possible. In most cases, online customer reviews will

give you an idea of who you are dealing with. Another trick would be to find software

that comes with a free trial period to give you an idea on exactly what you can expect

from the system before parting with your hard earned money.

3. Reward employees

After successfully implementing timekeeping software, you might be surprised to learn

that some of your employees are now getting a slightly smaller paycheck because of

clocking in late by just a few minutes. This might lower their morale and you will need

to do something about it before they start harboring negative feelings concerning your

timekeeping software. We suggest you institute a program to reward employees who

make the effort to clock in on time.

Summary

As you know too well, when you manage employee hours efficiently, your business will

in turn run more effectively, and employee attendance software will help you to

achieve nothing short of this. Unfortunately, not every employee will welcome the idea

of shifting from traditional time keeping methods to a more modernized system.

This being the case, you will need all the wisdom you can find when making such a

major transformation in the office or risk turning the workplace into a war zone. We’ll

teach you just how.