For generations, employees marched into workplaces and punched in their time cards. Managers made mental notes of who was present, productive, and on task.
Today, measuring time and attendance is more complicated. People work from home. Crews show up directly to job sites. Hours fluctuate (which isn’t necessarily a good thing, new studies show).
But while what work looks like has shifted, time-tracking really hasn’t; 38% of U. S. businesses still use paper time cards or spreadsheets for time and attendance. These outdated time-tracking systems create more problems than they solve and are equally a pain for the employees who use them and the HR teams that track the data.
Instead of using inaccurate and time-consuming processes, HR leaders should consider time and attendance software to make a measurable difference in productivity and cost.
Here are five signs that help you know if you’re overdue for a time-tracking system upgrade (and a way to calculate what a lack of a time-tracking system costs you).