I get asked this question several times every year, either the customer has just purchased a company or building that had an existing Handpunch employee time clock or they just purchased a Handpunch employee time clock.

Last year I received a call from one company who had just purchased 14 hand punch employee time clock’s from an auction. Each time the question is the same asking if we can assist with software that will work with the hand punch hardware. Over the past 10 years I have assisted many companies with hand punch employee time clock’s across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji (Bula to all my Fiji friends)  over the past 3 to 4 years technology is changing and hand punch employee time clock’s are quickly becoming ancient hardware for employee time collection.

While we have software that works with hand punch employee time clock’s the hardware is becoming dated and today there are better options. One of the biggest issues with hand punch employee time clock’s is there is only one supplier in the world, this item is one of many tens of thousands in the company’s product line catalogue. The company’s focus is just not on employee time and attendance.

Why do people choose hand punch employee time clock’s? The main reason that companies choose hand punch employee time clock’s is to stop time theft by stopping employees from clocking in and out each other. One of the more popular methods over the past 10 years has been biometric or fingerprint technology. We have provided thousands of employee time clock’s over the past 10 years and understand the many issues associated with the implementation of employee time clock’s, connection to the network, IP address, the list goes on. If you have an IT person in your business many of these issues are not issues at all. If you do not have an IT person in your business today I would recommend not getting hardware employee time clock’s ( I did not think I would ever say that)

So back to the original question what software can I connect to a hand punch employee time clock, this week I told another customer that while we can provide software to work with the hand punch employee time clock I recommend that before they purchase any software you should book in for a 30 minute demonstration of our most popular time and attendance software that includes rostering.

Book in a time and attendance rostering demonstration

As any business will know, a staff roster is essential to the running operations of your business, and if the roster does not run efficiently, many disastrous problems can occur. Staff may fail to turn up to their shifts or may not be aware of their hours, and your company can suffer greatly. Effective, simple to use and most of all, cost-effective, the benefits of online rostering is far-reaching for any Australian business.

An electronic roster to make your business operations run smoothly

Using a roster template benefits an organisation in many ways, such as:

• Cost savings: Better scheduling can reduce overheads associated with not assigning more employees than are required at any time, and avoid staff being overworked by not receiving enough rest between shifts or bad shift combinations. Furthermore, filling unforeseen gaps in schedules by relying on expensive, short notice staff will be removed.

• Reductions in absenteeism and unpunctuality: Staff arriving late or not at all is sometimes due to lack of efficient rosters in place. Better rostering and providing workers with their requested shifts will ensure they arrive on time – something online rostering can help with.

• Personal preferences: By providing interactive rosters, staff will be more satisfied when they are able to better plan and use their leisure time. From this, higher levels of productivity and lower staff turnover will occur, resulting in a positive for your business.

The benefits of a roster template from Staff Rosters will provide you with an efficient and simple to use online roster that will satisfy staff and managers, and increase the profitability of your business.