How to Choose the Right Time and Attendance Solution for Your Mechanical Workshop
July 16, 2019
Time and attendance systems allow the mechanical industry to operate efficiently and create productive, reliable and automated workforces, so you can better spend your time growing your business and servicing your customers.
The mechanical industry has its own set of unique requirements when it comes to a time and attendance solution. Your staff typically work in one location, so you’d just be looking for a single time clock in your workshop. Your staff typically do day shifts, usually the same shift with possible afternoon or night shifts, and you may have a shift supervisor who views and approves timesheets, or your payroll officer may look after this.
Extremely reliable and fast to use, simply look at the device and it will clock on and record the time logged, there is no need to touch it
The device stops employees clocking on for each other
Perfect for work environments that leave fingerprints damaged or very dirty.
The device stores all the employee’s details and time logs in its internal memory, then retrieved by your timesheet software, where it will be calculated and ready to report for payroll
External bell relay inbuilt, can connect bell to signal work/break times
With an RFID Proximity contactless sensor, employees simply wave their card or tag past the front of the clock and their time is recorded
Ensures that all employees are logging all their time worked and sufficient records are kept for all employees
Device stores all the employee details and time logs in its internal memory, then retrieved by your timesheet software, where it will be calculated and ready to report for payroll
Employee web portal – gives employees the ability to login and clock on or off from anywhere. The street address of their location is attached to the clocking time and date for easy reporting
Employee time sheet approvals – managers or supervisors can approve multiple time sheets for a group or department
Direct payroll integration exports to MYOB, Xero, Wage Easy, Quickbooks and many more
Additional calculations to handle comprehensive award rates, including: - Accruals such as required day off, time in lieu and accrued time - Allowances such as first aid, meal or travel allowances - Loading rates such as casual shift loadings and leave loadings
Mechanic Workshop Time Sheets
There are significant benefits to using a time and attendance systemin your mechanic workshop. Time clocksreduce administration and payroll hours and costs, reduce labour costs by optimising the work hours of your existing workforce, streamline operations, ensures labour compliance, increases payroll accuracy, eliminates guesswork and errors, reduces the risk of time theft and optimises workforce scheduling by aligning your labour requirements with workload.
If you’d like to learn more about the right time and attendance solution for your mechanics workshop, contactthe friendly Aussie Time Sheets team today.
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