Clocking-in for flexitime
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and mobile workers
Affordable solution for recording
working hours, time and attendance
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All service contractors need to record as well as printable
employee time and activity, to ensure that company name on the
they are paid correctly and in order to bill report completes the new
their clients. software version. A
Recording time however, can be a hit detailed list of the e
and miss affair, particularly in a sector capability characteristics can be found at “All I need to do is download each
atur
which relies on flexible working and www.chipdrive.co.uk day’s transactions – using the company
part –time employees. An effective transport card. This allows me to transfer
e
solution, developed in Germany by SCM Flexpress marks time with the records to the office computer. If
Microsystems uses the latest smartcard SCM CHIPDRIVE necessary I can edit the master record.
technology, to bring clocking in and Keeping track of hours worked, This may be necessary for instance, in
clocking out up- to-date. overtime and holiday entitlement started situations where an employee goes off
SCM’s ‘CHIPDRIVE’ Time Recording to became a bit of a pain when staffing site without clocking-out. Mistakes are
system comprises multiple smart cards levels reached double figures at Flexpress easily remedied, however the software
which are used as forgery-proof employee Limited, the Leicester-based marketing, does show also where entries have been
time cards; a mobile or network based design and print house. added or modified.”
terminal serves as a time clock; and “We had used a card based clocking-in “The main advantage is in keeping
management software. machine previously but it was limited in track on overtime hours clocked by
Once data has been captured it is capacity and the software wasn’t very production staff. We use the software for
readily available for all the back office user friendly,” explains managing director, monitoring holiday entitlement, lieu days
administrative tasks, such as keeping track Steve Wenlock. and sick leave. It is especially useful when
of employee attendance, and allowances. “As the firm was expanding we it comes to planning holidays and
Specific rules can be needed more flexibility and capacity to individual days off. Naturally we try to
applied for shift times handle complex shift ensure that we have sufficient staff
and breaks and the patterns. We went onto available to meet our customer
database is updated the Internet in search of a commitments and we need to prevent
automatically with holiday replacement and found clashes between key members of staff.”
entitlements, absences the website of Time
and overtime rates. Systems, a workforce About CHIPDRIVE
Designed for mobile management solutions CHIPDRIVE® is a trademark of SCM
and stationary operation, specialist, based in Leeds. Microsystems. The CHIPDRIVE product
the system offers exact “We were able to range offers individuals and small
data recording and simple browse through a businesses affordable, customized
generation of time selection of products solutions for security, authentication,
evaluation reports. These and more or less home banking and e-commerce. Secure
can be tailored to meet decided on the card readers are based on industry
specific contract SCM CHIPDRIVE standards and are ideal for providing user
requirements – such solution from the authentication and home banking. Smart
as time booked description and screen card-based software solutions for
against a particular shots. The starter pack applications such as network logon,
assignment. As a covers up to 25 employees and it offered encryption and time recording rounds off
business benefit, the plenty of scope for future development in the range of CHIPDRIVE products.
contractor can present accurate and our business management procedures,” CHIPDRIVE stands for compatibility with
professional looking documentation. said Steve. industrial standards, easy handling and
Accountability is important to all service The installation comprises a wall highest possible security.
based businesses. Contractors who can mounted electronic time clock, a PC card For further information and availability
providing accurate and sufficiently detailed reader and the CHIPDRIVE PC software in the UK and Ireland, contact Andi
reports, will also benefit by reducing the which provides templates for setting up Robinson, Security IP, Tel: 0845 125 9092.
scope for queries and ensure that invoices the database and the production of www.chipdrive.co.uk
are settled quickly, thus improving cash management reports. Details of each
flow. member of staff are entered into the
Flexpress premises in Leicester
The CHIPDRIVE system also reduces database together with any rules
administrative workload by allowing shift concerning hourly rates and monthly
periods to be defined. Employees can be work patterns. A smart card is then
classified and allowed different access created for each employee which is
levels, for example viewing and the editing used for clocking-in and out at the
of bookings. beginning of every working period.
Furthermore, the ease of use has been For Flexpress accounts
increased by the possibility to import user administrator, Anna Grainger the SCM
data from existing excel sheets. Features CHIPDRIVE system captures all the
like coloured printable vacation schedule clocking data for Flexpress staff.
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