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What to look for in an attendance tracking system – Hospitality Industry.

As those who work in the hospitality industry know – business isn’t necessarily a vacation. With part time and seasonal employees, varying locations, and unique employee needs you can have your hands full just trying to manage your staff. But, with the right HR software you can cut down on the time you spend managing your employees allowing you and your employees to focus on giving your customers great service.

You need attendance tracking software that is as flexible as you are.  Here are five things an employee attendance tracking software should have to best serve your unique needs:

1.Easy tracking of part time and seasonal employees
2.Easy management of leave request
3. The ability to minimize leave abuse
4. Vacation conflict review
5. Ability to sync data across multiple locations.

The software you choose should make your  job easier by reducing errors and data duplication. Software such as SoftTime Online can juggle the unique requirements needed by businesses within the hospitality industry. SoftTime Online can handle accruals for different groups of people. This HR software can make it easy to track your many employees and get rid of manual calculations and potential errors. SoftTime Online does it all for you!

Handling Leave Requests

With our employee attendance software it’s easier than ever to review leave request. Requests for leave are sent straight to your inbox. Since SoftTime online is a cloud-based Saas, you can view leave requests from anywhere you can access your email; and you can deny and approve leave requests right from your inbox with ease and efficiency. When you are out of the office on business (or a well-deserved vacation) you can still track your employees.

Managers can approve or deny leave requests right from their inbox, with all information saved within the cloud-based application.

With this automated process you can also see when your employees are missing work. By tracking absences with easy reporting features within SoftTime Online, it helps to easily  cut down on employees that may be abusing your company’s attendance rules. When you’ve only got your seasonal employees for a short time, you can’t have them taking excessive leave.  Attendance tracking software allows you to check when your employees miss work or request leave and quickly address any employees who may be abusing leave time. SoftTime Online can also keep track of good attendance and allow you to reward exceptional employees should you wish to.

Manage Leave Conflicts

When your employees request vacations, SoftTime Online tracks all of your employees so it can spot vacation conflicts easily. Not only does it show the manager where there may be conflicts, but it can also notify employees when there may be potential conflicts before they even submit the request. The conflict manager lets you know when employees in the same department are trying to take leave at the same time. The scope for these notifications are adjustable by department, company-wide, etc.  You’ll never be short-handed again; Especially during your busiest seasons . Your employees can also track when they’ve taken vacation and when it’s best for them to take vacation days by accessing their own leave information. This can greatly reduce the calls and inquiries about available time.

Whether you work in a huge resort or a facility where employees are working in multiple locations and places, SoftTime Online HR Software can be easily accessed anywhere there is an internet connection, letting you and your employees keep track of their attendance. Even when you’re on the go you can track your employees; saving your company lost money and time.

It’s easy to see SoftTime Online is the complete package with flexible options and features. Make managing multiple types of employees easy with human resources software that works with you and your unique needs. Minimize leave abuse, cut down on vacation conflicts, reduce time and hassle in managing your employees so you can focus on giving your customers a great experience. The software makes tracking your employees so easy and frees up more time, you may even be able to find the time to take a vacation yourself!

By Meghan Hilbruner

Easy, time-saving attendance tracking for on-the go managers.

You’re busy; let’s admit it.  You’re in meetings, working on projects, or need to be out of the office for hours daily.

You have an employee Steve, who comes into work every Monday with a headache, a pair of sunglasses on and a couple days worth of stubble. If your employees need a sick day you just ask them to email you. When you’re the supervisor of multiple people, it can be hard to keep track of who is asking for sick days and when. You’re not keeping track of those days in any other way but through email, you probably wouldn’t notice that Steve asks for three consecutive Fridays off every month. However Software Techniques Inc’s employee tracking software can eliminate that issue. Not only is it allowing you to keep track of when your employees take leave, it also allows your employees to keep track of when they are taking days off.  And, best of all, since it’s all online you can access it anywhere. You can even still accept request for leave days in your email, yet all information is still stored in the employee’s online file, even if you “misplace” the leave request.

It’s just about impossible to keep track of when and if your employees are showing up to work. It can be frustrating not only to you, but your employees when one particular worker is always coming in late, or taking sick days with no one to catch them. If you don’t already have an efficient system in place, tracking “repeat offenders” can cause problems; employees can begin to become unhappy with their coworker and with you as these repeat offenders slip through the cracks. By implementing a time and attendance software you can finally track your employee’s sick days and hours with ease making it possible to catch employees who have difficulty making it into work on time or who constantly take a days off.

If you’ve got a lot of part time employees, you may not notice that Lucy is always twenty minutes late to her shift. And if you’ve got an employee like Lucy who is always late, you can address the issue.  That can put your mind to rest that your employees are getting in on time, and keep her co-workers happy as well.

Attendance and punctuality is a huge problem for HR employees to deal with. And, if you’re not using human resource management software, it can be impossible to even figure out when someone is abusing the system. You can have employees like Steve and Lucy who are always creating issues for their coworkers by missing work or coming in late. Not only can you track your employees with attendance and time tracking software you can assure that you’re getting the best out of your employees and their coworkers aren’t having to deal with their constant absences. Keeping on top of attendance makes your company run smoother. Put your mind at ease with employee tracking software, you’ve got enough on your mind as it is.

By Meghan Hilbruner

Working in the transportation industry likely means  that many of your employees are constantly on the move. It is often difficult to keep track of the employee attendance, especially when you aren’t using HR software specifically made for tracking. When your company depends on being mobile, you want a solution that works with you.

With attendance tracking software like SoftTime Online you can reduce the time spent on leave management. You can accept or deny leave requests right from your inbox. This automated leave request gives you easy on-the-go access and saves valuable time. Since it is cloud based technology, you and your employees can access information from anywhere with an internet connection. Being able to access SoftTime Online from anywhere makes it easy to be mobile.

When you have employees constantly on the move, you also need an easy solution for tracking where all of your employees are located. With SoftTime Online’s human resource software you can track the whereabouts of your employees with ease. Having this information at your fingertips can make management decisions easier than ever.

As with many in the transportation industry, some of your employees do not have their own office or computer; so how would an internet based attendance tracking system work for them? Many companies provide a kiosk computer for their on-the-go employees. It enables them to check email and to log into the attendance tracking system with ease.

Not only can SoftTime’s attendance tracking software cut down on the time you spent tracking your employees, it can also help you reduce payroll errors. Data saved within SoftTime Online can be easily exported into your accounting system of choice. Saving you money from potential calculation errors and time by reducing data entry duplication.

SoftTime Online’s cloud-based human resource software is designed for single user or multi-user sign in. This makes giving your employees access to the software simple, with you being able to decide who has access and at what level. The automated attendance tracking system makes calculations effortless and quick. You will also have access to over 30 useful reports that can be printed and emailed instantly. You will always have the data you need right at your fingertips!

Being a web-based automated system, your employees can log into SoftTime Online and view their own information, available vacation days, leave and more. Your employees being able to easily track their own attendance saves you time in answering the constant questions we can often get about paid time off and employee leave.

SoftTime Online’s human resource software is easy to use. The interface is designed to be intuitive, enabling you and your employees to navigate the software with ease. Everything is  hosted on SoftTime Online’s secure servers for you. That means it is ready for use right away and it’s maintenance free. No more IT headaches to worry about, and no more upgrades to search for. And, since our software is hosted on our servers, that means no installation. With many businesses experiencing strained resources, cloud-based HR software can be a flexible solution to your human resource management needs.

Using SoftTime Online’s software human resource management has never been easier. Designed specifically to be cost effective, time saving, and for use in on-the-go environments; it can save your company time and hassle. Talk to us about using attendance tracking software and take some stress out of your day.

By Meghan Hilbruner

Are you innovative, a team player, and looking for a company that will reward your hard work?  Software Techniques Inc, located at beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, is looking for a software developer that can play a major role on our development team.  Applicant must demonstrate experience with .NET, web-based software, java script, object oriented programming & SQL. Sencha experience a plus. Salary based on experience. Interested applicants should email career@softwaretech.com