Workforce management is a broad term that incorporates a wide range of functions and activities in the work environment from HR administration to scheduling and payroll. It is generally focused towards maintaining an efficient, cost effective and productive workforce. This is why every business regards workforce management as an important element in running a profitable and streamlined enterprise.
As the workplace becomes ever more dynamic the job of workforce management and optimisation becomes ever more difficult. Mobile platforms such as netbooks and smart phones mean that more and more employee work hours occur outside the office with employees working from home, from remote offices or on the move.
Workforce management platforms such as those provided by Advance Systems allow businesses to optimize the organisation of these diverse work practices.
Time and attendance mobile solutions allows employees to clock in not only from workstations in the office but also from remote work stations, laptops and even using mobile devices such as iPhone, Blackberry and Android helping to streamline workforce management.
Contemporary workplace changes also mean flexi-time work hours are becoming more commonplace. While they are beneficial to employers and employees alike they cause complication and time consumption to workforce management that can lead to unnecessary costs.
Advance Systems’ provides automated workforce management solutions to help prevent these unnecessary costs. With employee schedules automated operating costs are kept down and staffing resources can be refocused elsewhere. Where scheduling changes might create undue expenses a workforce management system can be set up to notify managers in advance.
HR Manager, which is a function built in to Time and Attendance software, centrally stores employee files, data and correspondence making filing and retrieving employee information fast and simple. This workforce management system allows businesses to save time on administration and maximize the efficiency of staff.
To make the most of workforce management and optimize employee administration use Time and Attendance Software from Advance Systems. It not only saves money, it also reduces inefficiency and maximizes productivity.