Wednesday, June 3, 2009

What a difference Chronotek makes

As the owner of a business that employs more than 100 people, many working from their homes and others working from one of our seven locations, I was looking for the right timekeeping method for all situations. Obviously I cannot be every place at every time. Often I wondered about some of my employees and the hours they actually work, versus the hours they report working. When I implemented Chronotek, it really forced my employees to be more accountable, which has helped increase overall productivity and reduce the expense of overtime. The use of Chronotek has really paid for itself. In these tough economic times, that is more important than ever. The telephone timekeeping system is easy, accurate and costs less than paying payroll staff to give out timecards, gather them and calculate them, and keep track of staff. I have found this system to be a valuable tool in helping management personnel communicate more effectively with their direct reports.

Because it is web based, you can access your Chronotek Administrative account from anywhere, on any computer, any time of day. I have been able to check up on employees at any time of the day or night. Chronotek’s system is very easy to use to add employees or include new job locations. I have been able to use the company’s text message alerts quite effectively to keep tabs on my employees. The system works by requiring employees to call a toll-free number for the purposes of clocking in and out. The data is immediately provided in real time. So you do not have to wait for a week or two to find out how many absences an employee has had, or how many times he or she has been late during a given week. It makes tracking trends very easy and simple. I use the Random Voice Verification feature so that I know for certain it is the correct employee using the system. Also, I know where my employees are calling from at any given time, thanks to patented caller-ID technology. And with the daily internal clock synchronization system, I know with absolute certainty that the times reflected are completely accurate for all my locations and for all my employees. Since we began using Chronotek, I have been able to put employee time card issues virtually out of my mind and focus on the reason I started my company in the first place—running my business.

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