Auto Time Solutions has joined forces with Kailaz Software to create the mobile-phone based time and job recording system.
The partnership integrates Kailaz’s MobiBiz mobile management solution with Auto Time’s Premium software.
“Monitoring time and attendance can be a real challenge for security firms,” said Christian Berenger, business development director at Auto Time. “Many contractors simply use paper-based written timesheets to track time and attendance but these are unreliable, laborious to produce and are often ridden with errors.”
Virtual perimeter
Kailaz’s MobiBiz Solution offers remote workforce management capabilities that enable management to determine who is currently on the job at specific sites and to view maps that pinpoint workers’ exact locations. Employees clock in and out of work from a standard mobile phone, PDA or Blackberry. Once logged in, it wirelessly tracks the worker’s location while on site, allowing management to allocate jobs easily and take greater control of their staff.
The software also enables managers to set a virtual perimeter – called a ‘geofence’ – around each job site to monitor whether employees are within the perimeter when they clock in and out.
Reassurances
Combined with Auto:Time Premium software, management can accurately calculate hours worked, project payroll costs with greater accuracy, and receive email notifications should an employee arrive late for work or attempt to clock in from an false location, Berenger said.
“Nowadays many industries operate with mobile workforces and it can often be difficult to track the whereabouts of staff,” he said. “Real time notification is a key benefit of the MobiBiz system as it not only allows maximum response time to absenteeism but also offers reassurance that staff are where they should be.”