EasyTime
is a low cost yet capable solution for the automation
of employee attendance recording at the place of work.
It comprises a swipe reader for recording arrivals and
departures (see right), a set of employee ID badges and
a simple yet effective Windows-based software package
for recording and managing the attendance data.
A complete working system comprising the software, one
reader and 25 ID badges costs just £350 + VAT.
So even the smallest business can afford to automate its
time and attendance recording using EasyTime. |
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The Software The
EasyTime software runs on any PC with Windows 3.1,
Windows 95/98/2000 or Windows NT. The communications module
which takes clocking data from the swipe-card reader runs
continually but in a minimised state so that the PC is free
to be used for other applications as well. The reporting module
of EasyTime is available on the same PC but can also
be accessed by other PC’s via a network connection.
EasyTime
holds a database which matches badges against employees and
also knows when and for what hours each employee is expected
to be working. As employees record their arrivals and departures
at the work-place by swiping their badges through the reader
EasyTime records the times of these transactions. Consequently
anyone with access to the data can see who is on site and
who is absent, in real time.
This
attendance data is accumulated within the software to provide
a range of reports which are viewable within EasyTime
and also easily exported to other Windows applications such
as Word or Excel. These reports help to monitor employee absences,
speed up the preparation of payroll data, assist in identifying
employee whereabouts in the case of an emergency and provide
record-keeping facilities as required by the EC Working Time
Directive.
EasyTime
provides many of the facilities normally only found in software
packages costing many times more. It comes with detailed setup
instructions and has a comprehensive online help facility
to help you get up and running in no time at all.
The
Badge Reader
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EasyTime Badge Reader comes complete with a 2 metre cable
which can be increased to 8 metres without loss of performance.
It reads Hi-Co Magnetic Stripe Cards which are extremely
robust and resistant to wear or damage from magnetic or
electrical sources. The reader can mount on desk or wall
and multiple readers can optionally be networked back
to a single PC. |
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