Staff can annotate reasons why they were absent while online

union Time and Attendance UK on-line self service module employees contractors view change personal information Internet Browser staff absence holiday clockings EmployeesThe GMB union said it is seeking legal advice over the issue of its members objecting to surveillance equipment put in their cabs without consent. A union spokesman said of the furore with the Sheffield-based council: “If we cannot revisit this decision with the council we will consider a legal challenge,” adding: “In any event we are also considering organising a large protest by both private hire and black cab drivers in Sheffield to show our dissatisfaction with this decision.”

The Time and Attendance UK on-line self service module allows employees or contractors to view or change their personal information via an Internet Browser. Access to the self-service module is username and password protected. After a successful login, staff can: view their absence calendar and make holiday requests; add or amend any of their clockings, to be authorised subsequently; and add / annotate reasons why they were absent. Employees can clock IN or OUT for time & attendance and more.