Time and Attendance systems can help mitigate the effect of strike action

Time and attendance systems can help managers mitigate the effects of strike actions by letting them plan ahead and monitor exactly who’s attending said actions, while also receiving alerts should manning levels forecasts fall below a pre-set value.

This is becoming increasingly important nowadays, as figures released last month from the Office for National Statistics showed that in the year to 31 July 2017, the number of private sector working days lost to strike action was 149,000, up 80% from the previous year.

The growth in the private sector is distinct from the trend in the public sector where strike days fell by 69%, from 231,000 to 72,000.

Workforce management software from Time and Attendance UK includes dedicated manning levels alerts

Determining exactly which employees went on strike and just how much of their pay is due to be retained is not always an easy task for HR departments, but Time and Attendance UK can actually make everything a lot smoother.

First and foremost, our comprehensive, affordable Time and Attendance solution allows HR managers to generate a range of useful reports, such as Absence Summary or Job Summary, that will provide precise information on the people who actually participated to the strike and didn’t attend their usual work schedule.

Furthermore, our all-in-one, Smart Card Time & Attendance recording workstation incorporates such features as job booking, job costing, labour hours analysis and security management.

If you want to find out more about the range of affordable, reliable solutions provided by Time & Attendance UK, just contact our dedicated product team, they’ll be more than happy to answer any question you might have.