End of financial year to bring about surge in holiday applications

Time and attendance systems with built-in workforce management modules can help prevent the build-up of left-over holiday time and indeed the high number of holiday applications that occur towards the end of the financial year, experts believe.

HR departments across the country tend to receive a very large number of holiday requests at this time of the year. A survey commissioned by British Airways in January revealed that one-third of UK workers did not use up their annual leave in 2017, losing an average of four days each. A ‘use it or lose it’ policy can mean hundreds of last minute holiday requests for HR to process.

This unfortunate turn of events can negatively affect productivity, as companies want to encourage people to take their full holiday entitlement, but also need to ensure the workplace is fully staffed and avoid too many clashes.

Companies relying on spreadsheets and pen and paper solutions to manage holidays are the worst affected, as they are not only prone to errors, but also find it very difficult to deal with the large number of requests, especially if they all come in at the same time.

This is why using time and attendance systems with built-in workforce management modules that also cater for holiday requests is really a must nowadays.

Time & Attendance UK – expert suppliers of time and attendance systems with solid, advanced holiday planning functionality

If you are considering the implementation of an advanced integrated workforce management system that will enable your company to deliver enhanced holiday management options for your staff, Time & Attendance UK has the expertise and know-how to help.

Our specific position within this market segment, as well as proven experience in the field enables us to thoroughly customize our systems in order to meet all of your requirements.

The Smart Card Time & Attendance recording workstation incorporates such features as job booking, job costing, labour hours analysis and security management. A self-service module (SSM) will enable staff to easily book their holidays, while managers will be able to view all booked holidays for their respective departments and approve (or deny) new requests, as necessary.

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.