Time and Attendance shift system enables flexible working

If workers and employers co-operate, both sides benefit, as the employee feels valued and the employer gains increased productivity and profit. Initiatives to reduce the number of dubious sick days, or ‘sickies’, taken exist in both the public and the private sector. For instance, employees at Tesco do not get paid for the first three of days of their sick leave. The policy applies to staff who joined the company after 2004.

A spokesman said the scheme was successful: "Staff retention is very high, staff absence is very low. It suggests our staff are very happy in their jobs." Also, the supermarket chain operates a policy of flexible working so anyone who needs time off to attend a hospital appointment will not automatically lose out.

You do not need to be a huge billion-pound concern like Tesco to take advantage of Time and Attendance UK systems which boost efficiency at both large and small firms. You can create a wide range of daily working patterns (shifts), with either fixed or flexitime rules. These can run past midnight, making night shifts simple to define. The inbuilt report generator makes it simple to get both real-time and archived information. Contact us today in order to improve your business.