Owning a small business is challenging; between the government regulations, your competitors, and dealing with externals like the economy, it’s a wonder anyone manages to survive the experience. One way to help your business is to take advantage of the technology available today and automate as much of your company’s processes as you can. Here are five suggestions for automation to get you started:
Punching the Clock
Since the first employer hired the first employee, tracking hours worked has been a major headache. Done by hand until the advent of the first punch clock, it was easy to fudge hours worked. The punch clock eliminated the worst of the games, but not all; friends would clock in someone running late, to keep them from losing pay, and conversely, clock them out if they had to leave early. Punch clocks also did nothing to eliminate the drudgery of pulling cards, totalling hours, figuring out rates of pay to apply, and getting it all into the payroll department. Automating the time clock erases these problems; the time clock is programmed with all of the information needed to calculate total hours, shift differentials, pay rates, and overtime. This information is sent to payroll automatically for processing.
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