In the past, businesses could tolerate a certain amount of employee waste. That waste may have come in the form of missing important deadlines, inefficient ability to prioritize tasks, and time spent not working while on the clock. Today, companies have to operate more efficiently in order to remain competitive, and minimizing wasted time by the workers has become a high priority for management staff.
Technology has played a role in keeping tabs on employee activity for decades. Time card punchers and their more recent electronic equivalents ensured that workers were where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there. However, a time card can only demonstrate that someone was present at a certain time to punch it in and later to punch it out, and that person may not even be the worker the card belongs to. Closed circuit television has been used to monitor and record the presence and activities of personnel. Unfortunately, for non-physical work office work, cameras can only confirm whether an employee was at their desk doing something, but not whether they were doing anything productive.
Software Monitoring Solutions
Digital technology significantly reduced the expense and complications associated with keeping track of workers with the development of employee monitoring software. Software-based solutions allow the convenient and automatic tracking of the amount of time an employees spend doing their actual job. Not only does the software monitor the time an employee spends at their workstation, it can also detect what is being done on a computer and even provide screenshots. Additionally, controls can be put into place to block specific applications and detect fake activity when an employee pretends to be doing real work while doing something else.
Time is money
One of the main benefits that employee monitoring software provides a business is the costs saved by reducing wasted time. For most companies, staff wages account for their largest single expenditure, and businesses need to get the most for their investment in order to remain competitive. Employee monitoring addresses the problems of workers being paid while not at work, whether for taking excessive breaks or engaging in time card cheating.
Productivity matters
Not only do employees need to be at work in order to accomplish the company’s goals, but they must also spend their time effectively. Employee monitoring tracks how workers spend their time, how long they take to perform various tasks, and how much time is spent on trivial or non-work activities. Managers have access to reports that track the productivity of their employees, how efficiently their time is being spent, and whether the company is spending thousands of dollars financing their employees’ time on social media.
Tracking creates better employees.
Most employees do not actively set out to cheat their employers out of work time. It is only human nature to take liberties here and there. Businesses that engage in fair and reasonable employee tracking will find their employees will embrace being held accountable for getting work done in a reasonable amount of time, and to be expected to be doing work while they are getting paid. Employee monitoring software can help workers take pride in their jobs and even help them evaluate areas where their own performance could use some improvement.
CloudDesk is your monitoring solution.
When your business decides to take advantage of the benefits offered by software-based employee monitoring solutions, CloudDesk has you covered. Our turn-key system is easy to install and set up, and it offers the full range of employee monitoring applications and reporting features your business needs to maximize the efficiency of its human resources. And with a risk-free 14-day free trial, there’s no reason not to find out why CloudDesk is the ultimate employee monitoring solution.
