"The FBA team assigned to our company has been incredible. They have proven themselves in every project assigned to them. We have used FBA to build our entire corporate ERP system over the last eight years from concept, through design, development, implementation, all the way to 24/7 maintenance and support. It has been a long and productive journey."

"FBA's time and attendance kiosks are robust – can run autonomously in the event of WAN failure and are easy to service – the only down time is when you unplug them."

"There are many scheduling and attendance solutions on the market – what makes FBA different is their ability to facilitate complex pay rules that many organizations need to address through collective agreements. The full automation of complex rules creates savings as misinterpretation or manual intervention inevitably increases labour costs."

FBA Sentinel Time & Attendance Module

Security guards check in and out at all times of the day and night and from multiple locations. Recording these events accurately and efficiently is challenging and critical to controlling labor costs.

The FBA Time & Attendance module is designed to work with the FBA Sentinel Scheduling module and Payroll module. It can just as easily be integrated with other scheduling or payroll systems.

The schedule reflects the planned work but the Time and Attendance System records the actual hours worked and any deviations from the schedule. This module is critical for keeping accurate records of hours worked which is necessary for any payroll system.

However, this is only one facet of the functionality provided by the module. The system also helps reduce manual labor required for gathering payroll information as it eliminates the need for punch cards or other manual systems. It practically eliminates buddy punching where a Time & Attendance Kiosk can be used and conveniently facilitates communication with employees. The module is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of needs whether you chose IVR, a self-service kiosk, an application for a smart phone, or a management supervised check-in/out process.

The following is a list of Features and Benefits for the FBA Sentinel Time & Attendance module and to see this module at work along with Scheduling and Payroll, see Case Study

Feature	Benefit
Flexible touch screen kiosk. Multi-purpose (i.e. punch in/out, vacation scheduling, OT request, employee security bulletins and other time-sensitive notifications, etc)	Cost effective expansion of functionality. Rugged hardware for commercial purposes / factory environments / etc... Improved employee communication Self-serve access for employees for various needs.
Ability to print corporate forms (i.e. HR, etc)	Cost effective means of maintaining and distributing corporate forms.
Capture digital image of employee during punch in/out process.	Helps identify employees who are having others punch in/out on their behalf. Improved security and data accuracy.
Ability to print employee schedule from kiosk.	Improved employee communication Eliminate need for HR person to provide info to employee.
Ability to print time card with estimated payroll calculations.	Improved employee communication Eliminate need for HR person to provide info to employee.
Allows employee to sign up for overtime and submit vacation requests.	Improved employee communication Eliminate need for HR person to manually track and manage sign-up process.
Ability to capture KPI at the kiosk (i.e. vehicle mileage, fuel consumption, time at stops, etc)	Cost effective way to capture key performance indicators. Ability to gather KPI in a timely fashion
Kiosk has separate screen for revolving messages (i.e. security alerts, corporate events, etc)	Improved employee communication
Ability to display messages directed at specific employees during punch in/out process.	Improved employee communication Increased security
Kiosk uses distributed database – synchs with master at scheduled intervals or for on-demand scheduling requests.	Allows the time and attendance system to function independently if connectivity with the host is lost.
Employee can access summaries of banked lieu/vacation/sick time.	Improved employee communication Eliminate need for HR person to provide info to employee.
IVR functionality for punch in/out and supervisory override for book-offs.	Support for remote employees
Generic kiosk shell allows for addition of plug-ins (i.e. forms printing, HR distributions, KPI collection)	Cost effective expansion of functionality.
Kiosk can incorporate biometrics for security.	Increased security. Eliminate buddy punching.
Ability to limit functionality at the kiosk to certain times of day (i.e. only allow punch in/out close to start/end of shift).	Reduce congestion at kiosk at peak times.
Overtime authorization requests generated by system for employees who punch out late. (i.e. batch process for supervisor)	Reduced paperwork for HR. Strict control of OT approval and payment. Helps control costs
Ability for supervisor to request an employee to skip lunch or break. Ability for employee to report skipped lunch or break during punch out process (subject to supervisory approval).	More accurate pay Reduces grievances. Reduce manual tracking of paid lunches and breaks.
Multitude of management reports available to improve efficiencies, provide accurate measurements, etc. For example, pattern reporting – two employees on same shift punch in at practically the same time every day (i.e. employee 1 is covering for late employee 2)	Identify employees trying to take advantage of the system. Better information available to management for making better decisions. Accurately track absenteeism and late employees.

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