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Payroll Upgrade Goes Swimmingly: Christina America Implements TimeZone by ITR
Swimwear manufacturer makes much-needed change to automated system, sees improvements in costs, efficiencies
by Sarah Dobson
It was definitely time for Christina America to upgrade its Datatrac payroll system. Not only had the Montreal-based swimwear manufacturer been advised the workforce management software would no longer be supported as of September 2009, but it wasn't really working anyway.
The American Payroll Association spotlights ITR's latest release of its TimeZoneTMworkforce management system, offering TimeZoneTM Professional, an employee portal offering online Timesheets, WebPunch PC time entry, internal messaging and other employee self-service functionality.
ITR account manager Amin Samji appeared on BT to discuss and demonstrate one of ITR's biometric data collection devices, the HandPunch hand geometry terminal.
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Technology for Small Business Special Report: Like many workers who are paid hourly, employees at Dynamic Team Sports Canada Co. in Toronto used to punch time clocks. The sportswear company's human resources staff had to prepare time cards for more than 200 employees, calculate hours manually and enter the data in a payroll system. It took four to six hours a week, says Melanie Oleskiw, Dynamic's human resources manager. And there were problems with a few employees on the midnight shift "buddy punching" - punching absent co-workers' time cards to inflate their hours worked.
Put your finger on a more efficient system
Scanning devices help companies keep track of their employees. They also keep workers honest
by Grant Buckler
"Payroll Technology Roundtable: Looking to the Future"
An increase in integrated systems and self-service applications, along with the use of electronic reporting and auditing tools by the government, is influencing how payroll practitioners perform their jobs and the role technology plays in their work. The highlights from this roundtable discussion will help payroll practitioners and their organizations remain informed and prepared for upcoming opportunities and challenges.
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“Airport Duty Free Shop Chain Rolls-out TimeZone”
Airport retailer The Nuance Group operates 370 shops in airports in 19 countries. Several years ago, Nuance’s North American stores migrated from an entirely manual time and attendance system to an automated solution, recently upgrading to ITR’s TimeZone workforce management system. The division reduced its payroll staff by 75% “Airport Duty Free Shop Chain Rolls-out TimeZone”
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"Dialogue Magazine Speaks With CEO of ITR"
Tracy Parzych, CEO of ITR. Ms. Parzych was interviewed in a feature article in Dialogue Magazine’s July/August 2005 issue entitled "Meet a CPA VIPP…Very Important Payroll Professional". This regular two page spread focuses on innovative leaders and professionals in the payroll industry. The article discusses technology and its importance within the payroll industry along with the challenges ITR has had to overcome in the hi-tech sector.
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"How to Use Biometrics in Your Time and Attendance"
An informative article which outlines the use of biometrics within different environments. Topics discussed include how biometrics work, hurdles and obstacles, best practices for implementation and what’s ahead for this popular technology. If you are considering implementing any form of biometrics in your company, read this article.
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"Calculating the Value of a Time and Attendance System"
The emergence of scalable time and attendance software, the decrease in prices in the marketplace, and the introduction of biometric data collection have all contributed value to both small and large companies choosing to automate workforce management. The value of a time and attendance system is more than just the hard dollar savings resulting from automating the time consuming tasks of employee punch card collection and tabulation — today’s systems bring tangible and intangible value to many areas of a company including HR, payroll, labor costing and even security. But before you can determine the value that a system may bring you, you quantify the ROI you expect to achieve.
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"Small Business Comes in From the Cold"
When time and attendance software was introduced in the 1980’s, small businesses were left out of the technology loop and the cost was unjustifiable. Today, prices have decreased, and functionality has increased. There is a diverse selection of small inexpensive time and attendance software systems on the market and it is important for small businesses to make the case to automate, cost justify their solution and know what to look for in a product. More selection tips are outlined in the following article.
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