A time and attendance system will eliminate jobs in the Payroll Department. Instead, many of the mundane manual tasks are replaced with proactive assignments that add more value to the organization. A time and attendance system only benefits the Payroll Department. There is no arguing that payroll is one of the greatest beneficiaries of a time and attendance system. But it is not uncommon for the effects of a system to be felt in most levels of the organization.
Operations can examine labor efficiency and utilization.
Sales can more accurately determine the historical labor cost of a job for better bidding in future contracts. HR gains better enforcement of paid time off policies and payments, as well as accurate documentation of labor exceptions and PTO usage. Finance gains efficiency in the payroll department, the opportunity to reduce unplanned overtime and accurate distribution of labor charges. A time and attendance system is oriented to hourly employees and does not provide a solution for salaried employees. Many systems support the collection of exception only data for salaried employees these employees only report the use of paid time off benefits.