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Retail Grocer Decreases Time to Prepare Payroll
Retail grocer eliminates error-prone processes with Attendance Enterprise
Manual Time Cards Caused Big Problems
When Pelion IGA supermarket tracked employee time and attendance data with paper time cards and punch clocks, the payroll administrator manually reviewed over 65 punch cards for missed punches, tracked down misplaced cards and missing information , and then re-keyed that information into a manual spreadsheet. According to store owner Frank Shumpert, not only was this a time-intensive process — accuracy was also a concern. “We had to consider that any time financial information is handled manually, there is the potential for a missed key stroke or a transposed number. This had the potential to compromise accuracy of our payroll totals.”
Need for Accurate, Accessible Archives
Another issue was maintaining accurate employee archive records. Explains Russel Stansell, store manager, “In past years, it was a problem to search through the drawers of time cards for federal or state unemployment reporting. This was a challenge for us when an issue would arise with a current or former employee.”
Improved Pay Period Processes and Historical Reporting
The store now benefits from a more efficient and accurate process. With Attendance Enterprise, the Pelion IGA totally eliminated the manual assembly of employee time and attendance each pay period. “We don’t have to suffer through the manual data-entry each week, and accuracy is no longer a concern,” notes Shumpert.
Attendance Enterprise also maintains historical records of attendance and pay in the form of electronic time card archives. Detailed historical reporting is indispensable for wage and hour claims, and other legal inquiries. As Frank Shumpert explains, “Automating this process frees us up to handle more meaningful tasks. Payroll is completed faster than before, and we look forward to tapping into other features.”
“Automating this process frees us up to handle more meaningful tasks. Payroll is completed faster than before, and we look forward to tapping into other features.”
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