time & attendance

FLSA

Time & Attendance automatically calculates zero-to-gross payroll,
incorporating complex pay rules. It takes care of ensuring that accurate and real-time employee data is captured and viewed directly in the work schedule and exported to other applications, such as external payroll systems.

Attendance Punch

Capturing attendance punches requires an interaction between the Employee and specialized hardware and software systems designed for attendance applications. These systems belong to platforms maintained by one or more prominent vendors. ISE^® works with compatible platforms that allow a wide range of configuration options.

How the Punch Capture Works

The ISE^® punch capture process has three basic steps, regardless of what punch devices are used. The process captures three attendance elements: the Employee (who), the Location of the punch station (where), and the punch time stamp (when). Capture can take place in real-time, meaning that ISE^® processes the punch as soon as it happens, or batched in cases where network connections are not available or not supported by the punch device. ISE^® can also monitor missed punches where a punch is not received within a defined interval, and then takes appropriate action. The communication between the punch device and ISE^® uses web services technology, which allows for a high degree of deployment flexibility and security.

Missed Punch Notification

Knowing if employees have not made a scheduled punch can, in certain
circumstances, be critically important. ISE^® has the ability, with its Notifications module, to send an escalating notification to selected recipients when a punch has not been recorded within a specific time interval window. This window can also be configured on a per site basis. Missed punch notification is designed to work when the punch attendance system is recording in real-time, or near real-time.

Web Services

ISE^® is designed to enable very flexible punch station deployment configurations. Stations can first be connected to a local or regional controller which then uploads punch data to the ISE^® system via a network. The uploading of communications is done via web services.  Web services allow for a high degree of interoperability between punch generating equipment and consumers of punch data such as ISE^®. The protocols can be encrypted for transmission over public networks to enable wide area deployments of punch stations while ensuring data security & integrity.