We believe that employers should know what their employees are up to on company time.
You’ve invested in project management software already, but every time you go to review the information you realize… there just isn’t any. You harp on your employees, you insist everything must be entered, but still… employees just won’t enter their hours.
Maybe you’ve just started a new “work-from-home” policy, but suddenly you realize that things seem to take a lot longer to be finished than they used to. Or maybe you’re thinking about making some cut backs, but you just don’t know where to start.
You’d think that knowing that they’ll only get paid if their hours are entered into the payroll system would ensure that employees actually enter those hours, and yet week after week you find yourself having to nag them again and again.
Why is it so hard for managers to get the visibility that they need?
Let’s face it.. when it comes to manually tracking activities, there are three types of people:
- The people who only enter the bare minimum because, quite frankly, they’re too busy working and don’t have the time to do more than that.
- The people who think that they are above being tracked and are insulted at the very notion of having to enter their hours and refuse out of spite.
- The people who don’t enter anything because giving you zero visibility is better than letting you see how little they actually accomplish.
No matter what type of person you’re dealing with, the result is the same: incomplete and questionable data.
And even if you have data… is it really accurate?
Here’s an example.
Your team is using a timer app – employees start the timer when they begin working, and then they stop it when they stop working. Simple enough, right? Complete visibility, right?
Well let’s think about that for a minute. I’m an employee and I’m going to start working on a report. I start my timer at 8:45 a.m. I open up the file, I start working away, and then my phone rings. And it’s a doozy of a conversation. After two minutes, it’s decided we need a full meeting with 10 other employees. It’s noon when I finally get back to my desk. I go to start my timer back up, but wait, it’s still going… When did I stop working again? Shoot.
Here’s another example.
You have a project management system. Tasks get assigned to employees. They do the work and then mark them as complete. You make it super simple for them to enter how long they spent working right from that same dialog. Perfect! But what’s to stop employees from exaggerating their hours? Sure that task only took them 2 minutes, but if they say it took an hour, they can watch YouTube videos for the rest of the time. No one will know any better, right?
How Meritrick Helps
Just sign up, add your employees and have them install the app, and you’re on your way accurate, simplified time tracking. Meritrick will automatically record everything that they’re doing throughout the day without the need to worry about setting timers, assigning projects while they work, and all of those other hassles and distractions that take away from actual work.
Here are just a few of the things that set Meritrick apart from other time management solutions:
- It can automatically categorize activities by client and projects.
- You can get real time insights into what programs/categories or programs employees use most.
- Not only does it keep track of what they’re doing – but it knows whether they are actively working – or if those programs are just on autopilot or sitting idle.
- With incredible accuracy, it knows just how productive your team is being – when they start, end, and take breaks.
- You can see trends for the company or specific department, or drill down to specific employees.
Don’t let inaccurate time tracking keep your business from being efficient and profitable. See the capabilities of Meritrick yourself with a free trial!