Time and attendance tracking software is a package consisting of written programs or procedures for tracking employee attendance and time management. This software is mainly used to automate a labor-intensive activity in organizations. This helps in reducing payroll preparation time and employee tracking time. Many companies are now adopting time and attendance tracking software because of its flexibility, easy deployment and enhanced centralized support.

Most time and attendance tracking software packages consist of both traditional time clocks and automated time and labor management solutions. The software that works with time clocks contains features that notify the supervisors if employees are late or absent. There are various types of tracking software available in the market. Most of the software uses a biometric device for processing. This type of tracking software makes sophisticated algorithms to generate and store a unique numerical template. Read the rest of this entry »