1<\/p>\n
Do you really need to track employee time?<\/p>\n
There is no blanket need to track employee time, and, in fact, tracking employee time can, in many instances, be pointless. Tracking time is a solution. If you don\u2019t have a problem, then you possibly don\u2019t need a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n The first step, thus, is to identify the problems you\u2019re having managing your employees. If KPIs are clear and adhered to, then tracking time may serve no benefit. However, the reality is that in most jobs having all KPIs that encompass all aspects of a job role and then setting reasonable KPIs is not nearly as easy as many think.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve decided to track my employee time but is time tracking software even necessary?<\/p>\n No, it\u2019s not at all necessary to use time clock software<\/a>, but using one could make life much easier and thus save costs and minimize mistakes, especially for larger organizations where managing time can become a nightmare.<\/span><\/p>\n Can you really get away with using a free time tracking app?<\/p>\n Yes. Agreed, the free option won\u2019t work for everyone, but they are absolutely a viable solution. For example, with Jibble, the vast majority of our users never pay a cent.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the difference between time tracking software and timesheet software?<\/p>\n There is essentially no difference between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n The former implies the software tracks time, while the latter implies the building of timesheets, but given nearly all time tracking software output time tracking data into timesheets, and nearly all timesheet software get their data from tracked time, in practice there is no difference between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the difference between time tracking software and time and attendance software?<\/p>\n Time tracking software is a broad term for software that tracks time, and it could be used for desk-based employees as well as on-site ones. Time and attendance is a subset of time tracking, and given the word \u2018attendance\u2019 it implies it\u2019s for on-site employees \u2013 you wouldn\u2019t normally use time and attendance software<\/a> for desk-based employees.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some questions and answers about time and attendance<\/a>.<\/p>\n Should I record my employees’ laptop screens?<\/p>\n That\u2019s not the best idea. Your employees will feel a lack of trust, no-one likes being constantly watched and so your best staff will just leave the company, and getting around screen recording is actually fairly easy and focusing on the recorded screen time instead of output means screen time becomes the KPI, not output. It thus makes a lot more sense to track broad activities, projects and\/or clients for transparency, and ensure effective management.<\/span><\/p>\n Can an employer require an employee to download a time tracking app on their personal mobile?<\/p>\n Generally speaking, no, an employer can\u2019t force an employee to use an app on the employee\u2019s mobile unless it\u2019s explicitly stated in the contract. However, in most cases an employer and employee need to have some level of give and take to have a good working relationship, and an employee answering their mobile or using it to track time if asked would normally be considered reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n Doesn’t tracking employee time erode trust within teams?<\/p>\n Yes, if it becomes micro time tracking, no if its benefits are communicated well, and that communication means conveying to employees how it helps both employee and employer.<\/span><\/p>\n Is tracking time tantamount to spying on employees?<\/p>\n If you\u2019re recording your employees screen without even telling them, yes, that feels an awful lot like spying. But time tracking software is rarely used in this way, and time tracking done right should not have even an element of spying.<\/span><\/p>\n How do the 100% FREE time tracking apps make money?<\/p>\n There aren\u2019t many free timesheet apps, but every timesheet app<\/a> makes its money by charging for optional upgrades.<\/span><\/p>\n How do I explain to my staff that we\u2019re going to start tracking their time?<\/p>\n Communication is really important, as well as setting expectations. For staff paid hourly, you should explain that tracking time is as much to protect them as it is the company. Tracking time means employees being paid fairly, and employers paying fairly. For staff on fixed salaries, you should explain the need for accountability. Managers that aren\u2019t aware what their staff are working on tend not to get very far.<\/span><\/p>\n Should your desk-based employees track time?<\/p>\n Generally, it doesn\u2019t really make sense to track attendance for your desk-based employees, i.e. to track how many hours they have been at their desk as it achieves little. However, what is often worth tracking is where any hours are going i.e. the activities, projects and\/or clients. Without such basic accountability, it\u2019s nearly impossible to effectively manage most desk-based staff.<\/span><\/p>\n Aren\u2019t all time tracking software solutions essentially the same?<\/p>\n Most are indeed trying to solve the same problem, i.e. to track employee time. However, each has its own focus, different software integrations, strengths, price and, perhaps most importantly, each has varying levels of execution \u2013 a time tracking app that makes it difficult for employees to actually track time is ultimately going to cause a lot more problems than it solves.<\/span><\/p>\n What are the 5 key things to look for in a time tracking solution?<\/p>\n Isn\u2019t tracking your employees\u2019 time illegal?<\/p>\n Tracking employee time is not illegal in any jurisdiction in the world. In fact, in many, perhaps even most, developed countries time tracking has become required by law in some way, shape or form, to protect employees from being overworked and to ensure they are paid any overtime due, but lack of awareness means such laws are rarely enforced.<\/span><\/p>\n Isn\u2019t tracking time a form of micromanagement?<\/p>\n It can be, but doesn\u2019t have to be. If you\u2019re tracking attendance it\u2019s necessary to ensure employees are on time or to get payroll payment correct. If you\u2019re tracking desk-workers\u2019 time recording screens is verging on the side of micromanagement. Recording broad based activities is just about being aware of where your human resources are deployed and is typically essential for management.<\/span><\/p>\n Which time tracking software does Tesla use?<\/p>\n Since 2022, Tesla has been using Jibble to track employee time.<\/span><\/p>\n Isn\u2019t time tracking so old school?<\/p>\n Micromanaging employees to the point their screens are recorded isn\u2019t old school because it\u2019s a relatively recent innovation, but the concept of knowing exactly every detail of what your staff are doing is indeed old school. That just doesn\u2019t fly any more. However, using an employee attendance app<\/a>\u00a0or time tracker to broadly understand where your employees\u2019 hours are going is an essential part of effective management.<\/span><\/p>\n How can time tracking software become a positive experience for employees?<\/p>\n Employers should convince their employees of the importance of using a work hours tracker<\/a>. It isn\u2019t so you could micromanage or spy on them but it is to ensure adequate workload is distributed and to identify and prevent severe burnout cases. For example, managers would be able to notice that their employee is struggling to complete tasks or spending more time but with little to no progress, then they may want to have a talk with them or offer them some time off to recover.<\/span><\/p>\n Why doesn’t Google build an employee time tracking software and take the market?<\/p>\n Time tracking is indeed big business. We estimate that the current value of all the time tracking software businesses is in the region of $100B, it\u2019d be absolutely worth it for Google Alphabet if it could grab 1\/3 of that.<\/p>\n But time tracking is not part of Google\u2019s focus, it would not fit well within its current product offering, and time tracking is actually a very broad space that is best served by niche players targeting various segments. Google can\u2019t do it all, and so ultimately it\u2019d be very difficult for Google to gain that 1\/3 market share or even close to it, and they have what they would consider more interesting things to focus on.<\/p>\n What is PTO?<\/p>\n PTO stands for Paid Time Off, most of the world outside the US calls it \u2018leave\u2019. And so a PTO tracking software<\/a> is the same thing as a leave tracking software.<\/p>\n Is there really a 100% free time tracking software?<\/p>\n Yes, there is, and it\u2019s called Jibble. Jibble is 100% FREE for the vast majority of the businesses that use it, they never pay a cent, never need to enter any credit card details, and they can cancel anytime.<\/p>\n Is time tracking software the simplest time tracking solution?<\/p>\n Not necessarily, for small teams with very basic needs a work hours calculator<\/a> is possibly all you need.<\/p>\n You\u2019d track your own hours and use the calculator to work out the total number of payroll hours. There is no need to even create an account.<\/p>\n You could print out timesheet templates<\/a> where time would be recorded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1 Do you really need to track employee time? There is no blanket need to track employee time, and, in fact, tracking employee time can, in many instances, be pointless. Tracking time is a solution. If you don\u2019t have a problem, then you possibly don\u2019t need a solution. The first step, thus, is to identify […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44839","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"footer_ai_heading":"","footer_ai_fields":null,"footer_class":"","testimonials_slider_check":[],"testimonials_title":"","testimonial_list":null,"user_reviews_check":[],"user_reviews_title":"","user_reviews_list":null,"trial_check":[],"qa_component_show":["1"],"qa_component_title":"\n
Preguntas frecuentes sobre el seguimiento del tiempo...<\/b><\/h1>","qa_component_subtitle":"Para la mayor\u00eda de las organizaciones, el seguimiento del tiempo de los empleados tiene muchos m\u00e1s matices de lo que puede parecer. Decidir si realizas un control horario y c\u00f3mo lo haces son cuestiones que requieren una buena comprensi\u00f3n de los conceptos b\u00e1sicos del seguimiento del tiempo. Aqu\u00ed damos respuestas a algunas de esas preguntas.","qa_component_questions":[{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfNecesito registrar las horas de mis empleados?","qa_component_answer":"No tienes porqu\u00e9 realizar un seguimiento de las horas de empleados, de hecho, en muchos casos no tiene sentido. Realizar un seguimiento del tiempo es una soluci\u00f3n, pero si no tienes un problema, no hace falta una soluci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\nEl primer paso, es identificar si tienes problemas para gestionar a tus empleados. Si los KPI son claros y se respetan, tener un sistema de control del tiempo puede no resultar beneficioso.\u00a0 Sin embargo, en la mayor\u00eda de los trabajos, tener unos KPI que abarquen todos los aspectos de una funci\u00f3n laboral y luego establecer unos KPI razonables no es tan f\u00e1cil como puede parecer.","anchor":"necesito-contabilizar-las-horas-de-empleados"},{"qa_component_question":"He decidido registrar las horas de mis empleados, pero \u00bfrealmente necesito un software de control horario?","qa_component_answer":"No, no es necesario usar un software de control horario<\/a>, pero usarlo podr\u00eda facilitarte tu trabajo de forma considerable, ahorr\u00e1ndote dinero y minimizando errores, especialmente en el caso de organizaciones m\u00e1s grandes.","anchor":"necesito-un-software-de-control-horario"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfLas aplicaciones de control horario gratuitas funcionan? ","qa_component_answer":"S\u00ed, vale, puede que no funcione para todo el mundo. Pero en Jibble, por ejemplo, la gran mayor\u00eda de nuestros usuarios no pagan ni un c\u00e9ntimo y siguen disfrutando de funciones esenciales de control del tiempo que suponen una gran diferencia en sus procesos de gesti\u00f3n del tiempo y del trabajo.","anchor":"aplicacion-de-control-horario-gratis"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre un software de seguimiento del tiempo y un software de hojas de horas?","qa_component_answer":"Realmente no hay mucha diferencia.\r\n\r\nLa primera se refiere a un software para el seguimiento del tiempo, el segundo implica la realizaci\u00f3n de hojas de horas, pero casi todos los softwares de seguimiento del tiempo producen datos que se recogen en hojas de horas, y casi todos los software de hojas de horas recogen sus datos de tiempo contabilizado, realmente hay poca diferencia.","anchor":"diferencia-entre-software-del-seguimiento-del-tiempo-y-sotware-de-hojas-de-horas"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre software de seguimiento del tiempo y software de control horario y de asistencia?","qa_component_answer":"Software de seguimiento del tiempo es un t\u00e9rmino amplio, por ejemplo, se puede usar para describir las horas de empleados de oficina o remotos. Por otro lado, cuando hablamos de software de control horario y de asistencia estamos hablando de un subconjunto de este t\u00e9rmino. Como regla general, si hablamos de \u201casistencia\u201d, entendemos que se utiliza para controlar que alguien est\u00e1 presente. As\u00ed, para muchos empleos tener un software de control horario y de asistencia<\/a> no tendr\u00eda sentido.\r\n\r\nAqu\u00ed tienes algunas preguntas y respuestas sobre el control horario y de asistencia<\/a>.","anchor":"diferencias-software-de-seguimiento-del-tiempo-software-de-control-horario-y-de-asistencia"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfDeber\u00eda grabar la pantalla de ordenador de mis empleados?","qa_component_answer":"La cuesti\u00f3n de si deber\u00edas o no grabar las pantallas de los ordenadores port\u00e1tiles de tus empleados es compleja y no tiene una respuesta f\u00e1cil. Hay una serie de factores a tener en cuenta, como la finalidad de la grabaci\u00f3n, las pol\u00edticas y procedimientos de la empresa y las leyes de tu jurisdicci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\nAunque la grabaci\u00f3n en pantalla puede tener ventajas, como fomentar la transparencia, aumentar la responsabilidad y mejorar la concentraci\u00f3n de tus empleados, es esencial evaluar si se ajusta a los valores y objetivos fundamentales de tu organizaci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\nSi decides implementar la grabaci\u00f3n de pantalla, te animamos a que mantengas una comunicaci\u00f3n abierta y honesta con tu equipo. Expl\u00edcales los motivos, destaca las ventajas y, lo m\u00e1s importante, pide su consentimiento. Esto ayudar\u00e1 a mantener un entorno de trabajo de confianza y colaboraci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\nEn Jibble, creemos que para mejorar la productividad es mejor priorizar tareas y proyectos que vigilar de cerca a tus empleados. Sin embargo, reconocemos que la grabaci\u00f3n de pantalla puede ser una herramienta valiosa, y por ello la ofrecemos como una funci\u00f3n opcional para empresas que la necesiten.","anchor":"grabacion-de-pantalla"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfPuede un empresario solicitar que sus empleados se descarguen una aplicaci\u00f3n de seguimiento del tiempo en su tel\u00e9fono personal?","qa_component_answer":"Como regla general, no, un empresario no puede forzar a sus empleados a usar una aplicaci\u00f3n en su m\u00f3vil a menos que se especifique en el contrato. Sin embargo, en la mayor\u00eda de casos que un trabajador responda al tel\u00e9fono o se descargue una aplicaci\u00f3n de seguimiento del tiempo en su m\u00f3vil es algo normal.","anchor":"telefono-personal"},{"qa_component_question":"Pero, \u00bfpedirle a los empleados que registren sus horas no es lo mismo que decirles que no conf\u00edas en ellos?","qa_component_answer":"S\u00ed, si lo utilizas para la micro gesti\u00f3n, pero si lo utilizas bien es una forma muy buena de conseguir una comunicaci\u00f3n transparente.","anchor":"confianza"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfControlar sus horas no es muy parecido que espiar a tus empleados?","qa_component_answer":"Si est\u00e1s grabando las pantallas de tus empleados sin dec\u00edrselo, pues s\u00ed, es muy parecido a espiar. Pero los softwares de seguimiento de tiempo raramente se utilizan de esa manera, y un buen seguimiento del tiempo no deber\u00eda implicar que esp\u00edas a tus empleados.","anchor":"espiar"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo ganan dinero las aplicaciones de seguimiento del tiempo 100% GRATUITAS?","qa_component_answer":"No hay muchas aplicaciones de control horario<\/a> gratuitas, pero las que lo son suelen generar sus ingresos cobrando por mejoras opcionales.","anchor":"como-ganan-dinero-las-aplicaciones-100-gratuitas"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo les explico a mis empleados que vamos a empezar a usar una aplicaci\u00f3n de seguimiento del tiempo?","qa_component_answer":"La clave es la comunicaci\u00f3n, y establecer una expectativas claras. Si tus empleados cobran por hora, es tan f\u00e1cil como explicarles que contabilizar sus horas es una forma de protegerles. Al registrar las horas, les aseguras un sueldo justo y preciso. Si por otro lado, tus empleados tienen un sueldo fijo, puedes explicarles que se trata de una forma de hacerles responsables, \u00a0para saber exactamente qui\u00e9n est\u00e1 trabajando en qu\u00e9.","anchor":"explicaciones-empleados"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfTiene sentido contabilizar las horas de empleados de oficina?","qa_component_answer":"Como regla general hacer un seguimiento del tiempo de empleados de oficina no tiene mucho sentido. Sin embargo, s\u00ed que tiene sentido ver a qu\u00e9 le dedican esas horas: actividades, proyectos y\/o clientes. Sin este tipo de control, es casi imposible gestionar c\u00f3mo utilizan las horas los empleados de oficina.","anchor":"tiene-sentido-contabilizar-las-horas-de-empleados-de-oficina"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfNo son iguales todas las soluciones de seguimiento del tiempo?","qa_component_answer":"En general s\u00ed, todas hacen los mismo. Sin embargo, cada una aporta su propio enfoque, con integraciones de software diferentes, funcionalidades, precios, y quiz\u00e1s la diferencia m\u00e1s grande, como se implementa. Una aplicaci\u00f3n de seguimiento del tiempo que sea dif\u00edcil de implementar podr\u00eda causar m\u00e1s problemas que soluciones.","anchor":"son-iguales-las-soluciones-de-seguimiento-del-tiempo"},{"qa_component_question":"\u00bfCu\u00e1les son los 5 aspectos clave que hay que buscar en una soluci\u00f3n de control horario?","qa_component_answer":"
\r\n \t