The coronavirus pandemic introduced new variables in the corporate world and work from home was one of them. Around the world, the term got popularized overnight and quickly became the new normal. In the UK, in April 2020, 46.6% of people in employment did some work at home. Out of those, who did some work from home, 86.0% did so because of the global pandemic. In the midst of all these, the concept of hybrid working, where employees can work from home and office did come to light, however, small businesses were not able to transform it into reality when contrasted with large businesses. And this is what, Appogee HR aims to change with the launch of Appogee Time.
Appogee HR, an online HR applications provider for small and medium businesses has announced the launch of Appogee Time, the standalone SaaS product to help UK small businesses manage hybrid working, office capacity management, track time & attendance, and record time spent on activities. Initially, Appogee launched Time as part of its advanced HR software package, HR Success. However, the popularity of the package has led to its release as a standalone product.
The product is cited to bring the reality of hybrid working to the forefront of small business owners’ minds. The description of the product on the official website runs as, “Appogee Time can help you record staff locations, book areas in the office & manage your official capacity, review staff working hours and breaks with online timesheets and clock-in/clock-out functionality, and record project & activity time to create meaningful reports.”
Head of Operations, Charlotte Brown comments “Our customers loved the location recording and office capacity management when we launched Time as part of HR Success. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive in helping our customers plan for a hybrid working strategy. We’ve seen many larger enterprise corporations be able to take advantage of the hybrid model and being able to make this a reality for small and medium-sized businesses has been great for creating the ultimate working environment. We like to think of it as allowing our customers and their staff to get the best out of both worlds when it comes to embracing the future of work.”
“We’ve found that Time’s location features have obvious benefits when it comes to welcoming staff safely back into the office. You can book specific office areas, and set capacity limits on these, to help with social distancing, and also as companies look to downsize offices the capacity management feature and remote working recording element will prove to have long-term benefits to customers too. The time & attendance tracking features and activity time recording are also helpful for companies to be able to see how many hours staff are working, and be able to record how long they’ve spent working on certain projects or activities, wherever they’re working from.”
Appogee Time can also be purchased as an add-on for Appogee Leave or Appogee HR Essentials and it’s included in Appogee HR Success. Consequently, small and large businesses alike can choose a package as per relevant needs and take advantage of many other features to help make remote working a reality. These features include document management, employee self-service, absence management and online onboarding, performance management alongside core integrations with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Xero, and LinkedIn Talent Hub.