As well as seeking to trim the public sector, the Tory/Lib administration is also taking a substantial axe to the Regional Development Agencies. These were created in 1999 in the eight English regions — including the north west — to drive business growth and economic development. The RDAs, which have delivered car plants to Merseyside, will have around £270 million cut from their budgets this year as part of the coalition's instant economy package, in which the Business Department has to slash £836m overall.
Time and Attendance North West can help businesses facing cutbacks with its clocking systems which function by streamlining payroll and overheads. Clocking data is taken from the contactless smart card readers by the WinTA software. The built-in report generator makes it simple to get the information you need from the system. Reports show jobs that are over budget or those approaching their budget limit. This information can also be exported to spreadsheets. Among the cost-saving features are Shift Swapping — here employees may have their shift for a particular day changed in advance.