New software features for workplace management during the pandemic
It is now widespread knowledge that employees should be following a policy of self-isolation if they have a fever and/or a new dry cough.
But this is an entirely self-certified process, and many employers might be anxious that their employees are not following the full 7-day isolation period – and this period can be greatly expanded if the virus spreads through a multi-person household.
This behaviour can be caused by many factors of their employment, such as a lack of contractual sick pay or an over-sensitivity to their workload.
It is vital for employers in these troubled times to identify whether their workplace culture encourages presenteeism, which is now a direct and serious health risk to the wider population.
However, if you do feel the need to enforce distancing from the workplace, we have devised a new feature to assist you.
NEW CLOCKING RESTRICTION FEATURE
The new feature is available on the absence code screen for “Lock Employee on Use”. If this is ticked and a sickness absence is booked for the current day, either via the absence planner or the Self-Service Module (SSM), then the ’employee locked’ flag will be set on the employee record.
As a result, your clocking terminals will be updated to forbid that employee from clocking in.
However, employees who work remotely while self-isolating, which is entirely safe, will still be able to clock-in using the Self-Service Module.
The employee will only be allowed to clock again using your on-site terminals once the locked flag has been manually cleared on their employee record.
NEW COVID-19 SOFTWARE RECORDS FOR EMPLOYEES
While there is still a lot of uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and its long-term effects, the general consensus is that once a person has recovered from the illness and tested negative, they are safe to return to work and posses a higher level of immunity to the virus.
Several countries have already begun to mark in some way which people have recovered from or tested negative for COVID-19, in order to permit relaxation of lockdown procedures. The most thorough labeling is surely South Korea, but Germany is also considering issuing ‘immunity certificates‘ to its population.
We have developed new software records for employees marking their COVID-19 status in this future environment:
- Not tested,
- Tested negative,
- Tested positive and recovered,
- Vaccinated
This will help employers better manage their workforce and plan ahead (shifts, rotas, access patterns, etc.) as this outbreak continues to surge and fall in the predicted cycles.
Please get in touch for more information!