Mobile Attendance With the advent of technology, more organizations are now moving away from manual recording of attendance and the use of punch card towards biometric and mobile devices. Historically, only the big enterprises are able to adopt such system due to the high costs. However, as more people are using smartphones and such devices are also getting more sophisticated and cheaper, mobile attendance is becoming more popular now. Mobile attendance is available either on a subscription or license basis. The choice depends on the size and needs of each organization. Many human resource management systems include mobile attendance as one of its modules and are fully integrated with other functions like Payroll, Leave and Performance. Many vendors are also hosting these systems on cloud so that one can easily access it from anywhere with internet. So why is mobile attendance becoming the new norm? Let us look at the advantages of using it to better understand the logic for th
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How has MOM itemised payslip impacted Singapore’s companies positively? An itemised payslip clearly list out all your monthly income and deduction items. Starting from April 2016, all employers must issue itemised payslips to employees, covered by the Employment Act. The new policy will require more workload and effort from the human resource (HR). Many SMEs were concerned about the costs that they need to incur. Therefore, Singapore’s government delayed the implementation of the policy for two years so that companies will have more than sufficient time to adapt. How should itemised payslips be issued and stored? The itemised payslip and pay to the employee should be given at the same time. Otherwise, it should be delivered within three working days of payment. In the scenario of termination or dismissal, they must be given with outstanding salary. All employers must keep a record of all payslips issued in soft or hard copy, including handwritten. For current employees, employe