{"id":2200,"date":"2020-04-29T06:28:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T06:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/blog\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:21:43","slug":"ways-to-make-employee-monitoring-software-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.empmonitor.com\/blog\/ways-to-make-employee-monitoring-software-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Tracking &#038; Remote Employee Monitoring Software : How To Make It Work For Your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time tracking and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/blog\/different-aspects-employee-monitoring-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em><strong>employee monitoring software<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span> can be very effective and useful if properly applied and used. Essentially, it&#8217;s used to monitor employee behavior, efficiency, and allow you to more effectively delegate tasks. Besides, these monitoring tools will improve your health, because you might be aware of any suspicious activity on the computers of your employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re a manager or own a business industry, you&#8217;ll probably have hundreds (or thousands) of workers to schedule and watch whether they&#8217;re arriving on time to work. Especially remote employee monitoring is said as the biggest challenge employers face.\u00a0 When it comes to hiring remote employees, most of the time, it seems that remote employees aren&#8217;t reporting time accurately.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Click Here To Listen To The Podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1058\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Time-Tracking-Remote-Employee-Monitoring-Software-How-To-Make-It-Work-For-Your-Business.mp3\">Time Tracking &amp; Remote Employee Monitoring Software  How To Make It Work For Your Business.mp3<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":false,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.empmonitor.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Time-Tracking-Remote-Employee-Monitoring-Software-How-To-Make-It-Work-For-Your-Business.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Time Tracking &amp; Remote Employee Monitoring Software  How To Make It Work For Your Business.mp3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Time Tracking &amp; Remote Employee Monitoring Software  How To Make It Work For Your Business.mp3\\\" from Created: 4\\\/29\\\/2020 11:43:26 AM by TextAloud: Microsoft Anna. 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He used some screenshot tools to track his remote employees but was worried about some of his employee&#8217;s work time and productivity levels as he was not getting proper insights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to help, I suggested to him<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"> <a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/blog\/empmonitor-act-savior-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em><strong>EmpMonitor<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>. Do you know why? Here are some of the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em><strong>important features of EmpMonitor<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>, because of which I prefer using this software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Screenshot Monitoring<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/screenshot-monitoring.jpg\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1351\" height=\"767\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides a complete view of your employees work activities. You can get the automated screenshots of the computer screens at every fixed interval of the time. It will help you to get a detailed insight of your employees work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Idle Time detection\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allowing this feature to automatically recognize and delete idle time. Idle time monitoring will help you reduce your workforce by saving thousands of dollars a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Top Apps &amp; Websites Used<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Apps-and-Websites-used.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1282\" height=\"613\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EmpMonitor helps in labeling websites and applications as productive, neutral, or unproductive categories, for an individual or group of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Productivity Measurement<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily measure the productivity level, efficiency, and concentration with real-time graphics for all charts for your whole company, or particular team or any particular individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>User Logs<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/User-logs.jpg\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1349\" height=\"767\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable managers and team members to monitor apps and websites to optimize performance, and evaluate data for their teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar to my friend, this software will also help various managers who are struggling with monitoring issues. Thus, here I have brought up some main monitoring tips that can be taken into consideration along with using this software. But before starting with it, let&#8217;s know&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Why To Implement Employee Monitoring Software Especially For Remote Employees In Brief?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning to install monitoring software on your employee&#8217;s system is a major decision, and should be imposed overnight. Or else, employees may feel like you are micromanaging or monitoring their every move. If you are purely looking to gain more influence over the employees, then I advise not to use any random monitoring software with uncertain features. Monitoring your employees for the wrong reasons may cause a backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, there are higher chances to lose great performers because of this. Therefore, I recommend you to take some time and have a discussion with your employees regarding it and explain the benefits of installing <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/blog\/best-productivity-monitoring-software-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em><strong>time tracking software<\/strong><\/em><\/a> <\/span>or employee monitoring software. In short, the first step after installing this monitoring software is to keep it transparent with your employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>What Are The Ways To Select The Best Employee Monitoring Software?<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3074 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image4.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200dSelecting suitable monitoring software requires a lot of research and time. There are tons of options available along with interesting features, and you should consider them all before choosing one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the important factors which you need to consider are &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Easy To Use &#8211; <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Always prefer to choose the software which has a user-friendly interface, a quick installation process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Affordability &#8211;\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you own a small business or an upcoming entrepreneur and don&#8217;t have enough budget for getting a time tracking application, then one of the most important things to consider is the cost of the software. There is various software that provides yearly as well as monthly plannings, categorized based on no of employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Easy Customization &#8211; <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the companies have different requirements, thus the software which you choose should have all the features that fit the desired needs and can also be easily customizable as per your requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Free Trial &#8211; <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are not willing to spend money on the tools. Then choose the tools that provide you with a free trial and test them for a few weeks considering all your business requirements. Choose the one which suits you the best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know, even after having a monitoring software, there are wrong and right ways to monitor your employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make it easier for you, I have listed some of the tips to monitor your remote employees in a better way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Make Sure To Be Transparent &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, privacy is said to be one of the biggest concerns. In fact, It should be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every internet user should make sure to provide open consent about their work while monitoring and collecting the data.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it&#8217;s the employer&#8217;s job to provide the complete details about the use of monitoring and time tracking software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide complete training of the software working and other features.\u00a0 Also, provide them with a complete list of features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Keep A Check On Everyone &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you plan to use EmpMonitor, it&#8217;s told to monitor all your employees.\u00a0 Yes, including you, executive committee, managers, tech leads, everyone. As everyone will be on the spot when monitored and even the top executive members can have an account for their time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Share Reports and Concerns &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3077 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main purpose of using time tracking software is to keep everything transparent with your employees. If you find a person who is working 11 hours a day but unable to provide the desired output then go to that person with your concern and reports. It will provide some time for your employees to show what they have done, help them get time to improve themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will also help to develop a better relationship and trust between employers and employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Keep Up The Thing In Writing &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.in\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empmonitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png\" alt=\"employee-monitoring-software\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the computer management and time tracking policies are in written form to prevent any possible problems. This way, in case of any legal issues, you can refer to them. Likewise, you&#8217;ll want to get written consent. It may be part of the on-boarding and\/or recruiting procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your employees are aware of the rules, get to know about the working, and start using the program themselves, there will be no secret that you are using it.\u00a0 They should also be fully aware of how it works, what&#8217;s involved, and that their consent gets granted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll also want to consider making an attorney draft about the proposals, so they make sense in law terms. A loophole or vague legal terminology is the last thing you want to tackle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Wrap Up<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is time to try EmpMonitor if you run any other screenshot program or have recently recruited employees through some outsourcing network. Even a<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.empmonitor.in\/amember\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em><strong> free 15-day trial<\/strong> <\/em><\/a><\/span>will give you a very different view of the effectiveness of your team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a hard reality that some of the employees may not work as hard as you would think. Unfortunately, few screenshot monitoring applications can be tricked easily by some of the employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I seek to warn prospective customers: it is possible to trick most screenshot apps, and all it happens even more than you would expect. To track efficiency accurately, you need to ensure you have the correct application in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, make sure you are fully clear when you start using EmpMonitor, put it in writing, and let your workers know how you are using the software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do share the problems that you are facing with your unproductive employees in the comments section below. 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