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Written by Geoff Lo
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
 People Soft Time & Labor (T&L) will soon replace Kronos, thecurrent time keeping system for our university. The current Kronosclock-in machines will be switched to the PeopleSoft TimeLink biometricclocks starting Dec. 20, 2009.
Students are encouraged to register with the new clocks by Nov. 25 to avoid delays in pay. The new system is aimed to “fight dishonesty and create efficiency with payroll”, says Shawn Keliiliki, student employment specialist at human resources. “We hope to have all employees registered with the new clock by the end of the month.”
The new PeopleSoft clocks will take 90 “peaks and valleys” of an employee’s fingerprint and register a number specifically to him or her. The unique number will be stored in the university’ time clock system, and employees no longer have to carry their ID around or punch their badge number in the machines. Keliiliki explained that the current Kronos time clocks have become outdated and difficult to maintain. The biometric clocks do not require time badges and are much easier to maintain, thus eliminating unnecessary errors.
“I think that they [the new clocks] are pretty high-tech and will be much easier and faster to clock in and out of, but I am a little worried that it is costing the school a lot of money that could be better used elsewhere,” says Blake Vierra, a political science major from Hilo, who works at the campus distribution center.
Since data is electronically stored, the payroll department will have a much easier time retrieving, filing, and printing information. Another advantage is that the new system will eliminate downtimes the current system frequently experiences, and therefore reduce missed punches and retro-pays.
“All you have to do is use your finger and you can see what time you clocked in right away,” says Tessie Faustino, Director of Human Resource Service. All university staff, temporary and student employees who have not registered with the new biometric clocks are required to go to Human Resource and register.
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FACT #1 Kronos has had biometric Clocks since 2004. Foodland Stores implemented them in 2004 in every store in the state of Hawaii and we have all the features of this "latest" technology and more.
FACT #2 I proposed this upgrade to your IT department in 2005 and they said there was no budget. Upgrade would have cost about $120,000.
FACT #3 Your new CIO (Chief Information Officer)(not Rene Chang but the current one) decided he wanted Peoplesoft and would not return my calls. This confused me because Peoplesoft is much more costly. He Paid Peoplesoft over $500,000 for your new system. So you paid 5 times as much for what we could have done easily in an upgrade.
FACT #4 You are the ONLY customer in Hawaii using this product. My customers to name just a few include. Coca Cola, Costco, Home Depot, Queens Hospital, Kapiolani Womens and Children, Outrigger Hotels, ABC stores, Foodland, Oceanic Cable Time Warner, Marriott Hotels, Bank of Hawaii, Central Pacific Bank, American Savings Bank and Anhueser Busch. They are all very happy.
Fact #5 so in fact what you now have is the "dodo" because Currently our newer Kronos technology would allow PDA (Iphone apps or Blackberry) to log in. And Web access for biometric clock in from any computer. You bought the "dodo" that NOBODY else in Hawaii uses and paid 5 times as much. Not the best business decision for your organization. Just my opinion.
Feel free to call me if you have any questions.
Aloha,
Shawn Woo
Kronos Senior Account Executive, State of Hawaii
Office +1 808 543 6383
Mobile +1 808 294 0559
Fax +1 877 497-1305
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