Kronos time clock, never heard of it? Not surprising, the terms doesn’t really exist. Kronos is the mythological god of time, not some form of clock. Kronos is also the name of a global company that specialises in workforce management systems.

Kronos work in a range of areas such as government, aviation, schools, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and transport. They offer a range of products that all help businesses and governmental agencies to manage their human capital.

The Kronos time and attendance system is a management system to record hours and staff movements accurately and allow better control over labour and labour costs. The Kronos time systems and generally referred to as Time Keeper systems. Kronos systems are purchased by businesses, are contracted out to HR consultants to implement, and are leaders in the field to the point where they almost represent the electronic time and attendance timekeeping management system.

The Kronos system has many users including Yale University, Stanford University, NSW Government, Wollongong University, Monash University, to name just some of their clients. It also has advocates and business partners such as IBM, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, HB Maynard among others; In Australia Kronos works with IMB, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Sun Microsystems and Citrix.

If you are the manager or Human Resources Manger of a large business with not attendance measurement system Kronos time clock system or at least an electronic system is a time and money saving initiative.

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