Many higher education facilities employ SunGard Banner software to manage student enrollment, class scheduling and student records. SunGard software offers fast, real time data entry through a web based interface which significantly cuts back on manual data entry and record keeping. While SunGard Banner software does an excellent job of tracking student information, it doesn’t offer features for tracking campus employee time and attendance. In university and college settings with cafeteria staff, janitorial staff, student workers and other hourly employees, employee attendance tracking can become a time consuming and cumbersome task for human resources and payroll.

There is employee time and attendance tracking software available specifically for higher education institutions using SunGard Banner software. This specialized workforce management software is web based and integrates tightly with SunGard’s main database by importing and exporting employee data in real time.

Campuswide Employee Time and Attendance Tracking

Universities and colleges employ many hourly staff across campus to perform a range of duties, from childcare services to technology and computer maintenance. SunGard Banner integrated time and attendance tracking software allows higher education facilities to easily and accurately track attendance of each employee, integrating this data with pay rate, job location and job description. Employees can enter time clock information through a web browser interface on computers, through IP phones or through IP devices. Attendance data, job description and location are automatically uploaded into SunGard Banner’s master database, which can be quickly accessed by human resources and payroll.

Student Worker / Work Study Time Tracking and Job Costing

Tracking job location, job description and pay rates can be especially challenging when it comes to student workers who are working on campus as part of a work study program. Student workers are often employed at multiple locations around campus in different capacities, and different duties are often associated with different pay rates. Tracking student time sheets with all these variables can be time consuming and error prone. By integrating time tracking software into student worker activities, student worker time and attendance, job description, job location and pay scale are automatically recorded. This allows human resources to keep more accurate records of work study positions, which is crucial for federally funded positions.

By integrating attendance software into student worker activities, student worker time and attendance, job description, job location and pay scale are automatically recorded. This allows human resources to keep more accurate records of work study positions, which is crucial for federally funded positions.