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Companies that have staff on the road returning paperwork timesheets etc. by smartphone app. We can supply a locked phone + timesheet app with limited calls head office only.
About
www.staffontheroad.com Many companies have staff on the road but rely on paperwork arriving to invoice customers or track work. We have a centralised website that stores the work and allows you to find staff in local area with correct skill set. Job is accepted using a phone app and the travel, work times, breaks and other job info is stored in the app. Even allows risk assessments to be done on the phone. At the end of the job the customer signs the timesheet on the phone. This means accounts staff have info immediately the job is completed so can invoice quicker improving cash flow. This also allows them to track where staff are as the app uploads status of job assuming there is internet connectivity on site. The app does store the data for upload later of there is no mobile broadband or wifi available. At the moment it work on Android, but currently working on iPhone version. Also looking at creating a branded and locked Android phone that will have just the app and a set of phone numbers approved by the client so clients in industries like the care sector do not have to worry about low paid staff abusing the phone for personal reasons.
Key Benefits
Improved cash flow as a job can be invoiced immediately it is completed rather than wait to end of month when staff send in time sheet. If risk assessments are required these are stored on a web site that can easily be accessed if there is a safety inspection by HSE, so quickly and easily found Balances work load of payroll staff across the month as staff on the road often send all their time sheets in one go just in time to be paid. This way payroll staff can enter time immediately a job is completed rathber than do them all at the end of the month. No paper is required for forms, so improves the cost to environment in the form of trees. Financial cost of time sheets, envelops and postage is removed Staff time is reduced, and accuracy increased as they press buttons on a phone as they go rather than spending time filling in a form trying to remember what time they started. Assuming staff on the road are in an area where there is broadband or wifi coverage , office staff can track how job is going and let next customers know how the staff member is progressing toward their job
Applications
Companies that send staff for repairs such as: Photocopier service centre Mobile mechanic IT support company Air conditioning service company Decorators Plumbers Electricians Care support companies