Thursday 25 February 2016

Manage Remote Teams with Employee Location Tracking

Does your enterprise have remote teams that work on site far away from the head office? At such times, it will be very difficult for the management to keep track of the attendance and safety of the field agents. If the work site is very remote with no means of transport or communication, the task becomes even more difficult. So, what is the solution to this problem? GPB-based employee location tracking devices can be used to keep track of your field agent’s movements and safety.

There are two ways using which you can track employee location. One is to install the tracking application in a smartphone that they can use. The other method is to install tracking device in the vehicle used by the employee. Both these methods are reliable and will give you real time updates of the employee’s location.

You can install the GPS tracking application in a smartphone and ask your field agent to use it. The application allows the employee to report on or off duty. They can also update work status, details of work done, and other information in the application. At the same time, the manager at the office can also update work details and relevant information for the employee to check. This way there will be a seamless workflow and communication even if both the parties are not at the same physical location.

The employee location tracking app will also generate and maintain all types of reports related to attendance, work status, and off time. All these reports will be useful for the management to evaluate the productivity and performance of the employee. The field agent too will have reliable records to prove that he has completed all the work in the given time. The use of GPS device to track employee location will help create a transparency in all work dealings. As no one will be able to make any changes to the records, the management and the employee can be assured that there will not be any data smudging.

Employee location tracking applications can be very useful in ensuring the safety of your remote teams. Even if the on-site employees are not able to contact the headquarters, the details of their location can be accurately tracked using the device. So, if there is any accident or emergency, the rescue team can be sent to the accurate location. This will save time, effort, and lives too.