EmpCenter for Public Sector automates the complex time and labor policies in government, including accrual plans, compensatory time, labor allocation, overtime, and premium pay. It is designed to meet the unique needs of each department, including police, fire, public works, transportation, parks and recreation, and finance, while helping your payroll and HR departments to manage costs efficiently.

Once deployed, EmpCenter for Public Sector automatically enforces pay policies and rules, alerts supervisors when overtime thresholds are met or problems occur, supports various workweek schedules to accommodate 24/7 departments, and helps manage work orders and outside contractors. By accurately tracking time for services rendered, public sector entities can better allocate resources and manage budgets.

EmpCenter for Public Sector manages the unique requirements for specific departments within government:

Finance

• Allocate time worked to grants and other funding sources to help administrators monitor budgets
• Associate labor costs to grants and other funding sources to ensure budgets are not exceeded
• Automatically alert administrators when labor thresholds are met or events occur, so that action can be taken immediately

Parks & Recreation

• Accurately track time worked, using multiple methods such as badge readers or web browsers
• Telephone dial-in support for remote employees, such as those at parks or pools where computer access is not available
• Alert managers in real-time when staff is absent or tardy, ensuring the appropriate resources are available to the public

Transportation

• Accurately collect hours worked, via a badge reader or web clock, to ensure accurate pay
• Track the route(s) and/or the vehicle driven, to account for time and maintenance
• Automate payment for flat-rate routes or routes paid by the hour
• Integrate with bus inspection systems such as Zonar

Maintenance & Environmental Services

• Accurately collect hours worked, via a badge reader or web clock, to better allocate resources and track budgets
• Synchronize with facilities or project management systems to track hours by work order or tasks to better allocate resources and track budgets

Public Safety

• Automatically track hours at work using typical rotating schedules, ensuring accurate timekeeping
• Automatically compute overtime payments based on police and fire department rules, verifying that compliance regulations are met
• Manage time and dollars allocated to grants and other funding sources, including remaining hours and dollars
• Track hours worked and absences against projected budget amounts

Human Resources

• Ensure compliance with FLSA and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Automate the tracking and recording of all absences and tardy events

Payroll

• Automatically calculate hours worked and overtime for payroll
• Automatically calculate all premiums and other premium pay, based on rules configured in the system
• Synchronizes all time information with district payroll system, saving vast amounts of time
• Allocate time worked for multiple jobs within the government, supporting the various rates, rules, etc., ensuring employees are paid accurately