January 27th, 2021

Every business has its ups and downs with deadlines and quotas. If you feel like your team isn’t hitting all the targets it should be, you may need to consider how to improve business efficiency. Efficiency, the target of every high-achieving business, might sound too good to be true: getting the most done with the […]

December 23rd, 2020

Modern businesses and their staff are learning to become ever more flexible. From night shifts to working hours based around the school day, the old routine of 9 to 5 is no longer the only option. Where people work is also evolving, and the Coronavirus has forced many companies to adapt quickly to the new […]

December 10th, 2020

Change in the workplace can be daunting, and well-established employees can be resistant to the introduction of new systems. Businesses that rely on staff attendance to company property need to be able to track who is on-site. This used to be done with time stamp paper cards or scanning a staff ID pass. With technological […]

November 30th, 2020

Things have moved on in workplaces since the Victorian era when some factory owners reportedly slowed their clocks during work shifts and speeded them up during workers’ breaks in order to squeeze more productivity out of their workers. This was a workforce already working twenty to thirty hours more per week than in the early […]

November 26th, 2020

It’s an old adage, but it’s spot-on. Time is money. Many of us work to live – essentially by selling our time. And just like everything to do with money in any commercial or contractual arrangement the less ambiguity the better – for all concerned. Payer or payee, business or customer, employer or employee – […]

February 13th, 2020

Caunton Engineering’s new £5 million site known as “The Cut Shack” has been officially opened. As one of our long term customers, Caunton Engineering again chose Egress Systems to supply Time & Attendance and Access Control for the new site. “The Cut Shack” features access control on two perimeter gates and three internal doors plus clocking for […]

February 13th, 2020

Hosted Time & Attendance Software We’ve frequently been asked by our customers whether we offer a hosted or cloud-based time & attendance software – well now we do! This solution offers all of the functionality of Focus Enterprise hosted for you off-site at a UK based data centre. All you need is internet access and you can […]

February 13th, 2020

What is time attendance software and how can it help my business? Whether you’re already using an existing system or wish to improve efficiency and effectiveness within your business. Time attendance software is a helpful addition. It works in a number of ways to help you manage your employees. From hours worked to absences and […]

February 13th, 2020

Egress Systems are now pleased to be able to offer integration with the Tachomaster web service as part of the Focus Time & Attendance solution. Originally implemented for Arla Foods, the interface automatically collects and processes raw Tachomaster Digi card information and uses it to populate the Focus timesheet. Using Tachomaster to feed Focus with […]

February 13th, 2020

Are you looking for time and attendance software that’s suitable for running on your Apple Mac? Well, look no further. Our hosted time and attendance software is easily accessible from an Apple Mac, not to mention your iPhone or iPad. If you have a mixture of operating systems across Android and Microsoft platforms too then […]

February 13th, 2020

Enhanced Biometric Clocking Terminals Egress Systems have long since been devotees of the Suprema biometric clocking terminals. Suprema has consistently been market leaders in performance with their outstanding fingerprint recognition algorithms and flexibility of clocking options. Suprema has now upped their game once again with even faster fingerprint recognition and redesigned their terminal range with […]

February 13th, 2020

Microsoft update causes Focus error Many of our customers experienced problems using Focus following a Microsoft Windows update in early August. The update affected Windows components that Focus uses and caused an “invalid procedure call” error. The update also affected other applications that use the same components including MS Excel spreadsheets with VBA scripts and […]

February 13th, 2020

New Feature: Prevent a Focus User from editing their own timesheet This useful feature available in Focus Pro/Enterprise version 3.416 can be found in the User Setup screen. Click on Add Link to link the currently selected user with their employee record. New Feature: Mandatory comment on Absence Reason edit This optional absence reason requirement can […]