Written by Alex Tolbert. Alex is the founder and CEO of BerniePortal, the founder of Bernard Health and an EO Nashville member. The following article appeared on the BerniePortal blog. This column was originally published in HR Technologist.

If you have hourly employees, you know how important it is to keep an accurate and compliant record of employee hours. On paper, this is challenging, and it has traditionally created a significant administrative burden for the human resources (HR), payroll, or project management departments.

As a result, more and more employers are taking their HR administration online, including time and attendance tracking. But how do you know if you have the right solution for your organization and whether your time-tracking processes are optimized for compliance and efficiency?