Bringing employee feedback into the21st Century

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, U.K. - Dec. 9, 2016 - PRLog -- Staff surveys are very time consuming to carry out and analyse, and can be quite intimidating for employees. To overcome both of these issues and streamline the process, Bodet have developed an intuitive software app to conduct internal surveys. Instead of being carried out via face-to-face interviews or paper-based questionnaires, staff can take part as they clock in or out using award-winning Kelio Visio X7 interactive time and attendance terminals.

Surveys can be for a whole range of subjects from internal management procedures or staff facilities to appraisal of products or marketing campaigns. Data is recorded digitally, which saves time by eliminating the need for duplicate entry by administrative staff. It also allows reports to be generated automatically, so that managers can access the results in real time directly from their PC screens.

Staff suggestion boxes rarely worked well. They were usually a tatty wooden box in the rest area, more often used for sweet wrappers than ingenious ideas, and but a mere token to staff engagement. Few staff bothered to participate, feedback was poor, and ideas rarely saw the light of day. Quite often if any suggestions were actioned, there was rarely any recognition of the genius behind the suggestion.

With Bodet's new app, employees can be prompted to make suggestions as they clock in or out, without having to fill in forms. These are then communicated directly to management, resulting in greater engagement of employees, the generation of more ideas which could lead to the implementation of improvements in the organisation. The engagement is ongoing as it also provides a communication trail so staff can follow up to see the outcome of their suggestion.

Both apps are available to use in conjunction with Bodet's Kelio Visio X7 time and attendance system. Terminals are available either with a card reader or a biometric sensor to identify employees when they clock in or out. As staff members clock in, the touch screen shows a menu of staff engagement options which they can action then, or return at a convenient time during the working day. If employees do not wish to be identified, both apps have an anonymity option.

Staff who are distributed around the business and interacting directly with customers or active on the production line can often see things that managers can't. Using these apps to gain constructive feedback is a very effective way of unlocking the invaluable information your frontline and production staff hold, which will not only improve employee engagement, but lead to positive commercial results.

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Date    5 December 2016

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More about Bodet Ltd
Bodet Ltd is the British subsidiary of French-based Bodet Group which have been leading the market in time measurement products since the 1860s. The Group have five subsidiaries across Europe exporting to 60 countries and have expanded from clock-making into IT-based time and attendance, access control, school class change systems and sports scoreboards.

The Kelio Visio X7 was developed by Bodet and won a 2015 Red Dot Award for its innovative qualities and design excellence.

The Bodet Group has over 35,000 clients including Fedex, Serco, TalkTalk and the European Parliament as well as state and independent schools and individual public sector institutions such as DVLA and NHS.

For more information visit http://www.bodet.co.uk