1. EfroTech
www.efrotech.com
CNBC & Samaa
acquire TimeTrax to
reform their Human
Capital Management
and physical Access
Control.
www.TimeTrax.com.pk
2. CNBC & Samaa acquire TimeTrax to reform their Human Capital Management
and physical Access Control.
Client Profile
CNBC is the world leader in business news and information, breaking the major stories
CNBC & Samaa
of the day and providing viewers the world over with insight, detailed analyses and real- acquire TimeTrax
time access to market data as well as minute to minute indispensable business information to reform their
and interviews with business leaders.
Human Capital
Management and
Owned by Vision Network Television Limited, a Pakistani Company, CNBC Pakistan has
access to the global CNBC network. While broadcasting with state-of-the-art studios and physical Access
production facilities from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, CNBC Pakistan transmits live Control.
programming in both Urdu and English from a Pakistani perspective 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. The channel is already poised as the most important media outlet in Pakistan for
the economic sector, reflecting the sustained growth and opportunities in the nation’s
financial markets.
SAMAA is the first private satellite news channel providing live transmission simultaneously
from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar. The channel is launched under
the banner of Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) Ltd. SAMAA presents up-to-the-minute
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news bulletins and insightful political analysis, with programs ranging from social issues
to health and technology. Attendance,
Payroll,
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The Challenge &
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With over 7,000 employees at multiple locations & bureaus across the Pakistan including Management
Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Islamabad, both TV channels needed a time and
attendance system that could provide much more than time savings. The management at
CNBC& SAMAA required a system that would provide them with the knowledge to make
critical workforce decisions, fit in with their company culture, increase the accuracy of their
attendance data and allow payroll to focus on more important issues than filling out tedious
paperwork.
Both channels’ admin department was encumbered by legacy procedures that required the
firm to manually track employee time and attendance by paper records. This outdated and
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3. laborious process required over thousands of manual entries that produced errors that
could only be corrected through complex data verification processes. They were looking
for a solution for tracking employee’s time that would drastically reduce paperwork and
increase the company's efficiency and productivity through improved data accuracy.
Additionally they required a system that would allow easy access with highest possible
security & safety for staff and the many visitors that use the venues daily. CNBC & Samaa
The objective was to properly identify people, and verify their identity through an acquire TimeTrax
authentication process so they can be held accountable for their actions. They also wanted
to reform their
to assure that only authorized individuals are able to access premises in order to protect
the confidentiality and integrity.
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Management and
physical Access
The Solution Control.
ith these goals in mind, Jaag Broadcasting Systems under which both TV channels are run
researched several companies before moving forward with TimeTrax. Jaag Broadcasting
Systems needed a robust and flexible program, one that seamlessly fits into their technical
and HR constraints and would work with their existing payroll, required a cutting-edge
time and attendance platform. Even more challenging, the finance department required
an easy-to-use solution that was capable of integrating with their payroll because simply
changing was not an option. Jaag Broadcasting Systems evaluated many solutions, but
ultimately settled on TimeTrax Time & Attendance due to the cost benefits & distinctive Integrated
features associated with this web-based solution. The thing they liked about TimeTrax is Attendance,
that the system is simple, straightforward, and intuitive. They thought it was cost-effective Payroll,
and giving the right value of their money and it was a good match for them. Leave
&
The TimeTrax system calculates the time each individual has worked based on pay rules, Travel
record their arrival and departure, providing managers with detailed information about Management
attendance records, absenteeism, overtime including holiday and leave pay. Employees use
TimeTrax provided custom identification cards or id passwords to in and out.
The Benefits
Upon deployment, CNBC& SAMAA realized immediate gains in productivity and reduced
the costs associated with payroll. TimeTrax system allows HR to shift the burden of
maintaining and updating employee’s records across the entire organization. TimeTrax
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4. provides huge time savings and increases ability to easily view time off balances and
attendance history.
Key benefits of using TimeTrax:
· Streamlines the process of time tracking/ workforce tracking
· Tracks employee attendance from any location, any time, even from the convenience CNBC & Samaa
of your home acquire TimeTrax
· Centralized system for multiple branches to reform their
· Flexible, tabular & graphical reporting
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· Significantly reduced the time taken to process payroll
· Improved productivity and employee morale through increased access to employee Management and
information physical Access
· Increased accuracy and the need for regular data audits by eliminating paper processes Control.
By adopting a web-based solution to time and attendance tracking, CNBC& SAMAA was
able to meet the demand of their growing offices and increase the timeliness along with
accuracy of their payroll process - without having to invest significant time and IT resources
to make it happen. With the days of the paper-based, manual processes behind them,
CNBC& SAMAA work on driving costs down and accelerating their business forward.
Access control
Integrated
Attendance,
Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) limited who manages the CNBC& SAMAA Pakistan’s
Payroll,
private satellite news channels providing live transmission required a system that would
allow easy access with highest possible security & safety for staff and the many visitors Leave
that use the venues daily. After they looked at many other systems they installed the &
TimeTrax which allows easy control of who is allowed access through any controlled Travel
point at any time of any day. Management
With over 20 control points including Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Queta, and Islamabad,
the idea of installing the Access Control system was to increase the Safety and Security of
their premises and its occupants. They have a very huge staff including presenters, anchors,
news casters, celebrities and guests from every discipline of countries specially politicians
and government officials who come for talk shows and invited for other programs each
day, they all require very high safety measures so the protection of them is a highest priority
for CNBC& SAMAA’s managements. The benefits of such a system instead of lock and
key is the capability to interrogate the software as part of an investigation or access enquiry.
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5. Who went where and when basically, results of such enquiries are on your computer within
a minute of inputting the desired information.
It is very obvious that why Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) Limited decided to install
TimeTrax access control system because they wanted to be provided with the most
comprehensive and state of the art system available in the market.
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The control points which include external and internal doors can be monitored and acquire TimeTrax
controlled from the central security room. Since TimeTrax is Biometric access control
to reform their
system and it is in favor of fingerprint recognition as the identification method, Biometric
identification methods have been experiencing an enormous upswing over the last few
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years. Technological innovation has increasingly made it possible to detect biological traits Management and
quickly and reliably and to analyze them at a justifiable expense and in high quality. The physical Access
use of biometrics is a promising approach to solving the unresolved problem of many Control.
security concepts. Staff can get access through fingerprints, RFID Cards or via their Id &
password. However for visitors the door is opened from the inside once the visitor is
checked and verified who it is supposed to meet with. The visitors cards are also issued
at the security room contain their own company g raphics and logos.
As well as the flexibility of the system which allows several Access Patterns along with
individual security ratings and the ease of use of this system is remarkable. Who has access
where, when, and for how long? You can aware of this all by TimeTrax integrated access
control system helping protect your buildings, premises or assets against unauthorized entry Integrated
or access. Staffs enjoy working with sense of security and both channels are providing the Attendance,
very best facilities and services within the leisure and entertainment industry. Payroll,
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Leave Request Management – A Massive Advantage &
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Additionally, TimeTrax has offered a variety of helpful tools to reduce time spent on Management
paperwork and increase visibility to CNBC& Samaa’s workforce. The Manager’s Dashboard
provides a quick overview of their entire workforce each day highlighting the number of
late arrivals, absences, timecards pending approval and leave requests. Specially, what they
like most about the system is the leave request function, their employees can go in, put in
a leave request and it goes in to their manager automatically and can be approved.
Previously, they used to get faxes and emails from any of their various locations in multiple
cities on log sheets, which they would then have to enter manually. They have gone from
a labor intensive, inaccurate system to something that is not only much more accurate, but
provides visibility to the data. Another key feature of TimeTrax involves workflow
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6. notifications.
Managers are now able to receive customized email reports that are sent automatically
based on specific events including unapproved timecards, leave requests and late arrivals.
Ultimately, management achieved their objectives by selecting TimeTrax to improve the
visibility of their workforce, increased accuracy and improved user acceptance of their time
keeping. CNBC & Samaa
acquire TimeTrax
to reform their
Human Capital
Management and
physical Access
Control.
Integrated
Attendance,
Payroll,
Leave
&
Travel
Management
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7. TimeTrax Overview
Serving over 500 satisfied clients with this robust Human Resource Management system across
Pakistan in 27 cities and deployed in 17 countries across the globe; including UAE, South Africa,
Korea & Brazil, with embedded payroll logic for various industries, TimeTrax is the ultimate software
solution for Integrated Attendance, Payroll, Leave & Travel Management. We are proudly assisting
companies in building transparency into employee productivity for the last 14 years
CNBC & Samaa
acquire TimeTrax
Contact Us
Head Office to reform their
Address Suite # 301, Progressive Center, PECHS, Shara-e-Faisal, Karachi. Human Capital
Phone +92-21-34389620-2
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+92-21-32043020-1
Fax +92-21-34389623 physical Access
Email info@efrotech.com Control.
Lahore Office
Address 523-A, Faisal Town, Opp. Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.
Phone +92-42-36115220
Fax +92-21-34389623, +92-42-35164696
Email lhr@efrotech.com
Integrated
Attendance,
Payroll,
Leave
&
Travel
Management
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Human Capital Management and physical Access Control.