Video Analytics for Analyzing Employee Efficiency

When it comes to your employees, the way they spend their time on the clock is how you are spending your money on their wages. That means you want each employee to be working in the most efficient manner possible so that company money is being well spent. How can video analytics help you to keep employees working hard without a manager having to stand by and provide motivation?

Employee Analysis Spots Trends

Do you have an employee who always seems to be in the wrong place? For example, is one of the cashiers always away from the register when customers want to check out, or is one of the stockers hanging out by the water fountain when shoppers are walking by empty shelves? An employee efficiency analysis can help an employer to see when an employee is spending too much time in parts of the store that are not related to his or her job description. How does it work?

Heat Maps Reveal Employee Work Habits

A heat map can show where your employees spend their time. The system sets up an imaginary grid and then tracks how much time a human spends in each square. Places with fewer movements are cooler colors like blue and green. Places that see a lot of action turn warmer and eventually become red. These are high traffic areas.

Are your sales people spending time in the red areas with customers? Are the cashiers at the registers when lines are forming? Are products being restocked efficiently? Or are your employees spending more time in the break room and bathroom than necessary?

Video Footage Backs Up Video Analysis

Of course, the traffic of your employees to unexpected areas could be valid if something unforeseeable came up. For that reason, you can use the video footage taped by the system in order to see if employees are working or fraternizing during slow times of the day, and if they are interacting with customers or hiding behind the shelves during busy hours.

This allows employers to provide needed training, give warnings to unproductive employees, and have conclusive proof of delinquency if job termination becomes necessary. It can help to protect the business from having to pay out money unnecessarily to employees who have been fired for misconduct, and it allows management to help employees who wish to improve their productivity to see specific ways to do so. Employee issues are reduced and profits are maximized—a win-win for any business.