CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Dealer management software solutions provider Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has announced the release of Time/Mate, an electronic time clock module designed to simplify the collection and management of employee time.

“Time/Mate saves dealers hours of work spent manually calculating employee time data,” said Mike Esposito, president of Auto/Mate. “It’s a real-time system that increases payroll accuracy, saves your payroll personnel time and helps guard against payroll inflation.”

Time/Mate, which integrates with Auto/Mate’s Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS), lets employees electronically “clock in” and “clock out” on a personal computer. Time/Mate automatically gathers and aggregates the data, then calculates each employee’s time, including overtime and double time, using a set of pay rules specific to the dealer’s state or locale. The data can then be integrated to AMPS’ payroll processing system, according to Auto/Mate. In addition, the system is designed to allow managers, supervisors and payroll personnel can use Time/Mate to track employee hours through a graphical clock in/out “board” that shows when and how long each employee worked; and to create an attendance record for salaried employees and an audit trail of any timecard changes.