Paper sheets seem free. They are not. Here is the real cost of keeping time records on paper when digital alternatives exist for less than 10 euros per month.

The cost of paper is not in the paper

It is in the hours HR loses

An SME with 25 employees spends between 6 and 10 hours per month on administrative work just to close the timesheet. Transcribing signatures to Excel. Verifying lateness. Calculating overtime. Reconciling with schedules. At 15 euros per hour (average HR cost in an SME), that is 90 to 150 euros per month, or 1,000 to 1,800 euros per year in work that adds no value.

It is in the fine you might receive

The ACT does not accept paper sheets without guarantees of when they were signed. ACT fines start at 612 euros per employee. For a company with 20 employees, a failed inspection can exceed 12,000 euros in a single day. Compare that with less than 350 euros for the first year of Picco.

The ACT is intensifying inspections

The Authority for Working Conditions has intensified inspections of SMEs since 2024. The focus has shifted to include many more industrial operations with 15 to 100 employees.

What changes in practice with software

The 6-10 monthly hours of HR work become 15 minutes: open the dashboard, validate exceptions, export. Overtime and hours bank calculations are automatic. The 5-year archive is guaranteed. In an ACT inspection, just export the requested period.

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