Textile and garment factories face specific challenges for attendance management: large teams, rotating shifts, high staff turnover, employees without smartphones, and production floor environments where mobile phones are prohibited or impractical. Here is what to look for in a system.

The specific challenges of the textile sector

In a textile or garment factory, the production line is king. Employees work with fabric, thread and machines — their hands are occupied and their phones stay in their lockers. Any time tracking system that requires a smartphone simply does not work here.

Staff turnover is also typically high, with seasonal contracts and frequent new hires. The time tracking system must make it easy to add and remove employees quickly, without administrative overhead.

Why RFID cards work best here

The RFID card is the ideal solution for textile environments: it works with dirty or gloved hands, requires no smartphone, and each employee simply taps their card to the reader at the entrance. Cards can be issued and revoked instantly.

What to look for in a system

• Offline recording: factories often have unreliable Wi-Fi. The terminal must store records locally and sync when the connection returns.
• Multi-shift support: automatic calculation of shift balances and overtime for rotating teams.
• Easy employee management: adding and removing employees must take seconds, not hours.
• ACT compliance: records stored for 5 years, exportable for inspections.

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