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The key benefits of Single Sign-On (SSO)

Wave goodbye to forgotten usernames and passwords, as users are able to access the platform with just one set of credentials. With frictionless access to everything they need, end users can enjoy a quick, stress-free experience in just one click.

Improve user management and reduce time spent on help desk calls by minimising the risk of forgotten passwords and password resets. In fact, SSO can reduce your login-related help tickets by as much as 75%, freeing up your IT team to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Single sign-on is also advantageous for your system security. With 61% of data breaches involving credentials, SSO reduces the security risk by eliminating the need for users to remember or reuse multiple passwords. Sensitive login credentials are verified by a trusted third party.

With hybrid working set-ups, or organisations who operate across multiple locations, access to working tools is more essential than ever. With single sign-on, users are able to access the platform as seamlessly as possible, losing no time to forgotten passwords or clumsy integrations.

SINGLE SIGN-ON

Getting started

What is Single Sign-On?

Single sign-on (SSO) allows users to log in to multiple platforms using just one set of credentials. Utilising a trusted third party to verify the credentials, SSO strengthens security, simplifies integrations and improves the user experience.

According to single sign-on experts, Okta, SSO makes it 50% faster for users to adopt, log in to and use their apps.

Enabling Single Sign-On (SSO)

Our single sign-on tool is implemented using SAML 2.0 and it’s W3C XML encrypted. This means that it’s compatible with all major systems including Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, OneLogin, and Shibboleth, as well as any other SAML 2.0 based identity provider.

Set-up is quick and easy and can be configured to work with the multi-factor authentication tool you’re already using within your organisation. Our projects team will enable the feature for you so you can start to utilise the benefits of SSO as soon as possible.

TESTIMONIALS

Customers benefitting from a seamless solution

“edays have a super reactive support team and the application is frequently updated based on customer experience. The initial set-up was pretty smooth thanks to bulk uploads. I’m still a client because the software is reliable, and our business is happy with it so far.”

Julie McIntire

Finance Assistant

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“The clear UI, scalable structure, concise reporting, and completeness of the package along with its mobile integration and understanding of company structures made edays stand out from the competition. The price was right, and the system was perfect for our requirements. Gone are the paper forms, inaccurate reporting, and confusing hours spent rummaging through half dog-eaten paper trails. We now have an accessible, single-point-of-truth for all of our absences across the company. Managers can administer and oversee/audit absence much more thoroughly and responsively.”

Willem Maree

Finance Manager

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“edays has made the job of managing absence easier. It has cut down on time spent looking to see if holidays are allowed and reduced the number of emails having to be sent to advise employees as to whether a holiday has been approved or not. The initial set-up was easy to understand & work with.”

Neil Partridge

HR Director

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“Employees find it very easy to use and our managers find it easy to approve and keep track of absences in their department. It’s also easy to use from an administrator’s point of view. If there are ever any issues or things we don’t understand or have difficulty with, there is great support from the edays team who usually solve queries and issues straight away.”

Lorraine Hanson

Facilities Manager

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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edays absence management software is different to other absence monitoring software providers because our system is purpose built to be as customisable as possible, allowing HR and people managers to use it in ways that suit their organisation’s unique requirements. Our absence system supports part-time and full-time employees, and leave and absence can be recorded in either days or hours. We can handle leave carryover, overtime tracking, clocking in and out, and we enable organisations adhere to the EU Working Time Directive, among many other features. We also cater to large and global organisations with several locations – be it in one country or multiple. edays absence management software users can be separated into groups, with different leave entitlements and rules set for each one, meaning you can manage employees in one country differently to another. This way, you can ensure you remain globally compliant according to varying regulations around the world. This flexibility and configurability makes edays absence management software the leading choice for absence, leave and time management software.

Yes. With edays absence management software you can track sickness absence – both long and short-term – as well as any other type of unplanned absence, such as lateness or emergency time off.

Our system lets people managers provide a reason for each absence occurrence, and you can create as many different types of absence as you like.

Absence triggers can be set to alert managers when certain criteria has been met, so you can intervene early before absenteeism becomes more of a significant issue.

Our absence reporting tools let you analyse all of this absence data, including the reasons, helping you to identify any patterns or trends amongst individuals, teams or locations across your organisation.

Yes, edays offer clocking in functionality. Employees can clock in and clock out of work via desktop or mobile app in just a few taps. Our refreshable, printable QR codes can be placed in different locations so that employees can ‘clock in’ to a certain area, task or activity. Visit our time tracking software page to learn more.

Yes, with edays time tracking software, employees are able to create online timesheets on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

These can then be sent for approval to managers, who can also run reports on working hours in their teams.

Overtime can also be tracked, and mandatory breaks can be enforced.

edays timesheet software also provides the ability to assign working hours to different projects and activities, for a clear picture on how time is spent in your organisation.

edays time tracking software is a module that enables organisations to record employee working hours. The software consists of various elements – including the ability to clock in and out, either via desktop or mobile app. Refreshable, printable QR codes can also be placed in different locations and by scanning them, employees can clock in to a certain area or task.

Our time tracking software also includes the ability to create and submit online timesheets on a weekly or monthly basis. Timesheets can be submitted to line managers for approval, and reported on on a weekly or monthly basis. Projects, activities or tasks can be assigned to timesheets, so managers can see how much time has been spent on different work throughout a day, week or month.

The software also allows managers to enforce mandatory breaks, and overtime can be logged within the system too.

Find out more about our time tracking software here.

Yes. If enabled, edays automatically calculates an ongoing Bradford Factor score for every employee, and if turned on, can display live scores on individual profiles. If you do not use the Bradford Factor, this feature can be turned off at the click of a button. Try our Bradford Factor Calculator here.

Yes. edays allows you to track any type of planned (e.g. holidays, maternity leave, medical appointments, business trips, time off in lieu (TOIL), etc.) or unplanned absence (e.g. sickness, compassionate leave, unpaid leave, etc.) in a single system. You can also create custom absence types specific to your organisation, such as wellbeing leave, and define rules for how these are to be used and recorded. Learn more about our holiday booking system and sickness tracker.

The return to work process is made faster and more efficient with edays. A reason can be logged alongside an individual’s sickness absence, and for UK employees, relevant NHS guidance can be forwarded on to them to aid in their recovery (see more on our NHS Portal here). You can automatically send a return to work form to an employee who is returning from sickness absence. This is then stored in the employee’s details in edays, alongside any doctor’s fit notes or medical certificates that may be required. Before conducting return to work interviews, managers and HR can review the employee’s records and view any previous absences to be fully equipped ahead of the individual’s return.

edays supports all custom absence types, allowing you to add as many types as you like. You also have the ability to define rules for how these are to be used and managed. For a full list of leave management features, click here.

Yes. You can configure system alerts to trigger if specific absence conditions are exceeded and automatically notify specified individuals via email immediately. Find out more about the edays sickness tracker.

Yes. As a cloud-based system, edays can be accessed 24/7 meaning employees always have access to their absence records and can check their entitlement through our annual leave tracker. And, authorised users can export specific absence data from the system at any time.

Yes. edays allows you to configure all absence types to be recorded in hours, days or half-days, with customisable settings for different working patterns (i.e. shift work, part-time employees, etc.) Find out more about our staff holiday management features.

Yes. edays has the unique ability to manage and track employee long service awards.

We have many optional features which are frequently being added to, for example: Employee Directory Document Portal Time Tracking Mobile App People Insights Workflow Builder Explore our features pages or chat to our sales team to see which may be right for you.

Yes! Our absence management mobile app lets you access edays from your phone or tablet anywhere, any time. Employees can request leave on the go with our app. Managers will receive a notification and they can log in and approve the request in just a few taps. Sickness absences can also be logged quickly, without the need to log in to your desktop.

The security of our customer’s data is our top priority. We are ISO 27001 certified and data is stored on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. All data is encrypted at all times, both at rest and in transit using the most modern encryption standard and algorithms. For more information, click here to head over to our Security Section.

Data is stored on the world-leading Microsoft Azure cloud platform. By default, we use UK datacenters – UK South (London) and UK West (Cardiff), UK South being the primary location, with backups stored in UK West. All of your data is encrypted at all times, both at rest and in transit using the most modern encryption standards and algorithms. Learn more about our data and system security here.

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Sickness tracking

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Workflow builder

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Mobile app

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Access edays through any system with Single Sign-On (SSO)

The key benefits of Single Sign-On (SSO)

Seamless user experience

Lower costs for IT resources

Enhanced system security

Boosted productivity