Huma Time is live: we had a chat with our Head of Product

Liv Ulversøy is Huma’s Product Manager for time tracking and absence. Together with her team, she has just launched one of the biggest product releases in Huma’s history. It’s called Huma Time. As the name suggests, it’s time tracking right inside Huma. We sat down with Liv to hear all about it.

Does time tracking really matter?

Liv has worked with time tracking for years. She knows a thing or two about pretty much every part of it. So when we sat down, we started with the basics. Does time tracking really matter? Yes, says Liv. “Time tracking is actually required by law in Norway,” she explains. Whatever your company uses it for, all working hours must be recorded and available.

“A good time tracking system makes all of this a natural part of everyday work”

But the law isn’t the only reason. “It’s also one of the most important management tools a company has.” If you bill by the hour, you can easily see which projects are profitable. Hours decide what hourly staff get paid. Time tracking also shows you when someone is overworked, or heading that way.

“A good time tracking system makes all of this a natural part of everyday work, not just another task on the list,” says Liv, before we move on.

What is Huma Time?

Huma Time was built in record time. Even so, Liv spent countless hours in meetings with customers, learning what they need from a time tracking system. So what is time tracking in Huma, really?

“In short, it’s time tracking that saves time for everyone who uses it, employees and managers alike.” Employees should be able to log their hours in seconds, in the mobile apps and on web. It shouldn’t feel like a chore you put off until Friday. It should be a quick, easy thing you do before you pack up for the day.

“Different teams work differently and have different needs.”

For managers, it means no more days spent checking timesheets and chasing people to log their hours. They simply get an overview of anything that stands out. “Huma takes care of the rest!”

“Different teams work differently, and countries have different rules,” says Liv. That creates different needs, both inside a company and across borders. That’s why she and her team built Huma Time to be as flexible as possible. You get a system that fits your people, even if they work in different departments and countries.

So why track time in Huma?

When we ask Liv why you should track time in Huma, she answers quickly: “Because you get everything in one place.” Time tracking, absence and everything else in core HR. “That means fewer systems for employees, a better overview for managers, and help following local rules,” she adds.

“I believe the time tracking system of the future starts with the employee.” In other words, logging hours has to be super easy. If it isn’t, people are more likely to scramble at the end of the month, and that leads to mistakes. If it’s easy enough to log hours as you go through the day, you’re far less likely to get it wrong.

“When employees log a bit at a time through the day, managers get what they’re after.” That means spotting exceptions early, while there’s still time to act. The system also keeps you in line with the law and local rules. “Employees just log their hours, and Huma handles most of the rest,” says Liv.

Before we wrap up, she adds: “I believe in this because we’re thinking about the whole chain, not just one part. Easy logging gives good data. Good data gives better management. And it all lives on the same platform as absence and HR.”

Liv's big four

• Log hours in seconds, in real time, and you get good data
• Managers see only the deviations to the planned hours, and there’s no need going through timesheet after timesheet
• Time and absence live in one place, and Huma Time knows when someone is away from work
• Laws and rules are followed automatically, so you don’t have to gamble on getting everything right

Like Huma has always been, Huma Time is a product that keeps evolving, and new updates land almost every day.

Sign up for Silje’s Corner: The Sofa Sessions, where Liv is a guest. They’ll talk about why time tracking matters so much and everything you need to know about Huma Time.

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