Image credit: TeamSense. 労働力管理プラットフォームの Skedulo のレポートによると、2022年には世界の労働人口の80％もの人々がデスクレスワーカーになり、ブルーカラー労働者やサービスプロバイダーが最も代表的なタイプになったという。. このような労働者は、会社から承認された電子メールアカウントを持っているとは限らず、雇用主と従業員間の連絡を円滑にするために、サードパーティのソフトウェアをダウンロードするよう雇用主から求められることが多い。しかし、プライバシーの観点から、誰もがサードパーティのソフトウェアのダウンロードに応じるとは限らない。言うまでもなく、ソフトウェアの多くはコミュニケーション用としてだけでなく、労働者が職務を継続できるように監視するためのものでもある。

Deskless workers make up about 70% to 80% of the global workforce. Since they spend most of their time away from a computer, many deskless workers often find it challenging to keep in touch with their employers. TeamSense is an app-free platform designed specifically for hourly employees in the manufacturing sector and lets them manage attendance, talk to managers and access company resources through SMS. The Seattle-based company announced today it has raised $4 million led by Bonfire Ventures with support from Operator Collective.Founded in 2020, TeamSense’s features include Absence Management, an employee call-out system the company says has a 100% adoption rate. It lets employees call out of work more easily and helps manufacturing companies get accurate employee numbers. The platform also has communication tools, engagement and pulse surveys, an employee portal with access to internal resources and a “text to apply” feature for job applicants.TeamSense was founded in 2020 during the start of the pandemic

In December, TeamSense Inc. launched Attendance Insights to serve up even more data for its customers.