Within the healthcare sector time is often a precious commodity. Staff have small windows in which to have breaks and grab some lunch or a snack. A key benefit of the GiroVend cashless payment solution is the efficiency and speed of transactions. Card holders spend less time queuing at the till as transactions are quick and efficient without the requirements for cash.
Carrying personal belongings within hospitals is also restricted within specific areas for health and safety reasons. This restriction prevents staff carrying cash, however by utilising their existing ID / access control card as an electronic purse the card creates a comprehensive single card solution, eliminating the requirement to carry cash. For hospital personnel the key benefits of a GiroVend cashless payment solution lie with the speed and ease in which the card can be used. Also by not carrying cash they eliminate the hygiene risk associated with coins and notes.
The multiple loading options with a GiroVend cashless payment solution give staff greater flexibility allowing them to add funds via coin and note loaders, chip and pin or by SmartPay, whereby they can transfer funds from any PC connected to the web.
With regular visitors and contractors to site healthcare establishments may wish to introduce separate pricing tariffs for staff, visitors and contractors identified by their cashless payment card. This prevents visitors taking advantage of any discounts made available to staff and allows for subsidies to be added to individual or group card holders either as a points or bonus scheme.
Salary sacrifice can also easily be incorporated as part of a cashless payment scheme, allowing staff to received subsidised meals, creating cost savings for both staff and the association. This can be ideal within busy working environments where regular meals are consumed on site.
It’s not just the card users who benefit from the GiroVend cashless payment solution, catering staff benefit from the simple to use, comprehensive back office management system. Offering a wide range of reporting options enabling staff to track purchasing patterns identifying busy periods and favoured menu choices, reducing waste and creating efficiencies. The cost and time for counting and bagging cash is also reduced and can be eliminated on completely cashless sites.
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