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September 2009 Attendance Update | A Better Way to Punch

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A Better Way to Punch

There's got to be a better way.

Paper punch cards, hand-written time sheets, or old-fashioned punch clocks no longer make the grade. Today's web-based timesheets, biometric scanners, and interactive voice or telephone collection technology serve as a "better way to punch" for organizations of all types.

Surprisingly, many organizations still hassle with traditional time clocks, and the accompanying problems of illegible handwriting, mangled punch cards or missing punches.

To avoid the costs and inefficiency, leading businesses turn to biometric data collection, telephonic timekeeping, and online time tracking.

Biometric Technology

Biometric time clocks provide an accurate and secure data collection solution by requiring that employees be present in order to punch. Finger or hand readers eliminated time fraud — or buddy punching — and provide security access control if needed in your workplace.

Other collection technology, including proximity readers, bar-code badges, and pin-entry might make sense given your particular situation.

Employee Kiosks

It isn't always practical or appropriate for employees to punch in and out using physical time clock devices. That's why organizations turn to Employee Self Service systems. This lets workers access time cards, punch and transfer using a web browser or a conveniently located employee kiosk — putting key information in the hands of today's mobile workforce.

Employees can request leave, review benefits, review schedules, and perform authorized edits over the internet through a company-specific URL.

A Mobile Workforce?

Do your employees travel often or work remotely?

Telephone time tracking lets employees check in whenever and wherever convenient. Employees are able to punch using any touch-tone telephone.

Workers can even use hand-held devices to track their time.

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