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Time & Attendance

There are several types of time and attendance software badge/card technologies available today. The following are the most common: HOLLERITH – A plastic or paper card that has holes punched in it and is read optically. This is one of the earliest technologies and is mostly used as an encoded room key in hotels. They [...]

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How do you know when to pay for travel time? Everybody knows that you don’t pay an employee for regular travel to and from work, but there are some “gotchas” to be aware of. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Portal-to-Portal Act (FLSA amendment), regular travel from home to work and work [...]

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Gathering hours for payroll processing and human resources absence tracking are just two common functions of a Time and Attendance software system. There are other functions Time and Attendance software systems can perform you may not have thought of. Some companies have a cafeteria where the employee can purchase their meals. Some companies have products [...]

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Are you responsible for approving time or signing off on employees timesheets? If so you may be personally liable if an employee’s timesheets have been altered in anyway. Did you know that not only your organization is at risk of big fines or law suit fees, but your personal assets can be at risk should [...]

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There are a lot of different types of badge cards out there, and there are several variables within each type. So here’s some information to help you decide. By far, the most popular badge choice is bar-code, but many companies do use magnetic stripe badges. There is a third type, proximity, but it is much [...]

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Almost every day, I hear these words from my lips: “Let’s think outside the box……….” When you have been completely immersed in a time keeping software system for a long time, you begin to believe that you know everything there is to know about it. It’s that proverbial rut we all get stuck in. There [...]

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Are you losing time and money for employees that are paid and not working because their coworker clocked them in? This is commonly referred to as “buddy punching” and can be eliminated by automating the clock in and out procedures for your employees. By utilizing Time & Attendance software application in conjunction with biometric time [...]

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