Frequently Asked Questions
Why should your company invest in an automated time and
attendance system?
- On demand information
- Know who is in/out, at lunch,
and on break at any given moment
- Control unnecessary overtime
payments
- Know your labor operating costs
at any time
- Real-time knowledge of
available PTO, vacation, and sick time
- No more smudged,
unreadable timesheets
- No calculation
errors
- Accurate time
rounding based on your rules
- Hours are added
to the 1000th decimal place
- Automated
rounding rules control start/stop, break, and lunch times
- Lockouts
restrict punching at unauthorized times and locations
- System-generated
schedules for future dates
- Pre-schedules
benefits (vacation, etc.)
- Avoid
overstaffing - know your labor coverage
- Stop unauthorized
overtime
- Stop overpayment of benefits
- Stop attendance infractions
- Forecast upcoming labor
costs - schedule to avoid labor cost overruns
- Produce valuable trend analysis reports for
employee reviews
- Online access to historical reports for
employee dispute resolution
- Have the system automatically generate
warning notices based on a point system you define
- Supervisors have
access to on-line reports:
- Timecards
- Department
hours
- Productivity
- Attendance
-
Scheduling/Coverage
- Benefit
balances
What is "Buddy Punching"
- "Buddy Punching" is the practice of employees clocking in
and out for one another
- Typically, "Buddy Punching" is used to credit employees not
present for worked time
- Statistically, the majority of organizations have payroll
losses directly related to "Buddy Punching"
