2. How should we to collect time?
Here are some popular options for recording employee attendance:
- Time clock (uses barcode, magnetic strip, or proximity-based badges)
- Biometric Terminal (uses thumbprints or, more commonly and effectively, hand scanning technology)
- PC-based (an application installed on a computer to allow employees to clock in)
- Web-based (a “thin-client” tool that is accessible by any PC on the network, and allows employees to clock in, edit their timesheets as allowed, view their schedule and available benefit hours, and access other relevant information)
- Phone-In Module (allows employees to call in to an automated system to record their time)
- Mobile (includes PDA and other mobile devices)
