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Fans of vintage cartoons and newsreels have undoubtedly seen footage of workers punching the clock at the end of the day. These days, however, the time clock system you're likely to find at your place of employment is a far cry from the antiquated systems you'd see in file footage. One of the more cutting edge technologies used in making a time clock system these days are biometrics. Biometrics track the unique biological markers of individuals, enabling certain technologies to identify individuals with ease. Biometric systems are capable of recording and tracking employee hours, and can identify employees by their fingerprint scans. These systems improve accuracy, and can reduce the chances that an employee will attempt to defraud the company. Some types of time clock system products with biometric fingerprint support also include 128-bit encryption to secure employee and employer data. Biometric systems that can track fingerprints for employee-tracking purposes may include other features, such as check-ins with a RFID enabled card, or with a PIN code. Certain systems are also capable of reading heavily soiled or moistened fingertips, thanks to advanced biometric readers. Not all biometric time tracking tools rely on fingerprints to identify employees. For example, some reader systems read a person's entire handprint. Other systems are advanced enough to have facial recognition capabilities. Facial recognition biometrics is ideal for many types of workplace scenarios where employees are on-site and off-site repeatedly during the day. All three of these biometric trackers can increase security at the workplace. These types of biometric time clock system machines are becoming more and more widespread. In January of 2014, it was announced that workers on the Long Island Rail Road would start using these types of systems. The systems were being brought into use in order to better track overtime projects. Prior to the introduction of these systems, foremen were responsible for tracking the shifts of their employees, which led to some accidental inaccuracies. However, these types of systems are not always foolproof. Recently a 29-year old doctor named Thaune Nunes Ferreira, who operated out of Sao Paolo, Brazil, was caught defrauding just such a system. Dr. Ferreira was using silicone casts of fingertips in order to "buddy punch" into the time clock system for her colleagues. Dr. Ferreira was caught after security cameras caught her in the act of attempting to log an illicit time clock punch. Despite the occasional problems that such systems may encounter due to employee malfeasance, these biometric punch systems are still a very exciting development in the field of paycheck management and corporate time logging. With an exciting blend of security and convenience, these timesaving, time-tracking machines are likely to become the industry standard in the coming years. Need to update your time clock system? Portland area business managers, click here: http://www.portlandpayroll.com.
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