The most common time and attendance system in use is pen and paper. That doesn t include employees bogus or insincere use of time. Not Identify Biometric time and attendance systems incorporate employees physical characteristics to verify not identify them. Biometrics includes finger and hand geometry and voice and iris recognition. Because biometrics adds an extra layer of security to time and attendance, it can be used in conjunction with existing systems, such as badge systems.
Most companies can cost-justify a biometric time and attendance solution in a matter of months.
The more sophisticated systems alert supervisors when employees are late or absent or when employees are going into overtime. Time and attendance has become a management tool. This management tool raises concerns among many employees, at least initially. Biometrics is a passive means of verification, not an active means of identification, adds Timmer. Hand geometry, a technology in existence since the early 70s, measures the size and shape of a hand.