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Today we will discuss hardware types for employee time collection. There are several very common ways to collect employee clockings electronically with advantages and disadvantages that i will outline below.

  • Pin Number
  • Proximity
  • Fingerprint
  • Handscan
  • Electronic time sheet

In order of popularity based on thousands of unit sales

Hardware
  • Proximity
  • Fingerprint
  • Handscan
  • Pin Number

Software
  • Electronic Time sheet


Over the past couple of years electronic time sheets are gaining poularity. A simple google search will show the following

Keyword.....................................Results
Electronic time sheets....................492,000
Proximity time clock.......................363,000
Fingerprint time clock.....................221,000
Pin time clock...............................907,000
Handscan time clock.........................1,180

We will go into some more detail now on each type.

Hardware - Electronic time clocks

Pin Time Clock - Great low cost time collection terminal.
Benefits - Pin number and password security, Low cost
Issues - Employees can pass pin numbers to others to clock in and out.

Proximity Time Clock - Most popular electronic time clock world wide
Benefits - Easy to use for employees, Low cost
Issues - None

Fingerprint Time Clock - Most secure electronic time clock world wide
Benefits - Know 100% who is clocking In and Out
Issues - Does not work in every environment

Handscan Time Clock - Very secure electronic time clock
Benefits - Know 100% who is clocking In and Out
Issues - Does not work in every environment, needs pin number as well as handscan.

Software - Electronic time clocks

Electronic Time sheets - Fastest to deploy Nationally
Benefits - No hardware required
Issues - Must have internet connection

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