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Employee time clock software is rapidly replacing the traditional time card recording. It is observed that implementation of time clock software saves about 2-5 minutes of book-keepers time per week per employee that they usually spend on tallying up time cards. The software facilitates real time access of data. Since all the information regarding the employee time is stored in a centralized database retrieving the data is easy and hassle free. All these data can be accessed at any point of time from any part of the world.

Irrespective of the geographical location the employer can check the employees log in and log out time. The time clock software should comply with federal, state and labor laws and local overtime pay rules. This is because employee payroll system is based on the data generated by the time clock software. Employee time clock software program prevents overpayment to employees and saves the labor cost.

One of the major problems caused by the manual data entry of the employee time is that it can be easily manipulate with or without knowledge. The software is designed such that only the management knows the password and hence can not be accessed by the employees for deliberate data manipulations. This also puts an end to the undesirable problem caused by the wrong data entry, time spent in correcting them and then waiting for the approval from the supervisor. Hence the time clock software prevents underpayment of employees relaxing the pressure to solve internal administrative issues.

The problem faced by the employers in mechanical punch clock was that the employee's clock in and out for their colleagues and this can be totally prevented by the time clock software. Besides real time information of the employee attendance is also available. The work force can be easily monitored and controlled as the software readily gives the names of the employees who are present in the work station and the absentees. The employee attendance report generated by the software reflects on the labor costs by shift and department. This aids in evaluating the efficiency of the employee and work schedule.

The employee time program that has incorporated the software supported punch clocks allows centralized workforce management coupled with strict shift rules. The employees are expected to just insert their hand or a finger into the reader and then enter the employee number. The punching of employee time card is almost obsolete now. The efficiency of HR services can be enhanced as the software on day- to- day basis automatically tracks the employee work hours and speeds up the calculation of employee benefits and compensation. Moreover such time software aids the organization in labor forecasting and management activities in addition to the automated morning roll call.

The problems of time theft, unauthorized work hours, buddy punching and extended breaks can be eliminated. The use of such time clock software becomes almost a compulsion when the work force is more and there is a necessity of detailed productivity reports.