Virtual TimeClock helps eliminate buddy punching and ensure your attendance records are always accurate, protecting your bottom line.
Try It for FreeThe cumulative impact of time theft through buddy punching can significantly affect a company’s profits. Virtual TimeClock directly combats this issue by offering secure login options. By requiring a password or PIN for clocking in and out, we eliminate casual buddy punching among employees.
For businesses requiring an extra layer of security, an employee's Social Security Number (SSN) can be used as a password. Its length makes it difficult to memorize, and the risk of identity theft strongly discourages employees from sharing or writing it down. With these robust safeguards, Virtual TimeClock helps ensure accurate time tracking and payroll integrity.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has become a popular tool for efficient identification. Virtual TimeClock can seamlessly integrate with RFID and barcode readers, allowing employees to clock in and out using an ID card instead of a password or PIN.
While this integration offers convenience and an additional layer of security, it's important to note potential challenges. Lost or forgotten ID cards can disrupt workflow, and employees could still engage in buddy punching by sharing their cards.
With the widespread use of Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID, many companies are exploring biometrics to prevent buddy punching. While biometric time clock solutions exist, low-cost options often prove unreliable, and high-quality proprietary systems remain cost-prohibitive for most small businesses.
Beyond the significant cost, several real-world challenges make biometric time clocks impractical for many. Regular cleaning and maintenance of biometric hardware can diminish the promised convenience. More critically, a simple online search reveals easy ways for employees to bypass fingerprint-based biometric readers, undermining their effectiveness and the security they aim to provide.
Buddy punching can quietly cost your business thousands in lost productivity and inflated payroll. Virtual TimeClock puts a stop to it with secure, accurate time tracking you can trust.
Protect your bottom line with a solution built for accountability.
Our California-based team is here to help you explore how Virtual TimeClock can eliminate time theft and streamline your payroll process.
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