County proposes installing biometric timeclocks
District 9 Justice Gordon E. Thornsberry recently proposed that Pope County, Arkansas, departments install new biometric timeclocks, according to the Courier News. The advanced employee attendance systems scan employees' fingerprints or veins to verifiy their identities when punching in and out of shifts.
Thornsberry said the system would benefit both the county and its employees, reports the news source. It would cut back on buddy punching, the practice of employees clocking in co-workers before a shift begins or after it ends to accrue additional hours worked. Additionally, it would ensure the county is properly paying workers for all of the time they spend performing tasks.
"I assure you that we have some people who come in late, and probably some people who leave early once in a while, but I also assure you that I’ve got some employees who stay after work time quite a bit," Pope County Judge Jim Gibson told the news agency.
When employers install new timekeeping technology, they can also be sure they are adhering to the Department of Labor's Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires they keep accurate records of employee work history and payroll processing. This could help them should they ever be investigated by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division as proof they are complying the the FLSA's provisions.
Thornsberry said the system would benefit both the county and its employees, reports the news source. It would cut back on buddy punching, the practice of employees clocking in co-workers before a shift begins or after it ends to accrue additional hours worked. Additionally, it would ensure the county is properly paying workers for all of the time they spend performing tasks.
"I assure you that we have some people who come in late, and probably some people who leave early once in a while, but I also assure you that I’ve got some employees who stay after work time quite a bit," Pope County Judge Jim Gibson told the news agency.
When employers install new timekeeping technology, they can also be sure they are adhering to the Department of Labor's Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires they keep accurate records of employee work history and payroll processing. This could help them should they ever be investigated by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division as proof they are complying the the FLSA's provisions.
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