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| How It Works |  Time and attendance software is perfect in its simplicity. It gathers employee time data and transmits the information into a database. These data is then analyzed and approved by a manager so it can be used for payroll processing and reports.
For security purposes and to avoid "buddy punching," where employees log in for each other, there are biometric input devices that checks fingerprints or handprints to ensure that the correct person log in and out. Iris scanners are also available but not widely deployed due to privacy concerns.
Most companies rely on administrative staff to fill in attendance information for salaried workers. But a growing number of companies let employees enter their own information directly into the time and attendance software system, including flexible working hours, vacations and sick days information.
For companies with remote offices, data entry systems that use telephone service or the Internet complement of the traditional methods of collecting time data.
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