Time Clocks and Human Error

We have been offering time clock software for many years now.

But it's just a web-based application, it doesn't have a brain, it doesn't assume anything, and it doesn't act on its own.

It just reacts when something happens.

For example, when someone clocks in, it tells you the time of the punch, and calculates the total hours on the timesheet.

That part is simple.

The part that is not simple is the human part. You know, when employees mess up. Unfortunately this can happen all the time depending on the employee.

Here is a short list

• They clock in late
• They forget to clock in or clock out
• They clock in too early to bump up their hours
• They clock out late for the same reason
• They clock in 30 minutes after they should have, then tell you about it later

What can you do if employees keep making mistakes?

In the short term, not much.

Other than asking them to do better, or in an extreme case threaten to fire them, you can't quickly program them to follow rules.

It's up to them as employees walk the line, and it's up to you as an employer to decide your tolerance level.

Teamwork makes the dream work

For the long term, a better answer is to foster your team towards a common purpose.

This way they can start building good habits towards a goal... And yes, that can include punching a clock.

When that happens, you don't have to remind folks, your team will do that for you.