{"id":27,"date":"2010-07-20T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2022-11-16T03:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:25:42","slug":"eliminate-buddy-punching-with-biometrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/workforce-management\/eliminate-buddy-punching-with-biometrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminate Buddy Punching With Biometrics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHey Buddy \u2013You Sure Throw A Mean Punch\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0What is \u201cBuddy Punching\u201d and why should I be concerned about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We may hear the\"\"<\/a>se words and instantly conjure up images of a street fight, Ultimate Fighting<\/a><\/strong> match or two boxers going toe to toe.\u00a0 However, what we are actually examining is the phenomenon of \u201cbuddy-punching,\u201d where an employee will manually punch in for another employee who is tardy or absent from work.\u00a0 It is a disturbing and incendiary workforce practice that decimates productivity, return on investment (ROI)<\/a><\/strong> and bottom line profits of many businesses throughout the world.\u00a0 If you are in Human Resources or the individual responsible for tracking the whereabouts of your hourly or contractual employees, do not scoff at the idea of buddy-punching and think, \u201cNo way, no how would that ever happen to me with my vigilance at keeping track of my employees,\u201d consider this:\u00a0 according to a study by Nucleus Research<\/a><\/strong>, a global provider of IT advisory and research services, 74 percent of organizations experience payroll losses directly related to buddy punching.\u00a0 Nucleus also found that organizations can save 2.2% of gross payroll on average by eliminating buddy punching through the use of biometric time clocks<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Direct Benefits of Biometric Time-Clocks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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