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How does a Badge-free system save you time and money?

Many employers at first glance lean towards a badge based system to minimize employees intentionally punching in for one another (buddy punching). If the badges are not kept in a rack, but instead are taken home by the employee, this can be an effective method to minimize buddy punching, but what are the hidden cost associated with badge based systems.

The final price may not be as low as it first appears. Most badge based systems offer a minimum amount of badges in the purchase price. You will need to have additional badges to give to new employees and replacements for badges that get lost or wear out. To cover card loss in the early days of the system, manufacturers recommend purchasing twice the number of cards than employees. Adding the extra badges to the system base price will give you a more accurate initial cost.

The need to inventory badges creates an ongoing supply expense. Badges are available only from the manufacturer of your time system and must be ordered by mail. When you run out of badges, new employees or those who lose a badge will not be able to use the system until new badges arrive. If you need to order badges on a quick-ship basis, you will also incur additional costs.

Perhaps the largest cost associated with badge systems can be illustrated by considering what happens when an employee loses or forgets their badge. When this happens the employee must delay the start of their work so that they may find a manager. Once found, the manager must go to the time clock’s PC, start the time and attendance software, and manually edit the employee’s time. It is often best to issue the employee a new badge so that this process does not have to be repeated at lunch and at the end of the shift. This consumes another badge (often costing as much as $4), causes additional paperwork, and produces confusing reports. A lost or forgotten badge costs time, productivity, and money.

In contrast the Icon Pin Entry (personal identification number) Employee Time System is complete – no extra cards, supply expense, or hidden costs. Employees can pick an easily remembered ID number of their choice – that keeps punching in and out of the clock trouble free. Buddy punching is eliminated, as software reports can quickly identify anyone who is sharing their ID number with another employee. Also, because there are no card slots or sensors to fail or be vandalized, your clock will last trouble-free for years.

It is hard to beat the simplicity and dependablity of the IConTime PIN Entry Time Clock System. However, if a Badge Based system is right for you, the IconTime Proximity Badge Time Clock System offers innovative solutions to several of the above problems.

TimeVue software Reduces time spent on Payroll Preparation, eliminates the manual calculation of time cards and costly errors.

- Pay Periods: Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Semi-Monthly, Monthly or Custom
(semi-monthly pay period features automatic "Carry-Over" of Weekly hours for Overtime)
- Password: One Password provides access to software
- Time Rounding: Select 10th hour or Quarter hour rounding or calculate Minute-to-Minute
- Departments: 99 User definable deparments, 18 per employee max.
- In-Out Zones: Revision Windows before and after each Start/Stop time to control unauthorized overtime. (Start/Stop Time windows can be setup for each department)
- Individual / Global: Apply paid worked or non-worked hours to employees (i.e. Vac., Sick/Personal, Jury Duty, etc.
- Tips: Employee may enter Tip amounts at the keypad
- Archive Data: Archive data for backups and later review

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Click to view TimeVue Punch Editing Screen


Optional Software Modules:
- Employee Capacity Upgrades,
-Auto-Poll module: more>>>

- Schedule/Lockout module: more>>>
- Job Costing module: Only With Optional TimeSourceComplete Software