Give Yourself Peace Of Mind With A Biometric Access Control System

Do you worry about your company being the victim of theft? Naturally, you can’t help but worry about your business sometimes. As the owner or manager of a company, you wouldn’t be doing your job if you didn’t. You’re probably not worries about a stick-up, but there are other types of theft which are far more common than you think and that you can definitely do something about. In fact, your business is more than likely losing money needlessly every day – but you can kill two birds with one stone by deploying a biometric time clock which doubles as a sophisticated biometric access control solution.

While an actual robbery may not be something you’re too concerned with, there is one form of theft which virtually all businesses experience: employee time theft. It’s a crime of opportunity which happens in companies of all sizes and across every economic sector. Any workplace which uses an older, unaccountable and inherently insecure time and attendance system such as handwritten time sheets or a punch clock is a victim of time theft on a regular, even daily basis. When employees can get away with staying clocked in over breaks or clock in for each other when they’re running late, they will, at least some of the time – and your business loses money every time this happens. At larger companies, it’s not unknown for employees to clock in and slip away for much of the day, returning to clock out without having actually worked!

The time theft situation may not be quite so severe at your firm, but even so, these drops do add up to an ocean over time. It’s an entirely preventable crime; and the answer to time theft also allows your company to enhance its security from other types of theft. The same personal identification technology which employees use with a biometric time clock can be used to permit or deny access to certain areas of your company’s facilities. For example, if your firm stores sensitive personal or financial data about customers, vendors or employees in a certain area, a biometric access control system can be used to allow in only those personnel with a genuine need to work with these files and keep everyone else out.

These systems also log access attempts; so if anyone tries to gain access to an area where they’re not authorized to go, you’ll know who it was and when they were there. If you’ve worried about competitors or would be identity thieves posing as employees, this is an efficient means of keeping tabs on potential spies or con artists hiding in your ranks. Even though you probably don’t need to constantly watch over your shoulder, a modern biometric access control system can give you a little more peace of mind – and when coupled with a biometric time clock, it can produce incredible savings for your firm. It’s an investment you’ll pat yourself on the back for – and kick yourself for not having made sooner.

Upgrade From Your Punch Clock And Save

You’re not really using that old punch clock as your company’s time clock are you? If it’s merely there as a decorative accent to remind you of days gone by, that’s one thing; but if you’re still using one of these clocks as your company’s time and attendance system, that’s another matter entirely. In terms of your company’s growth, it’s like taking one step back for every two steps you take forward. If you’d rather progress and grow sooner rather than later and keep up with or ahead of your competitors, the answer is simple: upgrade to a biometric time clock.

You may not be all that familiar with biometrics, but suffice it to say that your company has an incredible amount to gain by putting these new time and attendance systems into place. There are systems which are suited to companies of all sizes and budgets large and small; they’re actually quite affordable, especially considering how quickly they pay for themselves and how much they can save your company in the form of lower labor costs.

Payroll Errors Are Now Obsolete – Just Like Your Old Bundy Clock

You’d be surprised how common it is for errors to be made when calculating employee time and attendance for payroll with an adding machine and punch cards. It’s inevitable that human error creeps in now and again. To err is human, but unfortunately, these errors cost your firm money. It’s also more than likely the case that your accounting staff don’t exactly relish the chore of calculating the payroll – but when you use a biometric time clock, you can integrate it with your payroll and accounting programs for an all in one, seamless employee attendance system which eliminates errors and saves your company time and money.

Time is money and if you want to save time, it’s definitely time to upgrade your time and attendance system and retire that now-antiquated punch clock. Your company could be seeing the savings that come from adopting a biometric time clock in as little as one day – these systems take only hours to install and configure and continue to produce savings for your firm for years to come. It’s one of the easiest things you could do to ensure the financial security of your company and maintain your competitive edge as you look to the future. If you’d like to improve the bottom line of your business, it’s an obvious choice. With such a quick, easy and low-cost transition and so much to gain, the time to start looking into what a biometric time and attendance system can offer you is now.