Don't Let What Happened To Me Happen To You
It was Friday afternoon. I was walking through the shop handing employees their paychecks. We were a group of artists. It was a fun place to work. Only today things didn't feel right.
It never occurred to me that my employees would cheat the timekeeping system. While handing out checks I happened to notice one was unusually large. Elisabeth was an intelligent 22 year old working her way through college. She looked a lot like the woman above. Elizabeth worked three days a week. Her check should have been about $300. It was nearly twice that amount.
Elizabeth was like my daughter. I didn't want to face that she was cheating. My mind raced looking for ways to justify her large paycheck. Maybe she worked late. Maybe she came in early. The truth was just too painful to face.
Elisabeth and Bill carpooled. Bill worked five days a week. Elizabeth worked three. Elizabeth's 3-day check was larger than Bill's 5-day check. They came and left in the same car. There was no way around it. I had to face it. She was cheating.
I felt betrayed. I don't ever want to experience that emotion again.
Emotional devastation aside, I had to fix the problem. Complaining about attendance isn't the answer. Arguing with employees isn't the answer either. I needed a system that made employees uphold their end of the bargain. Being a software developer I knew I could use computer logins to fix the attendance problem. That's when Internet Timecard was born.
On Monday morning I said, "Hello Elisabeth. We have a timekeeping system now. Here is your username and password. Log in to start your day and log out to end your day." Nothing else was said.
Internet Timecard changed both of us. Elisabeth knew cheating was no longer an option. She understood that if you need more pay work more hours.
I changed too. I was forever freed from having to worry about attendance. Since that day we've gone on to manage attendance for hundreds of companies, managing tens of thousands of employees. I've learned two things:
1. Employees do not cheat this system because they can't.
2. You do not need to be adversarial with employees for compliance.
If you think your employees may be cheating, they are. Implement Internet Timecard to avoid disaster. Enjoy a harmonious win-win environment with your employees from now on.
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How Employees Mark Their Time
Give usernames and passwords to your employees. Tell them to mark their time. Employees control their attendance.
Running A Timecard Log Report
Take a minute to check the log before running payroll. Manually fix missing information and go. Bad behavior is exposed.
Running A Payroll Report
One click calculates payroll based on time worked to the penny. The system supports holiday pay, sick pay, vacation and overtime.
"I must admit I was skeptical. I was amazed at how everyone's attendance fell in line immediately after implementing the system. Employees respect the record keeping aspect of the system."
- Step By Step Pediatrics
"I've been taken to the labor board twice by disgruntled employees. I won both times because of evidence - detailed timekeeping records showing exactly what hours were worked."
- Private Network Cable TV
"We run swimming classes. Our instructors were constantly overstating their hours. Internet Timecard got this down to only hours actually worked. I can't run a profitable business without it."
- Florida Swimming Schools