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What features should I look for in an Attendance System?

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The attendance systems industry has grown to the point that one time and attendance systems company reported over $11 million in sales in 1997 alone, representing nearly half of Fortune 1000 companies. The time and attendance systems industry has expanded this much through diversification�by adapting its products to meet a wide range of client needs.

The basic time clock will simply track employee hours; the employee will clock in upon arrival and clock out upon leaving work for the day. These basic time clocks will usually have a large memory to maintain employee records and will total and print employee records on request. This basic model is adequate for many businesses, but there is a wide range of possible additional features, including:

The ability to distinguish between regular hours and overtime hours.
The ability to calculate wages as well as employee hours.
The ability to track production and to put production results side-by-side with employee hours for easy comparison.
One database to which information from several different worksites is transmitted and in which employee records from all worksites are compiled.
Basic or complex security utilizing PIN numbers or other features designed to prevent tampering with the time clock.

These features are only a brief sampling of the complex systems that many large corporations employ. The attendance system industry is growing along with the corporate imagination.

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