The Future of Attendance: Why Biometrics Are Reshaping Workplaces
In every organization, big or small, one factor remains critical—time. Managing employee time and attendance has always been a challenge. From the days of punch cards to handwritten registers, businesses have tried various methods to keep track of working hours. While these older methods had their moment, they often came with flaws—errors, manipulation, or simple inefficiencies. Today, with workplaces evolving faster than ever, the focus has shifted to more secure, reliable, and advanced systems, and that’s where biometric technology has taken center stage. Moving Beyond Traditional Attendance Think about the traditional register system: long queues at the start of the day, signatures scribbled quickly, and HR teams later trying to make sense of unclear entries. Or consider punch cards, which could be misplaced, damaged, or worse—misused by someone clocking in on behalf of another employee. These problems didn’t just cause inconvenience; they affected payroll, productivity, an...