As hard as it may be to believe in 2024, there are still companies that have employees fill out time sheets manually on paper, or in a spreadsheet or an app on their computer. These methods require employees to accurately and honestly record their hours worked daily, and managers and administrators in companies to catch and correct inadvertent errors and deliberate false entries.
A better method is automated tracking of employees’ hours worked each day using a time clock, which starts when a worker punches or clocks in for the day, when they clock in and out at lunch and stops when they clock out for the day. The technology started out as wall-mounted machines using punch cards, but evolved first into electronic and finally digital software solutions such as a time punch clock online.
No matter the form factor, time clocks can still lead to errors when an employee forgets to clock in or out, and time theft due to buddy clocking, but they are more accurate, more efficient, less time-consuming, and less costly for both time tracking and payroll calculation.
So, how can organizations improve time tracking further? Facial Recognition based systems.
Benefits to Companies of Transitioning to a Facial Recognition-based Time Clock
Facial recognition-based time clock like OLOID Time Clock places non-proprietary wall-mounted tablets at entry and exit points to facilities as well as at the entrances and exits to break and lunch rooms with painted footprints on the ground for where to stand and signs reminding employees to pause momentarily in front of the tablet for time tracking purposes.
OLOID Time Clock can scan and log a worker in less than a half second, even in poor lighting conditions or if the network is down, with almost no chance of misidentifying an employee, and liveness detection ensures it can’t be fooled by a photo or video of the person.
It eliminates the time, productivity, and money wasted trying to log in and reset forgotten passwords. Being based on biometrics eliminates buddy-clocking time theft. And faster clocking in and out saves time, improves productivity, and increases profitability.
Many companies can benefit from such a time clock conversion from traditional login methods to facial recognition, especially those with large, deskless frontline workforces.
But a new solution is only as good as the user adoption rate, and ROI ties closely into how fast employees switch to the new solution and what percentage of employees use the new method. What challenges stand in the way of user adoption?
Why Users Love the Facial Recognition-Based OLOID Time Clock — And Employers Do Too
The OLOID Time Clock is a favorite among both users and employers for its seamless blend of convenience, accuracy, and security. For employees, it offers a completely contactless, facial recognition-based clock-in process, eliminating the need for badges, passwords, or PINs. This reduces wait times, especially during peak hours, and makes the experience faster and frustration-free. For employers, the OLOID Time Clock significantly reduces payroll fraud by preventing buddy clocking, ensures accurate compliance with attendance policies, and integrates smoothly with existing workforce systems. Its cutting-edge technology enhances workforce efficiency and overall security, making it an ideal solution for both sides.
What sets the OLOID Time Clock apart is how simple and intuitive it is to use. Employees don’t need specialized training or a learning curve—just basic skills like walking up to the tablet, standing still for a brief moment, and moving on. In fact, it could be the easiest tool employees ever use in the workplace.
With a frictionless design, employees just approach the wall-mounted tablet, pause for less than half a second while the device captures their face, and move on, allowing the next person to do the same. This reduces wasted time during shift changes, breaks, and clock-outs, ensuring that workers are efficiently clocked in and out, without the hassle of long lines, forgotten passwords, or delayed logins.
The result is not only more accurate time-tracking but also a smoother, faster experience that feels almost like a time clock-free workplace. Employees get the benefits of an ultra-accurate system, while employers enjoy higher efficiency, reduced errors, and lower costs. Beyond the obvious perks for both sides, OLOID also offers three significant, yet less apparent, value-added benefits for employers, ensuring an even greater return on investment and long-term adoption.
Additional Benefits for Employers
- A simple, easy to use, hassle-free workplace solution cannot be underestimated in its ability to provide a boost to employee morale, and happy, content employees contribute to improved worker productivity.
- It provides an opportunity for the employer to promote the company’s image as a worker-friendly employer. Smart marketing of an organization’s employee-friendly workplace can easily result in more employee new-hire referrals, attracting top-quality talent in competitive job markets, and improved employee retention.
- It’s important to socially conscious employers and consumers, as it promotes the organization’s socially responsible brand image which in turn attracts like-minded investors and clients which helps the company capture more market share and grow its revenue.
Conclusion
Implementing the OLOID Time Clock app has many benefits to an organization and its employees. The ease of use for employees results in employee buy-in, so there is no arm-twisting required to get employees to enthusiastically adopt and utilize the solution. And the solution itself along with that speedy adoption rate across the entire workforce results in multiple direct and indirect financial benefits to a company.
If you want to explore in more detail how the OLOID Time Clock app has won over employees in countless organizations, led to a fast adoption and return on investment (ROI), and improved businesses’ profitability in the process, visit our website and Contact Us to speak with a specialist about how we’ve done so for Chesapeake Health Care, FPL Foods, Miller & Long Construction Company, and many other companies across diverse industries over the years.
