Why Aren't More Companies Using Biometric Attendance Systems for Better Security and Efficiency?

Why are not all organizations maintaining a biometric attendance system?

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It is crucial for organizations to consider implementing a biometric attendance system to streamline attendance tracking and enhance security measures. By utilizing biometric technology, organizations can accurately record employees' attendance data and prevent cases of time theft or buddy punching. Additionally, biometric systems offer a higher level of security by verifying the identity of individuals based on unique biological characteristics such as fingerprints or facial recognition. Overall, implementing a biometric attendance system can lead to increased efficiency and accountability within an organization.

Biometric attendance systems are rapidly increasing in many establishments. In the future, they may become statutory.

I feel biometric attendance is becoming popular with each passing day. In fact, online biometric attendance systems are now very helpful for multi-location companies.

Biometric attendance avoids "Buddy punching." But is it hassle-free? Are employee identification a challenge in Indian work conditions?

I have received the following views from the following company staff:

1) Bearings Co - Chaos! Around 5% of employees were not getting identified by the system.
2) French MNC in services - CEO's finger was not identified frequently. They reverted to RFID.
3) Chemical Industry - Workmen scratched the biometric reader, leading to frequent system failures.
4) Leading security agency - Biometric device maintenance was a nightmare.

Please share your company name as well as your experience with the biometric system for the benefit of all.

Warm regards, Manjari

Electronic Attendance System is adopted for reducing the daily strength calculation, staff-wise attendance details extraction, and monthly salary/wages calculation. Furthermore, if we maintain the same on the main server, then we can use it for calculating the final settlement during resignation, termination, or retirement.

However, there are drawbacks to consider:
1. Swipe card security can be compromised if someone manages to swipe it by influencing the admin staff responsible for the attendance system.
2. The fingerprint recognition may fail if an employee has a cut on their finger or if there is grease or oil present.
3. Consider opting for a face recognition attendance system, which recognizes individuals based on nose, eye, and forehead shape. It does not factor in any facial hair, like mustache or beard.

In the future, almost all companies, factories, and organizations are likely to have their automated attendance systems.

With warm regards,
S. Bhaskar

Biometric Attendance System: A Viable Option for Medium and Large-Scale Organizations

Biometric Attendance System is a very good option for medium and large-scale organizations. Small-scale organizations don't go for this as they will have to invest in it and will also need someone to operate, take care of operations, and handle other aspects of it. This indirectly increases the cost. Therefore, they prefer to keep it aside and opt for the manual or traditional way of attendance and wage processing.

Challenges in Medium and Large-Scale Organizations

In medium and large-scale organizations, it has been observed many times that the biometric machine doesn't recognize the fingerprint. This may be due to several reasons, and I have noticed that some employees themselves try to manipulate it for various reasons.

Benefits of Biometric Systems

However, it is a very good option for hassle-free attendance processing and is also helpful in payroll processing. Attendance processing software provides data export facilities that can be easily imported by the payroll software. Salaries can then be calculated easily based on the imported attendance.