LEADERSHIP QUOTE OF THE DAY (19 May 2012): To manage a system effectively| you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behaviour taken separately. - Russell L. Ackoff
MAN MADE
Finger Print Scanners Dock Wages
Workers at Qantas, Dan Murphy's, Breville and Unomedical are among those using the new system, called PeopleKey, which clocks employees in and out. The scanners register workers' fingerprint and records the time they start and finish. The information can be forwarded to payroll offices and employees can be penalised if they are caught arriving late or slacking off.
Head of PeopleKey, Frank Bruce, said he has many Australian clients who use the technology to stop employees recording false start or finish times and "buddy punching", when workmates clock on for colleagues.
"In some instances employees are not honest and some businesses have problems monitoring attendance," he said. "We have had cases where businesses have saved $100,000 by using the service. We have about 1500 installations in Australia.
"Most clients use the time and attendance product."