Time clocks at Clock Types

What are they

time clock Time clocks are used to track when an hourly employee gets to work and go home. They help keep track of payroll. They are good for employers, because they keep employees honest about when they worked. They are also good for an employee do to the fact that they provide a printed record of the hours an employee works. This keeps employers from cheating them on their wages. They are like a regular clocks except they can record the time of an event.

Time clock history

Originally, time clocks were not needed. Everyone was paid for a day's work, so recording the when people worked down to the minute was not needed. But now that has changed. Here is more information on the history of time clocks.

How to get one

You can get a time clock at a number of places. Most people have stopped using the manual clocks with timecards and now use software based ones. If you would like more information see this page.

Time clock software

These days most companies choose to use software to track an hourly employee rather than a physical clock. Try here for more information on the software.

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