Workers not happy with biometric time clocks
City workers in New York aren’t happy with hand geometry scanners that have been installed to punch in and out of work, according to an Associated Press story.
Some are calling the timekeeping system an intrusion on professionals who never used to think twice about putting in extra time on a project they cared about, and could rely on human managers to exercise a little flexibility on matters regarding work hours.
But the city is justifying the scanners, saying it expects to save $60 million per year by modernizing a complicated record-keeping system that has required one full-time timekeeper for every 100 to 250 employees.
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