Clarifying the Difference Between an Employee’s Reporting Duty and the Legal Burden of Proof Oops, I forgot again Our previous blog, When Employees Forget to Log In or Out, prompted thoughtful responses and questions. This rejoinder clarifies one point in particular: what happens when an employee has no biometric log. A missing log may require the employee to explain the discrepancy under a reasonable company procedure. But that does not automatically mean the employee carrie

Attendance may seem straightforward: employees log in, log out, and the system computes their hours worked. However, a common mistake in payroll systems is using too few decimal places in attendance calculations. While this may appear harmless, it can result in cumulative payroll inaccuracies that lead to either underpayment or overpayment of employees. Attendance calculations are intermediate calculations. Any rounding error introduced during attendance computation is carrie

A Suggested Policy for Handling Forgetful Employees "We are just human and forgetful, right?" This is an often-heard excuse provided by employees when confronted to explain their missing time logs. Makes sense, right? Companies that are exceedingly tolerant of employee forgetfulness fall into a trap of abuse. This is because repeat offenders are encouraged, as this unscrupulous practice spreads to other employees. Some even use this excuse to escape from tardiness or undertim