How Biometric Attendance and Access Control Systems are Changing Employee Tracking

1. How Biometric Attendance and Access Control Systems are Changing Employee Tracking Biometric technology captures unique traits or physical characteristics for individual identification. There are different biometric modalities such as fingerprint, iris, facial or voice recognition for employee authentication. The use of biometric time attendance systems as an alternative to passwords or ID cards are now considered more secure and accurate. Law enforcement agencies and government organisations in Singapore have been utilising biometric systems for many years now. For employers managing an hourly workforce, biometric attendance and access control systems have become one of the most critical workforce management tools for efficient time tracking and preventing time theft. But not all biometrics are as reliable as a facial recognition system. A growing number of employers are using facial recognition access control systems on a daily basis to improve how they track employee time and attendance. Facial recognition offers flexible biometric verification Employers are legally bound to pay their employees in full and accurately for the hours worked. Facial recognition is a powerful biometric technology capable of offering better employee time tracking and greater security applications. Facial recognition involves no physical contact with the machine and its implementation does not require any specialized tools. Since no face has exactly the same features, each employee would generate a unique data set based on the shape and size of their facial features. Most biometric facial recognition systems don’t store photo images directly. Rather, the system turns each facial scan into a mathematical code, and uses that stored code to verify employee identity at the time of entry or exit. Technology used in facial recognition systems Facial recognition systems use various features to generate a unique code for each employee, such as the shape of the face, the distance between eye pupils, distance between cheekbones, shape of jaw line, skin texture, and 3D recognition. Since the technology used in facial recognition system is advanced, this system is more expensive but can easily confirm a person’s identity as they walk towards camera on the system. Facial biometric systems are growing in popularity in industries and manufacturing facilities whose workers are engaged in manual labor as it can impact the quality of their fingerprint scans. Biometric face recognition technology is highly accurate, and it is nearly impossible to forge or trick. When employers can manage the entry and exits of their employees & restrict unauthorised access to the premises using facial recognition attendance system, then it will automatically increase employee productivity and accurate time tracking. So whether you wish to identify a person for access control or verify employee entry and exit, a camera with facial recognition access control is an efficient solution. It can help you protect your assets as well as increase profit by eliminating time theft.