timeclock

Workplace arrival tracker

A timeclock is a device that records when employees arrive at and leave work, typically by stamping times on a paper card or logging entries electronically.

To punch the timeclock is to record one's arrival or departure—and by extension, to work a conventional job with fixed hours: I'm tired of punching a timeclock.

attendance

punch-in

Register work arrival

shift · check-in · tardy · late · early · absenteeism · presence · punctuality · swipe · badge

technology

biometric

Measuring unique physical characteristics

software · terminal · kiosk · app · web-based · cloud · scanner · RFID · PIN · mobile

payroll

wages

Payment for work

billing · calculation · deductions · hourly · salaried · verification · audit · records · compliance

Opposites
work structure and accountability

timeclockhonor system

Trust-based compliance without supervision

flextime · unlimited PTO · flexible hours · self-reporting · self-employment

temporal regulation

timeclockflexible schedule

Adjustable work hours

leisure · freedom · spontaneity · timelessness

work structure formality

timeclockcreative freedom

Liberty in artistic expression

self-employment · entrepreneurship · gig economy · project-based work · commission work

Family

time, clock, times, timed, timing, timely, timer, timers, untimely

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G