The Importance of an Employee Time Card

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



An employee time card is usually a document in which you state the amount of time you have worked on a specific period of time. It goes hand in hand with a bundy clock, a time clock or a time card machine and is probably the most common form that can be found in offices.

An employee time card is important to you because it serves as a proof of your attendance or lack of it. It shows the dates where you have been late or the instances when you have spent fifteen minutes more than you should on your lunch break. Most importantly, an employee time card serves as a basis on how much salary you are to receive every payday.

In cases where there is a discrepancy between the salary you have received and the amount of time you know you have spent working on your job, time cards serve as a valuable ally to your claim. Time cards also serve as either your friend or your enemy during the yearly performance appraisals. The data it holds can serve as one of the reasons why you will be placed on probation or fired. Consequently, this can also serve as the basis for your next pay raise or promotion.

The employee time card is also very important to the management of a company. When used in tandem with a digital time card machine and a time card program, employee productivity across different departments can be shown. A time card program processes the data from the time card machine, integrates it with other sources of information on employee performance and time tracking, and thereby serves as a valuable tool for project planning and allocation, deadline setting and budgeting for the next months to come.

So the next time you hold the common employee time card, treat it with respect and use it to your advantage because this may hold the key to your future in your company.


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