Gain insightful industry data and learn how to:
● Prevent time theft that impacts your profits
● Save time on scheduling, approvals, and payroll
● Keep every shift covered and stay compliant with labor laws
Every year, U.S. employers lose an estimated $11 billion to “buddy punching” — when one employee clocks in or out for another. Across industries, buddy punching costs companies an average of 4.5 hours per employee per week, or roughly $2,300 in lost productivity per worker each year, undermining efficiency, accountability, and team trust.
These losses don’t just affect payroll—they undermine accountability and accuracy across the entire organization.
Late starts, early clock-outs, and false punches due to buddy punching can lead to:
Every pay period, small-business owners and managers spend an average of five extra hours calculating and correcting payroll. That’s time lost to outdated systems and manual entry errors.
For a 50-employee business, that’s the equivalent of 250 hours of lost productivity every pay period—or roughly $75,000 in wasted labor every year (assuming $30/hour average managerial time).
Simple payroll errors add up. Even small mistakes—like missed punches or miscalculated overtime—can trigger disputes, turnover, and compliance risks.
Every year, time theft and manual errors cost U.S. businesses $11 billion. Download our Power of a Unified Time and Attendance Solution
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The right scheduling solution empowers managers to create, review, and publish schedules in minutes — not hours. But with manual methods, every change or missed shift chips away at productivity, compliance, and morale — costing businesses valuable time and money.
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