Buddy punching in particular has resulted in the loss of millions of dollars for businesses each year due to time theft. Fingerprint systems mean employees can only clock in for themselves—putting an end to this expensive business.
By automating time and attendance through fingerprint attendance machines, businesses can cut down on the hours (and cost) spent manually entering and tracking employee hours and timesheet details.

The government offices are widely believed to be understaffed, with staff not arriving or departing on time. A fingerprint attendance system not only helps in preventing this, but it also helps in increasing efficiency. It is also possible, with the use of fingerprint attendance systems, to eliminate paperwork for routine checks of employee movement in and out.

Commuting to the metro station took longer than ever. What really my heart sink was well-knowing the fact that the fingerprint attendance system at my workplace would know the exact time of me reaching work, and that would land me up in trouble.