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Print ArticleCAMPBELL, CALIF.- The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, a AAA four-diamond rated Hilton waterfront beach resort that offers 290 rooms with luxurious accommodations situated in Huntington Beach, Calif., is using the Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies' biometric HandPunch reader to input time and attendance for tracking more than 330 employees. As a result, the Hilton has better controlled payroll costs by eliminating all "buddy punching," in which one employee clocks in or out for another.
"With more than 300 employees, buddy punching had become a challenge a couple of years ago," reports Romy Robb, Payroll Administrator at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. "So, instead of using old magnetic stripe ID cards, we switched to the HandPunch reader in 2004."
The HandPunch reader automatically takes a three-dimensional reading of the size and shape of a hand and verifies the user's identity in less than one second.
"Since employees can't lose or forget their hands, these biometric readers eliminate the need for employees to carry a badge, thus purging the problem of lost or forgotten badges. This also saves us time and money," explains Robb
When reviewing which biometric to use, the resort's staff did not accept fingerprint scans because the process was too similar to fingerprinting. The HandPunch reader was accepted as much less intrusive. Because it plugged right into their system, the HandPunch provided a smooth transition from the old ID card system.