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"compliance reports" - 20-year MT

Posted: Mar 18, 2011

Has anyone else been told that they are on the "complaince report" for not clocking-in "on-time" and what does this mean?

It means you're in trouble for not clocking in on time. - nm

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nm

compliance - yup

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Yeah, I did. I was all over the place on the time clock and several times just plain forgot to clock in and out, so at the end of the PP I had about 200+ hours! I got a call to "warn" me about not typing while on the clock, clocking in and out while on lunch and break, and was instructed on proper techniques for clocking in and out each work day and was told all about the hours to production ratio for calculating our lines crud.

Kind of funny to me, since I never got the whole clock in and out thing since we're not hourly (yeah, I get that we have to work the hours we said we would, but also believe all grown ups should simply comply). anywho, I appease the clock gods now and do their bidding. I feel like just another sheep in the herd now... ;)

Um - sm

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Their not clock gods. How do you think they keep track of how many lines you type in an hour? FT with benefits, 150 lines an hour, ft without benefits 100 lines an hour, etc. That is the way they figure that out. It helps me to figure out my line counts. I add my lines per week and divide it by the hours, that tells me how many lines I typed an hour. Not sure why this bothers you. Yes, we are all grownups and we have to follow rules like grownups have to. You might want an IC type job where you can work at your own pace to meet your TAT.

This just bothers me. - Clock puncher

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This time clock thing just complicates everyone's lives. It takes so long to punch in and out and of course, we don't get any compensation for that time. Our CCMs also spend way too much time getting them all straight for us as well. We work at COMPUTERS, right? Why can't our handy-dandy computer just keep track of when we start our first job and end our last job?? They watch us like Big Brother in every other little-itty-bitty way. Sheesh.

It takes me less than 30 seconds - JMHO

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to clock in and out, geez. I like the time clock as it holds people to a schedule so they are not jumping on anytime they feel like it and taking my work away during my scheduled time. As I have no trouble adhering to a schedule, it is good to see the system being monitored. Flame away.

how does it keep people from jumping on whenever? - clockpuncher

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I dont think its that big of a deal either, but it certainly does not stop people from working whenever they feel like it. They still jump on after there schedule and work more, thereby taking work from your schedule.

I also think that they could monitor our times just by the DQS clock, as they do know just from that when we are working or not, so having Schedule Source is a tad redundant.

If you get a "compliance report" notice, - JMHO

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then I would think that is a warning they are watching and appropriate action will be taken, either by employee or employer. That would stop people from working whenever they feel like it one way or the other. If you cannot comply with adhering to a schedule, then you should be let go.

I understand it is different when you have NJA, but that is not what the OP was talking about.

Had to comment on this one - Agree with you JMHO

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I couldn't help but laugh my head off at this thread. Seriously, it takes me 20-30 seconds to clock on too & proper clocking has a huge impact on benefit rate. Its called doing our job. I have only had one job in my life where I was on salary and didnt' have to clock in. Geez! What next, is it going to be unreasonable to expect us to actually type? lol. Just kidding, I know some are trying to find a release on this board, but come on...... complaining cause you have to use a time clock??!

not flaming - sm

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You can't adhere to a schedule if there is no work on there in your scheduled hours. Our CCM tells us to adjust our hours to a time when there is work, such as night or weekend hours. That's what I do. Can't stick to a schedule if there is no work in there. The time clock doesn't hold you to a schedule, it just tells them how many hours a week you work. I have never been able to stick to my schedule or I would be on here talking about NJA all the time. I adjust to when there is work. Sorry if you don't like that I do that, but I need a paycheck and am going to work when work is there. A lot of people don't want to work nights or weekends, and I really don't either, but I need a paycheck and take it when I can get it.

But have you ever been put in compliance report - for not using the clock

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Let's be reasonable here. A CCM can't performance manage you or dun you for not clocking in if there is no work. I understand there are times when there is no work. The above poster stated that she had over 200 hours one week just from not clocking in and out. That is the issue, not NJA.

Gotcha - sm

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Sorry, I guess I misread that. No I haven't been put in a compliance report. I always punch in just like at any job. If I happen to forget, I write my CCM and have her put the time that I punched in or out. Yeah, don't understand not clocking in for 200 hours. Sometimes I think I punched in and actually didn't, so that's when I let my CCM know and she fixes it.

When (if) you worked outside the home, did you - sm

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not have a time clock or other such device to monitor your time??? This is a job, after all.

Why not use the "mouse report?" - If I am mousing, I am

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working. They know all our keystrokes and mouse clicks PER HOUR, yet don't know if we are working unless we clock in in Schedule Source? Really?

they're are not, but the question was regarding what a - compliance report is.

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This means to comply with clocking in when working and clocking out when not working.

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