Question for the Time Clock Punchers

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (NlGHTCRAWLER) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:32:57 GMT

Lamont and Ray wrote:
I keep my own time records, and I bill clients for my work at 10-minute intervals. I'm too generous I guess, considering others in my field bill simply by the hour. So if Jane only works 15 minutes on a task or a phone call, she still bills the full hour. That kind of ticks me off, but that's how they do it. However, I also require a flat contract fee that some of the others do not. I've only...

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (Angela in WI) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:30:44 GMT

thank mothefucking god I do not have to clock in and out

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (Bernard Wrangler) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:25:42 GMT

how many are clocked in while posting?

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (ColbyRulesAll) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:07:29 GMT

3 minute grace period on either side of the scheduled time.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (lilnubber) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:02:58 GMT

Exactly. That's how we did it.

So yesterday I spent 20 minutes figuring out exactly what time I had to leave in order not to have overtime. I ended up with the two extra minutes because the time clock is off from my computer.

Yeah, this is SUCH a better way.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (TopOfTheClass) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:52:11 GMT

We have a 7 min window. I get paid the same whether I clock in at 7:53 or 8:07.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (B DeBrun) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:49:18 GMT

Well I no longer have to deal with billable hours in my former legal profession.

We always rounded off to the nearest quarter hour. Time spent on billable hours report was charged to the firm

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (Apprentice Talker) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:29:18 GMT

I am typing fast at 20-25 seconds in 100 letters.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (StarringAmy) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:52:20 GMT

Haha An ex-job it counted for every minute. The job I have now, we just write in our hours on time-sheets (I have 3... Page, Sundays and Clerk.. all different kinds of pay, that's why three). And people will know if you don't come in on a day you are signed to work.. it's group work.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (Lamont and Ray) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:04:00 GMT

I keep my own time records, and I bill clients for my work at 10-minute intervals. I'm too generous I guess, considering others in my field bill simply by the hour. So if Jane only works 15 minutes on a task or a phone call, she still bills the full hour. That kind of ticks me off, but that's how they do it. However, I also require a flat contract fee that some of the others do not. I've only had one tell me the flat fee was not acceptable, but after I laid out the time...

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (hatebrigade) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:33:18 GMT

arcticjim68 wrote:
Our clock has a 7 minute grace period. When I work my shift, 10:00 pm till 6:30 am, I have from 21:53 till 22:00 to punch in. If I punch out at 6:38 I get 15 minutes overtime.

yep. Then of course we have my manager who completely overthrows the whole system by deciding not to clock out for her breaks, so she can get more OT.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (sealbach) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:52:05 GMT

Loki wrote:
punch in even 1 minute late and you're docked 15 minutes. Punch out on a 10 minute mark and it's rounded off to the nearest quarter.

did they round your teeth off to the nearest quarter?

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (lilnubber) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:46:52 GMT

I'm lucky because I'm a paralegal, so I have way more freedom than the secretaries. For instance, I strolled in today at 9:07, because I had worked through lunch earlier in the week and I knew I had extra time that I could use. It's great having that so flexible. If people are a few minutes late, it's no big deal, but they concentrate more on us working 7.5 hours a day (yes, they pay overtime after 37.5 hours).

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (arcticjim68) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:40:09 GMT

I work in a huge hospital, and they JUST put in the time clock about 4 years ago. Before then we filled out timesheets, and it was a bit of an honor system for us late night workers. I was glad when they did put in the time clock though, because I'm always on time, but before we had to punch an acuall clock one of my co-workers used to show up 20 to 30 minutes late every day and sign in for his regular start time. Nobody ever called him on it because there were no managers there when we...

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (lilnubber) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:33:02 GMT

arcticjim68 wrote:
Our clock has a 7 minute grace period. When I work my shift, 10:00 pm till 6:30 am, I have from 21:53 till 22:00 to punch in. If I punch out at 6:38 I get 15 minutes overtime.

Yeah, that's the way we did it -- up until they hired this bitch of a bookkeeper who decided that the LAWYERS were getting screwed if we worked 8 minutes over and were paid for 15. Of course, the bitch is too stupid...

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (r) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:06:20 GMT

I charge my clients for every minute rounded up to the nearest quarter hour.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (Suspiciously Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:01:05 GMT

It depends on what kind of time clock it is and the settings. An electronic time clock can be set to the second. Usually the older ones that actually "punch" the time on a card, are set to a specific grace period determined by the manufacturer.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (AeRo 21) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:00:43 GMT

Paid for every minute we're punched in.. we're allowed to punch in early if we want to, especially if the store's opening and we show up early. I think the earliest is like ten minutes. Nothing's docked if you punch in a couple minutes late.. but if you punch in too late or too early it won't take you and you gotta get someone to do it through the computer or override your punch. idk how many minutes exactly.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (arcticjim68) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:57:36 GMT

Our clock has a 7 minute grace period. When I work my shift, 10:00 pm till 6:30 am, I have from 21:53 till 22:00 to punch in. If I punch out at 6:38 I get 15 minutes overtime.

Re: Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (kittyphx) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:56:31 GMT

I'm salaried but I'm the IT person who sets up the system (really cool software btw). It lets us choose what the settings are. I don't know about clocking in early, but we have the grace period - 8 minutes I think. But I can turn that off at anytime so don't abuse it!

Question for the Time Clock Punchers

feeds@yuku.com (lilnubber) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:51:57 GMT

We've had an issue come up at work, and I'm curious.

Do you get paid for every minute you're on the clock, or is there a seven-minute grace period either way?