MyPayClock Time and Attendance


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MyPayClock vs. our Competitors

MyPayClock:  A name-brand time clock with a built in modem that costs less than $800, which comes with inexpensive badge cards to use with your time clock, and unlimited services for a low monthly fee.

Competitors:  A proprietary time clock that usually costs over $1000 if it includes a modem. You must usually buy very expensive badge cards, proprietary payroll software, often over $1000 as well, and proprietary cabling.


When you buy MyPayClock, you're also buying high quality equipment with a warranty.

MyPayClock:  The time clock hardware is made by Verifone, a division of Hewlett Packard. This is the same proven name-brand hardware used by the banking industry for credit card processing. We simply program the unit to act like a time clock, enabling us to offer a high quality time clock for about the same price as a credit card machine. We can also upgrade the software inside the clock and add new features right over the phone line. Because we want your continued business, we cheerfully provide a no-hassle lifetime warranty as long as the clock is connected to MyPayClock Time and Attendance. Additionally, we only use highly-coercive magnetic stripes on our time cards, which are encoded once at our factory and are resistant to damage from magnets.

Competitors:  Our competitors manufacture their own time clocks. Because they design their own proprietary hardware, they must charge for their development costs in the price of their clock. The built in software is usually non-upgradeable, so you can expect no new features or enhancements. Since all their money is made when you buy their clock and software, they have little incentive to provide a warranty longer than 90 days or 1 year. Many of our competitors do not use highly coercive magnetic stripes on their time cards, which makes them vulnerable to magnetic damage. Just one touch from a magnet is enough to erase this kind of card! Before you buy, look at the stripe. If it's not dark black, it's not highly coercive, and you'll find yourself spending time and money replacing damaged cards.


What if you have multiple stores, departments, or locations?

MyPayClock:  Since all clocks connect to the same server over regular phone lines, they can all be integrated into one system and one account! Employees can even punch in on one clock and out on another. The clocks dial automatically and never need additional attention.

Competitors:  Unless you have time clocks with built in modems, you'll have to run cable to each clock from your computer. Depending on how many clocks you purchase, this may require an additional purchase of a server, which you will have to maintain. If your clocks are in separate buildings, you'll need multiple computers, at least one per location, and a trained operator at each site for maintenance.


What about competing time clocks that have built in modems?

MyPayClock:  Our clocks place outbound calls to our server, instead of waiting for inbound calls to gather punch data. It dials a toll-free number once per day, late at night, so you can set up the terminal to share an existing phone line. Most of our customers connect the MyPayClock terminal to their fax line, because the MyPayClock terminal never answers incoming calls. This is a fully automated process. You'll never need to contact any of your clocks to run payroll.

Competitors:  Your payroll professionals must dial into the clocks to download the information. You must dedicate a phone line, or a valuable extension number, to your time clocks because they will answer all incoming calls. The cost of dedicating a business phone line alone can exceed the monthly cost of our services!


What concerns should I have about time sheets being kept at another location outside of our control?

MyPayClock:  We automatically email you a time card report, every day. This is a free service. Your time cards are always in at least two locations: on our secure server, and in your email. Additionally, we make daily backups and religiously keep off-site backups.

Competitors:  Your time records are kept in your computer. Unless you frequently make your own backups, all your records are in one location. If you accidentally delete them, or the computer loses them, they are gone forever.


What other headaches will MyPayClock save me?

MyPayClock:  The clock terminal automatically adjusts for daylight savings time and also ensures nobody gets shorted an hour or paid an extra one, even if they work during the time change. The clock is synchronized daily with the U.S. atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Competitors:  You most likely will have to practice the ritual of changing the time every April and October. If the clock is of poor quality, the time may also drift several minutes over the course of a few months.


MyPayClock:  MyPayClock requires absolutely no setup whatsoever. Our whole instruction manual is less than 25 pages. All you have to do is take the terminal out of the box and plug it in. You press one button and it connects to the server, sets the clock, and synchronizes with your account. Your employees can clock in and out instantly, and there's no software to install on your computer.

Competitors:  If your are purchasing a clock with no service, you are responsible for figuring out how to set up the clock and software to work with your company pay rules. This includes setting the clock's time, overtime rules, and pay periods, not to mention installing the software and running cables from the clocks to your computer.


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