The HR Digest

Target’s attendance tracking system to keep closer tabs on workers

Starting September, Target is rolling out a new Attendance Tracking points System (ATS) for its store and warehouse workers.
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AT&T tracked employee attendance to find 'freeloaders.' Now, it admits the system is driving workers to the 'brink of frustration.'

AT&T is reducing its reliance on an employee-attendance tracking system, admitting to workers that it hasn't been fully accurate and is "driving people to the brink of frustration." The system, known ...
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AI Attendance Tracking: How Technology Can Help K–12 Districts Combat Chronic Absenteeism

In February 2025, officials say, more than 38% of students in New York’s Dunkirk City School District were chronically absent, meaning they had missed more than 10% of school days. Just one year later ...

50% govt-aided colleges have biometric attendance: Survey

Kolkata: A survey conducted by the higher education department across govt and govt-aided colleges to find out how many have installed biometric attendance systems revealed that around 50% of them ...