Facial recognition clocking machines

The basics

What is facial recognition clocking?

Facial recognition clocking lets staff record their hours simply by looking at the terminal, with no card, PIN, or physical contact. The reader matches their face to their record and clocks them in or out, then sends the time to your time and attendance system. Because it verifies who is actually present, it gives a fast, contactless, and accurate record of attendance.

The FA1000 facial recognition terminal

The FA1000 is our popular facial recognition clocking terminal, built for fast, touchless clocking in busy workplaces. It stores a mathematical template of each face rather than a photo, and matches staff in an instant, then feeds accurate hours straight to your system.

Facial recognition and staff choice

Facial recognition uses biometric data, which is treated as special category personal data under UK data protection law. The ICO’s guidance is clear that employers should be able to show it is necessary and proportionate, and that staff should be offered a genuine alternative rather than being required to use it.

This is where Computime helps. Because our system supports card, PIN, and mobile app clocking alongside facial recognition, you can offer staff a real choice of how they clock in. That makes it easier to use facial recognition responsibly and in line with ICO expectations. We are not lawyers, so we would always suggest a data protection impact assessment before you roll it out, but the flexibility to offer an alternative is built in from the start.

Where facial recognition clocking works best

A fully contactless option, suited to sites that want fast, hands-free clocking.