Changes in time clocking: clocking in with fingerprint is illegal
Spanish companies can no longer use biometric data to record employee clock-in and clock-out times if they do not want to be sanctioned by the AEPD.
Be careful if your company uses the fingerprint for clocking in at the office as a recent statement issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) alert that The use of biometric data, both facial and fingerprint, goes against the privacy rights of each individual, so using this method (except in a few cases specified in the RGPD) is illegal.
Biometric clocking-in methods have been allowed since 2007 and many companies embraced them as a secure option for their employees to clock-in during the working day. Since then, these methods have always been at the center of the debate, having to be sheltered under guidelines, regulations or even laws that have been changing over time, creating legal uncertainty, among other issues.
AEPD sanctions and how to avoid them
So much so that recent regulatory changes regarding the privacy of individuals leave out of play the use of biometric data and, therefore, of the fingerprint. Therefore, a company that is using the fingerprint recognition system to clock in and/or clock out its employees will be in breach of the AEPD regulations, even if the employee has given his consent, and may be sanctioned.
Thus, with the recent change of the AEPD, more and more companies are opting for a time clocking software, as offered by Bilky, From here you can create and configure the different schedules for the time control of your employees, regardless of where they are located.
In addition, Bilky allows scaling the configuration of company schedules, depending on the headquarters or locations in which the workplaces are located; at the same time it enables the planning of holidays and alternative working hours, among other things.
