BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - Gage County employees will begin clocking into work using electronic machines starting June 1 despite concerns that issues with the system haven’t been addressed.
Workers have been using the electronic time clocks on a trial basis while still filling out their hours on paper, the Beatrice Daily Sun reported (https://bit.ly/1E7dtq9 ).
The County Board of Supervisors approved purchasing the machines in December to help ensure accuracy in time sheets and decrease the workload for the Clerk’s Office on payroll weeks. But several county employees have raised concerns, including how some deputies will punch in their times electronically when they start their shift from home instead of at the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Sharp said he had a list of questions that the county hasn’t addressed, including how to handle overtime requests and military leave.
“As a supervisor, I haven’t received any guidance on how this electronic time system would affect that or how we would implement that system,” he said. “We haven’t really had any meetings on how it’s going to be implemented and we don’t have an updated policy.”
Sharp said he hopes he will get answers soon as the county moves forward with the new system.
“There’s a lot of unknowns, and when we hear how our time is being tracked - which relates to our getting paid and the income that we’re getting - and the answer is, ’I don’t know,’ there’s a lot of hesitation,” he said. “I’m not against change. but I think it’s just that communication.”
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Information from: Beatrice Sun, https://www.beatricedailysun.com
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