The identity problem
Buddy punching: why it happens, what each control stops, and what each one costs.
The Queue at the Terminal
Why badge-passing is usually a queue problem before it is a dishonesty problem, how to tell the difference, and what each control actually stops.
Why Credentials Get Shared
The six reasons badges and codes get passed around, why most of them are operational rather than dishonest, and how to find out which one you have.
Controls That Create New Problems
The second-order effects of time controls: queues, unreviewed data, personal devices, unpaid supervision, and the control that makes the behaviour worse.
Enrolment, Refusal and the People Who Cannot
The three groups who do not enrol in a biometric system, why they need different answers, and how to build an alternative that is not a penalty.
Remote and Field Workers
Why field and remote work produces thin records, which of the available sources is actually strongest, and what to agree with people in advance.
Shared Accounts and Shared Machines
Why shared credentials exist, what they do to every record downstream, and the cheapest route to individual accountability without making the work harder.
What a Photo at the Punch Is For
Photo capture at the terminal: why it works only if somebody looks, how to keep review proportionate, and the obligations that arrive with the images.