JP2002157620A - Time clock, managing device, and attendance management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a time clock, a totalization and management system for clocking-in/out data, etc., which enable one employee to use multiple time clocks. SOLUTION: This time clock has a card recognizing means for discriminating a time card, a timer means, a display means for displaying current time through the timer means, a printing means for printing clock-in time or clock-out time on the time card according to the time generated by the timer means, a storage means which stores attendance information on the printed clock-in or clock-out time, etc., corresponding to the card, and a communication means which can communicate data to a separately provided computer for management.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a time clock and related technology. In particular, the present invention relates to a system for managing time and attendance data, which is used when the same person performs time stamping at the time of going and leaving work using time clocks installed at different places, and a time clock and its peripheral technology used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A time clock that is widely used at present is a stand-alone type (non-online type).
And a plurality of time cards (hereinafter simply referred to as "cards") identified by optical means. The main functions of the time recorder are to record the time of attendance and departure from the card (printing it on the card and storing it in the time recorder), and to store the time of attendance and departure for each card to calculate the total working hours and overtime. The time is calculated and printed. In addition, the hourly wage, etc., corresponding to the card (grade of the worker using the card, etc.) is stored, and the salary is automatically calculated according to the hourly wage, working hours, work on holidays (special days), and the card is calculated. It can be printed out and made available to employees. The time clock is characterized in that the time stamps and the like are printed on the card so that not only the user but also the employee can check his / her work status every day. In addition, an "electronic time clock system" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 51-135716 has been conventionally known. The technology disclosed in the publication includes one master unit and a slave unit connected to the master unit, and transmits data on the time of clock-in / out performed by the slave unit to the master unit. The time and attendance data transmitted from the plurality of slaves is output as a separately provided computer input perforated tape or magnetic tape for counting time and attendance data, and data processing is performed by the computer to manage time and attendance. It is to improve efficiency. Further, as another conventional example, a system is known in which a large-scale company or the like connects time clocks installed at a plurality of business offices online and manages attendance and departure with a central management computer. In this case, the time stamp is not printed on a card made of paper.
The card is recognized using a magnetic card such as a D card (employee card), an IC card, or the like.

[0003]

The time clock is a device for recording and managing data relating to the attendance of employees, but according to the conventional example except for the above-mentioned large company, one employee is required The time clock used is a specific one. In other words, the employee (a card that can be identified by the time clock assigned to the employee) and the time clock that uses the employee must correspond in a one-to-one relationship. Therefore, in a case where a plurality of separate time clocks are used, for example, when a specific employee performs clocking in and out of work with different time clocks, the time clock used at the time of going to work is different from that at the time of leaving the work. No time stamping is performed, and the time clock used at the time of leaving work is not stamped at the time of going to work (it is treated as going to work), so that both of them cannot perform work time and other automatic calculations. In this case, the administrator of the time clock
It is inefficient because it is necessary to manually correct data input and the like. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 51-1357,
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 16 discloses a technique in which data of a plurality of slaves are tabulated by a base unit, but also discloses a data tabulation technique when one employee uses a plurality of slaves. Absent. Furthermore, in the case of a large company with a large number of employees, it is possible to build a company's own time and attendance management system, but in the case of so-called small and medium-sized companies, such a time and attendance system is constructed at a large cost. Such things are generally difficult.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is used when a plurality of time clocks are installed and used in the same business office to reduce congestion at the time of stamping, or provided at a distance. A time clock is installed at each of the offices where the time and attendance is recorded, while one employee can use multiple time clocks, as in the case where employees move between offices and stamp time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management system for time and attendance data and its peripheral technology, which performs totalization and management, and further configures these systems at a low cost.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application has the following means. That is, it is a time clock for recording and managing the attendance of employees, and displays a current time based on the card recognition means for identifying a predetermined time card used for stamping, clock means, and the clock means. Display means for, based on the time generated by the clock means,
A printing unit for printing the clock-in or clock-out time on the time card; and a storage unit for storing the printed clock-in or clock-out time in correspondence with the identified card. Communication means capable of performing data communication with the management computer provided, and transmitting the work information to the management computer via the communication means, and updating the work information to the management computer. And stores all or a part of the received updated work information in the recording means, and prints the updated work time or the leaving time included in the updated work information on the time card. The feature is that it is possible to.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 2 of the present application has the following means. That is, a management device for managing employee attendance using a time clock that records and manages employee attendance, card recognition means for identifying a predetermined time card used for stamping, and a clock. Means, display means for displaying the current time based on the clock means, based on the time generated by the clock means, a printing means for printing the time to work or leaving time on the time card, It has a storage means for storing the printed work information such as a work time or a leaving time in correspondence with the identified card, and a communication means for communicating with a time clock having a communication means. Receiving and storing the work information stored in the time clock, and updating the work information if the received work information is new. Characterized in that it adapted to transmit to the other different time recorder as.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 3 of the present application has the following means. That is, a time and attendance management system for recording and managing employee time and attendance using a plurality of time clocks,
The time clock is generated by the card recognition means for identifying a predetermined time card used for embossing, a clock means, a display means for displaying a current time based on the clock means, and the clock means. And a printing unit for printing the clock time or clock out time on the time card based on the time stamped and the work information such as the clock time or clock out time recorded in correspondence with the identified card. A storage unit, and a communication unit for transmitting and receiving the work information, and further, by communicating with the plurality of time clocks, acquires and stores the latest work information stored in each time recorder. And that it has a management device that can transmit the latest work information to other time clocks that store old work information. And butterflies.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 4 of the present application has the following means. That is, the time and attendance management system according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of time clocks and the management device are connected via the Internet.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing one of the basic structures of a time and attendance management system including a time clock, a management device and the like according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1
Is the time attendance management system, 3 is the time clock (first),
Reference numeral 5 denotes a network such as the Internet including a communication line, 7 denotes a management computer (management device), and 9 denotes a card (first). FIG. 1 also shows a network 5
2 shows an example in which a plurality of time clocks are connected. In this embodiment, an example in which three (first, second, and third) time clocks are connected to the network 5 for convenience of explanation is used. Is not limited to the present embodiment. Describing other time clocks, reference numeral 11 denotes a second time clock, whose main function is the same as that of the other first and third time clocks (described later). In this case, the second time clock 11 As a connection method, the connection is made via the computer terminal 13. In this case, it is sufficient that the computer terminal 13 has a computer function that can be connected to the Internet, which is generally called a “PC”. Further, the computer terminal 13 and the second time clock 11
232C, USB, LAN and other communication means. Note that the second card 15 is used for the second time clock 11.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a third time clock which has the same main function as the other first and second time clocks. In this case, the third time clock 17 is used.
Is TA / DS as the connection method to the network 5.
The connection is made via U19. TA / D
The SU 19 is a device necessary for connecting to an ISDN which is a digital telephone line. If necessary, a system having a LAN function may be used to connect a plurality of time clocks to the same TA / DSU. Good. It should be noted that the third time clock 17 corresponds to the third card 2
1 is to be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration concept of the time and attendance management system shown in FIG. The configuration of the first time clock 3 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the first time clock 3 includes a control unit 31, a clock unit 33, a display unit 35, and a printing unit 3.
7, input means 39, storage means 41, card recognition means 43
And communication means 45. Control means 3
Reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU and the like, which controls the entire function of the first time clock 3. The clock means 33 uses the clock of the control means 31 to control the date and time (hereinafter referred to as “time etc.”). .).
The time or the like generated by the clock means 33 is displayed on the display means 35, and is used as a part of the attendance data which will be described later by allowing employees and the like to use the information as visual information. Hereinafter, the “work-in / out data” is used as a general term for the work-in / work-out time of an employee and various data generated by the time. The printing means 37 is a card 9
Is a dot impact printer or other printing means that prints a predetermined clock-in / clock-out time at a predetermined position on the card 9 when inserted into the first time clock 3.

The card recognizing means 43 is a means for recognizing a perforation formed in the card 9, a printed bar code, and the like, and uses a means such as a photo interrupter and a bar code reader. The input means 39 is used to make various settings and use functions for the first time clock 3, and includes "time setting", "closing date (totaling date) setting", "start time setting", "end time". This is a means for performing “setting”, “overtime start time setting”, “date change time setting (when the time is exceeded, the date is updated inside the time recorder)”, “calculation mode setting”, and the like. Storage means 41
The storage section stores predetermined program data for driving the control means 31, various setting information associated with the input of the input means 39, the time at which each card goes and goes, and the like. The storage means 41 is, specifically, a ROM, a RAM
Etc., and a removable storage means such as a memory card can be used if necessary. Also, a program that defines the operation of the first time clock 3 can be provided via the memory card or a communication unit 45 described later, in addition to the program stored in the storage unit 41 in advance. And other programs and data.

The first time clock 3 has a communication means 45. The communication means 45 has a function as an interface for communicating with the management computer 7 or a communication modem. The first time clock 3 is connected to the management computer 7 via the network 5. Has become. The communication means 45
May be added as an option to a conventional time clock device, and may be provided as a means for adding a function described in the present embodiment as an adapter.

The management computer 7 will be described.
The management computer 7 includes a personal computer,
Computer means such as a workstation are used,
Data having a predetermined capacity is selected depending on the scale of data to be managed. The configuration of the management computer 7 is as shown in FIG. 2 and includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 57, an input unit 55, and a communication unit 53. Further, display means 59 and printing / output means 35 are connected as external devices. These configurations are not special, but are generally used as a computer.
Furthermore, by providing a control program separately via a recording medium or the like as in the first time clock 3 or the like,
It is possible to construct an advanced system such as updating to a system with higher added value.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the cards 9, 15, 21. FIG. 3 (a) is an external view showing the appearance of the card 5, and FIG. (Engraved printing) section 71 is enlarged. The card 9, 1
As described above, when inserted into predetermined portions of the first, second, and third time clocks 3, 11, 17 as described above, the employee's work time, leaving time and overtime, overtime, lateness, early leaving, etc. Of the work and the work time calculated by each of the first time clocks 3, 11, and 17 are stamped and printed in a predetermined column of the recording (stamping printing) unit 71 and the like. Further, a plurality of perforations 10 are formed on both side edges at the lower part in the longitudinal direction of the card 9 (15, 21). The number and position of the perforations 10 are all different in a plurality of cards when used in the same time clock,
The card is identified by the combination of the number and the position of the perforations 10. That is, the perforations 10 are identification information for identifying the card.

Next, means and functions relating to data management of the time clocks 3, 11, 17 and the management computer 7 will be described. Hereinafter, only the first time recorder 3 will be described with respect to the time clock, but the other time clocks 11 and 17 have the same function. The first time clock 3 has the storage means 41 as described above. In the storage means 41, FIG.
As shown in the configuration of the storage means 41 shown in FIG.
7. Print information 79 is stored. The model information 71 is unique identification information for specifying the time clock, and is used for identifying from which time clock the various data transmitted to the management computer 7 via the network 5 is derived. It is. At the same time, the information is used to specify a transmission destination when data is transmitted from the management computer 7 to the time clock. The card information 73 corresponds to the identification information uniquely assigned to each of the plurality of cards 9 usable in the first time clock 3, and when each card is inserted into the time clock, which card This is for recognizing whether or not it has been inserted. That is, it is information used for managing the employee's attendance / departure data corresponding to the card information 73. In the present embodiment, the time clock itself does not manage data such as the names of the employees, but manages the embossing information on the card 9 to simulate the attendance of each employee. You are doing.

The update information 75 is stored in the first time clock 3
And the management computer 7. As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, the work information (work-in / out data) 77 for each card 9 is transmitted from the first time clock 3 to the management computer 7 and the work information 77 from the management computer One time clock 3 receives the signal. However, in this case, if the receiving party has the latest information,
No need to update data. Therefore, the update information 75 is used as a means for determining whether the first time clock 3 and the management computer 7 have the latest information.
Is provided. The work information 77 is data relating to the attendance and departure for each employee (card) stored in the first time clock 3, and specifically, the attendance and departure time described in the card shown in FIG. Information such as early retirement is stored and accumulated as electronic data.
The print information 79 is information indicating what information was last printed on the card 9. That is, basically the first
Card to be used for the time clock 3 is card 9
Only the second card 15 for the second time clock 11 and the third card 2 for the third time clock 17
1 cannot be used. This is because the time recorder recognizes the identification information unique to the card and records the time for each card, and using a card other than the one for the time recorder for another time recorder is not allowed. This is because this time clock recognizes that another different card has been used.

Next, referring to FIG.
Will be described. That is, the storage means 57 of the management computer 7 stores model-specific card information 91, update information 93, work information 95, and the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the model-specific card information 91 includes a plurality of time clocks (first, second, and third time clocks).
..) The identification information of the card registered for each is stored in association with the employee. That is, a combination of a time clock and a card (identification information) used for a specific employee is stored, and when the management computer 7 receives the data on the attendance from the time recorder, the data on the attendance / departure is stored for any employee. Is used to manage the attendance and departure of each employee. FIG. 6 shows the data on the clock-in and clock-out obtained by the management computer 7 in this manner.
Is stored as work information 95 in the state shown in FIG. The update information 93 stored in the management computer 7 is
The update information 75 is provided for the same purpose as the update information 75 included in the first time clock 3 described above, and is information to be confirmed between the first time clock 3 and the management computer 7. That is, if the receiving side has the latest information, there is no need to update the data.
Is provided as means for determining whether or not the time clock 3 and the management computer 7 have the latest information.

As described above, the time and attendance management system 1 can collectively manage time and attendance data even when one employee uses a plurality of time clocks to stamp time and time. This is for providing the time clock data of the employee to each time clock so that the time clock can be printed at a predetermined position on the card. Hereinafter, the operation of the time and attendance management system 1 will be described based on the following specific case. As a specific example, in the configuration of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the employee A (employee number “00001”) sends a message to the first time clock 3 (first time clock 3) on October 2. A clock-out (time 8:25) is performed, and a clock-out (time 17:00) is performed for the second time recorder 11 (second time recorder 11) on the same day.
On the day, the first time clock 3 (first time clock 3) is clocked in at work (time 8:28), and on the same day, the third time clock 17 (third time clock 1)
A case will be described in which a time stamp (time 20:03) is performed for 7). In this specific example, a card for the instep is prepared for each time clock.

When the employee A makes a clock-in (time 8:25) to the first time clock 3 on October 2, a card for the first time clock 3 is used as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the work time "8:25" is printed, the first time clock 3 stores and stores the work time as work information 77, and stores information indicating that the stamp is the latest information as update information 75. Then, it is recorded as print information 79 that the card has been stamped to indicate the work time ("out") of the sunrise on October 2nd. The update information 75 may be, for example, the last stamping time for the first time clock 3 (the time at which the last stamping or the like was input, not limited to a specific employee), or data for each specific employee. The time at which the last stamping was performed may be recorded.
The print information 79 stores what information has been printed on the card by the first time clock 3 (how much information has been printed, etc.). Next, for example, assuming that the party moves to another business office different from the time when he / she goes to work and performs time stamping at the moving destination, time stamping at the second time clock 11 (time 17:00) is performed. When the operation is performed, the leaving time “17:00” is printed on the card 15 for the second time clock 11 shown in FIG. 7, and the second time clock 11 accumulates and stores the leaving time as work information. And information indicating that the stamp is the latest information is stored as update information, and 10
The fact that stamping indicating the time of leaving the office (“leave”) on the 2nd of March was recorded.

Here, for comparison with a conventional example, a case where the same operation is performed in a conventional time clock will be described. In other words, the basic function of the conventional time clock is that the first card inserted on that day is recognized as going to work, and if there is a second insertion, it is automatically taken as when leaving work. It is to recognize. Therefore, as described above, time stamping is performed for the first time clock 3 and the second time clock 3 is used.
Of the time clock 11 when leaving the office, the card inserted into the second time clock 11 is the first card inserted on that day. Recognize when you go to work,
The leaving time "17:00" is stamped at the position indicated by * 2 in FIG. In addition, since the time of leaving the office is not input to the first time clock 3, * in FIG.
No stamping is performed in the column of 1, and furthermore, both the A and B machines will be in a state where automatic calculation regarding attendance cannot be performed unless the administrator manually inputs necessary data.

That is, in order for the second time clock 11 to recognize that the stamped time “17:00” is the leaving time, as one method, the same work as the first time clock 3 is performed. Although it is necessary to store the information, in this specific example, the work information is transmitted from the first time recorder 3 to the management computer 7 and stored as the work information 95, and then the work information is transmitted to the second time recorder 11. And stored as work information of the second time clock 11. Conversely, the second time clock 11 transmits the leaving time from the second time clock 11 to the management computer 7 and stores the same as the work information 95. Then, the time information is transferred to the first time recorder 3 and is transferred to the first time clock 3 for the work of the first time clock 3. Stored as information. As a result of the above data exchange, the first time clock 3 and the second time clock 11 hold the same work information, respectively, and the time stamp when leaving and leaving the work is performed by either the first time clock 3 or the second time clock 11. Even so, printing is performed at an appropriate position on each card.

Next, when the employee A makes a clock-in (time 8:28) with respect to the first time clock 3 on October 3 the following day, the first time clock 3 shown in FIG. The work time “8:28” is printed on the card 9 and the first
The time recorder 3 stores and stores the clock-in time as work information 77, stores information indicating that the stamp is the latest information as update information 75, and prints the card on October 3 as print information 79. It records that the stamp indicating the time of commuting (“going out”) was performed. Next, for example, assuming that Party A moves to another office different from that at the time of work and performs the time stamp for leaving at the destination, the time stamp for leaving the work (time 20:03) is sent to the third time clock 17. When the operation is performed, the leaving time “20:03” is printed on the card 21 for the third time clock 17 shown in FIG. 7, and the third time clock 17 accumulates and stores the leaving time as work information. In addition, information indicating that the embossing is the latest information is stored as the update information, and the fact that the embossing indicating the time of leaving the office ("leave") on October 3 is performed is recorded as the print information. . In this case as well, the first time clock 3 and the third time clock 3
Since the data exchange is performed between the time recorders 17 and the same work data is stored, the appropriate stamp printing and the storage of the work information are performed.

As shown in the specific example, even when the same employee uses a plurality of time recorders, that is, the first time recorder 3, the second time recorder 11, and the third time recorder 17, each time recorder uses the same. Appropriate stamp printing and storage of work information are performed, and the management computer 7 can easily perform total management of work information of all employees as shown in FIG.

[0025]

Next, another embodiment of the time and attendance management system 1 according to the present invention will be described. (Embodiment 1) That is, in the above-described example, a case has been described in which all of the plurality of time clocks have all the work information on the employee. It may be configured that only information indicating that the time has been completed is stored, and a specific time is managed by the management computer 7.
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the amount of data to be stored in the time clock, and to reduce the addition of the time clock to data processing and management. In this case, when calculating the total working hours, salaries and the like for each month, it is also possible to receive the data from the management computer 7 again at that time and perform the calculation and printing.

Example 2 In the above embodiment,
Although an example in which a dedicated card is used for each of a plurality of time clocks has been described, it is also possible to use a single card unique to an employee for a plurality of time clocks. In other words, even in this case, the printing information (information storing that embossing has been performed) possessed by the above-mentioned time clock is also stored in the management computer 7, and the same printing information is stored in another time clock. , It is possible to prevent embossing printing (double printing) at the same position on the card even if another time clock is used.

(Embodiment 3) The information stamped on the card includes not only a simple time but also information indicating a time clock stamped (for example, as shown in FIG. 7, A, B, C, etc.). In this way, it is possible to grasp the situation of the employees who have moved between the offices, and to use the management for the movement to the office where the business is treated.

(Embodiment 4) As described above, the plurality of time clocks and the management computer 7 communicate with each other, thereby exchanging data and updating the employee's work information stored therein by the latest. It has become. However, when both are connected using a public telephone line (external line), a call charge is added for the connection time, so that there is a case where a wasteful expense is required to keep the connection.
In this case, the data can be automatically updated using a telephone line at regular intervals. Also,
An "update" instruction switch 81 is provided in the time clock,
The data may be updated when the switch 81 is pressed.

(Embodiment 5) Regarding card printing, in the above embodiment, a card is prepared for each of a plurality of time clocks, and all information to be printed on each card is automatically printed. It has become so.
That is, if there are three time clocks, three cards on which the same information is printed can be obtained. However, if it is not particularly necessary to create the same card, another "print" instruction switch (not shown) such as the "update" instruction switch is provided, and only when the switch is operated, All information that can be printed at that time may be configured to be printed. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the amount of data communicated with the plurality of time clocks and the management computer 7, and to reduce the communication cost and the communication time.

[0030]

The invention described in claim 1 of the present application has the following effects. That is, a card stamping type time clock of a type generally used in the past has a time stamp, etc. printed on a card, so that not only the user but also the employee can check his / her work status every day. It is possible to use a plurality of time clocks to manage attendance without losing convenience. In addition, when the time clock is provided, it is only necessary to mount the communication means and a predetermined operation program, and there is an effect that it can be manufactured at a lower cost than the conventional type.

The second aspect of the present invention has the following effects. In other words, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to acquire work information from multiple time recorders and manage them in one place, and to provide the latest work information to each time recorder, so that you can work in and out of whatever time recorder is used. Has the effect of embossing.

The third aspect of the present invention has the following effects. That is, similarly to the above, there is an effect that it is possible to manage the attendance by using a plurality of time clocks while maintaining the convenience by using a plurality of card embossing time clocks.

The invention described in claim 4 of the present application has the following effects. That is, in addition to the above effects, since the Internet is used as a communication line, it is possible to use a device that is widely used, and it is possible to construct a system at extremely low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration conceptual diagram showing one of the basic configurations of a time and attendance management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a time and attendance management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the system of the present application.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a concept of model-specific card information managed and stored in a management computer.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of attendance data of each employee managed and stored in the management computer.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for illustrating a print example on a card.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of work information of all employees managed and stored in the management computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Time attendance management system 3 1st time clock 5 Network 7 Management computer 9 1st card 11 2nd time clock 13 Computer terminal 15 2nd card 17 3rd time clock 19 TA / DSU 21 3rd card 31 Control means 33 Clock Means 35 Display Means 37 Printing Means 39 Input Means 41 Storage Means 43 Card Recognition Means 45 Communication Means 51 Control Means 53 Communication Means 55 Input Means 57 Storage Means 59 Display Means 61 Printing / Output Means 71 Model Information 73 Card Information 75 Update Information 77 Work information 79 Print information 81 Update switch 83 Attendance switch 85 Exit switch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A time recorder for recording and managing employee attendance and departure, comprising: card recognition means for identifying a predetermined time card used for stamping; clock means; and current time based on the clock means. Display means for displaying, based on the time generated by the clock means, a printing means for printing the clock or clock out time on the time card, such as the printed clock or clock out time Storage means for storing work information in correspondence with the identified card; and a communication means capable of performing data communication with a separately provided management computer. The work information is transmitted to the management computer, and the updated work information is received from the management computer. A time recorder storing all or a part of the time information in the recording means, and printing an updated work time or a leaving time included in the updated work information on the time card. . 2. A management device for managing an employee's attendance and departure using a time clock for recording and managing employee's attendance and departure, and a card recognizing means for identifying a predetermined time card used for stamping. A clock unit; a display unit for displaying a current time based on the clock unit; and a printing unit for printing an attending time or a leaving time on the time card based on the time generated by the clock unit. Communication means for communicating with a time clock having communication means for storing the printed work information such as the clocked-in or clocked-out time corresponding to the identified card. Further, while receiving and storing the work information stored in the time clock, updating the received work information if the received work information is new. Management apparatus characterized by being adapted to transmit to the other different time recorder as work information. 3. A time and attendance management system for recording and managing the time and attendance of an employee using a plurality of time clocks, wherein the time clock is a card recognition for identifying a predetermined time card used for stamping. Means, clock means, display means for displaying the current time based on the clock means, and, based on the time generated by the clock means, for printing a work time or a leaving time on the time card. Printing means, storage means for storing the printed work information such as work time or leaving time, corresponding to the identified card, and communication means for transmitting and receiving the work information, Furthermore, by communicating with the plurality of time clocks, the latest work information stored in each time clock is acquired and stored. Both of them have a management device capable of transmitting the latest work information to another time clock storing old work information. 4. The time and attendance management system according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of time clocks and the management device are connected via the Internet.