identification reader or other suitable biometric data sensors biometric data sensor 104 receives the input from a person such as a fingertip for scanning a retinal image for scanning a voice sample or other suitable biometric data and outputs digitized data that characterizes relevant portions of the biometric data for authentication and verification against a database of employee biometric data biometric data sensor 104 can also generate time data associated with the time a biometric measurement is made employee biometric data system 106 stores one or more types of biometric data for employees such as fingerprint data retinal scan data voice print data or other suitable biometric data employee biometric data system 106 can further receive biometric data generated by biometric data sensor 104 and can determine whether the data from biometric data sensor 104 corresponds to an employee biometric data set stored in employee biometric data system 106 employee biometric data system 106 can output the identity of the employee matching the biometric data sensor the absence of a suitable match or other suitable data employee schedule system 108 stores employee schedule data such as the time and dates when an employee should be present at work employee schedule system 108 can also store data reflecting when an employee arrived whether an employee was late the number of times the employee has been late whether an employee has been absent whether the absences have been excused whether the employee has failed verification and other suitable data notification system 110 stores notification data for employees and employers and can generate suitable notification data in response to data received from employee biometric data system 106 employee schedule system 108 verification system.