Q1 2026 • Take Control of Your Operations

Time Theft Calculator

See how much labor you’re losing to buddy punching, early clock-ins, and late clock-outs — and what you could recover in the next 60 days with AI-powered timekeeping.

  • Built for multi-unit operators

    Built for multi-unit operators

  • Patented<span></span></br>AI Clock

    Patented
    AI Clock

  • Designed for CFOs & Ops leaders

    Designed for CFOs & Ops leaders

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Most operators discover they’re losing $12K–$38K per store per year in avoidable labor.

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Most operators find 5–10 minutes per shift is a conservative starting point.

Why time theft compounds so quickly

Time theft rarely looks like fraud. It looks like

  • An employee clocking in a few minutes early “to get ready”.

    An employee clocking in a few minutes early “to get ready”.

  • A friend punching in for someone who’s running late.

    A friend punching in for someone who’s running late.

  • Late clock-outs at close because no one remembers to punch.

    Late clock-outs at close because no one remembers to punch.

  • Managers “fixing it later” with manual edits.

    Managers “fixing it later” with manual edits.

Individually, these don’t sound like much. But across tens of employees, dozens of locations, and hundreds of shifts, they quietly add up to thousands of dollars per month — often without showing up clearly in your reports.

The Time Theft Calculator uses your own assumptions around headcount, shifts, and average wages to estimate the real cost of time theft across your brand — and what you could recover with the Altametrics AI Clock.

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AI Clock Impact

AI Clock Impact

“How much are we really losing to time theft?”

  • Quantify the cost of buddy punching and drift.

    Quantify the cost of buddy punching and drift.

  • Estimate savings from AI-verified punches.

    Estimate savings from AI-verified punches.

  • Build the ROI case for change in minutes.

    Build the ROI case for change in minutes.

  • 3–6% labor savings

    Typical impact after tightening time capture.

  • $600–$1,000

    Monthly savings per store with AI Clock.

Turn the numbers into a 60-day plan

The calculator gives you a directional number. The next step is to turn that insight into a concrete 30/60/90-day plan for tightening time capture and controlling labor variance.

In a 30-minute Labor Control Review, we will

  • Translate your calculator output into P&L impact.

    Translate your calculator output into P&L impact.

  • Identify the top 2–3 sources of time theft in your operation.

    Identify the top 2–3 sources of time theft in your operation.

  • Show how the Altametrics AI Clock can recover 3–6% of labor in 60–90 days.

    Show how the Altametrics AI Clock can recover 3–6% of labor in 60–90 days.

Many operators pair this with our Q1 offer

“Cut Labor Cost by 3% in 60 Days – or Get 60 Days Free.”

Book a Labor Control Review