JERSEY MIKE'S · HARRI · FACIAL RECOGNITION TIMECLOCK

Harri's own Jersey Mike's materials describe employees clocking in and out by facial recognition to prevent “buddy punching” and time theft.

Employee face → biometric identity check → attendance record → payroll/compliance workflow

Harri markets a biometric timeclock to hospitality employers. In a Jersey Mike's playbook published by Harri, the company says Jersey Mike's team members can clock in and out using facial-recognition technology. Harri says the system is intended to ensure the correct employee is present, reduce buddy punching and time theft, manage breaks and deductions, and give operators labor and compliance reporting.

Harri's current service agreement lists biometric data among the employee personal data it may process when a client selects biometric clock-in. Its product materials also describe real-time notifications and rules around early, late and unscheduled punches.

Why it matters: Facial recognition is not limited to airports, police investigations or futuristic retail. For some hourly workers, presenting their face to an employer's workforce-management system can be part of the ordinary act of starting and ending a shift.

Primary/vendor sources: Harri — Jersey Mike's Playbook · Harri — Workforce Management / biometric time clock · Harri — 2026 service agreement and data-processing description

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