I got to agree with Joey, here.

For your information, I never heard clocking in for lunch. I seen clocking in for morning, in and out for lunch, out for the evening. Lunch only - No.

Do you understand the saying, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change" by Charles Darwin?

Regards, Joey

not like we dont obey, if many company are practicing it so i will obey since it already accepted by the community but as for my case, as far as i know this is the first time i heard such thing. So out of my curiosity i open this thread n ask around bro/sis do they ever encounter this kind of situation only.

Once happen during working as waiter @ Chinese restaurant

Split Shift ( 10- 2 , 6- 10) That's the time i need to punch card 4 times a day. But it's standard for operational job
Now I'm in office job, no need punch card during lunch time. What's the point for punching card just for 1 hour lunch time lol?

Ouch! Keep it hush hush...I'm just fortifying and solidifying my applied knowledge in the process of sharing my bytes and doing a fair share of communal contributions. It's a good thing, you see. But of course I would appreciate if one to keep hush hush about our good deeds that we are doing here.

Rules are made to be followed, for a specific reason by the company, i.e. they may want to save 50 sen but make it hell for the staff.

Traffic is a very bad excuse. Everyone knows traffic is bad in the morning peak hours. If you know you are generally late by 10 minutes, try going out 20-30 minutes earlier. Or find another job that is flexi-hours.

LRT/Bus/other incidental lateness, I believe is subjective. Once a month is still consider acceptable to me. But if onec a week, every week, then better prepare to find your own solutions to come to work, or find another job.

LRT too full, and have to wait 5-8 trains before can board, is not an excuse either. You know it is normal to be like that in morning, so go earlier to queue. Cannot wake up ? Go find other jobs that is flexi or working afternoon/evening/night shift.

The punch clock/card is there for a reason, and I'm sure they inform the staff about it when they join. You forgot ? Then deduct $. Try it a few more times, and I believe you won't forget about it anymore. Practise makes perfect. Otherwise, find another job, if you think you are losing money in this job for not clocking in /out properly.

I think it is fine for different companies to have different level of strict or flexi rules. It is for you as an employee to fit/adapt into the environment. The environment won't change to fit you, unless you are the boss/major share holder/ CEO. If you can't fit in, come here to LYN to express yourself, then goto careers section to find other jobs. 

+1..

i've been with this kind of company before
lunch time only 40min..no cafe inside so need to eat lunch outside
very troublesome