This time and attendance recording terminal can be operated intuitively via a touchscreen, which strongly simplifies user guidance. The terminal is capable of checking authorisation during identification and also saving external appointments, reasons for absence, master records and daily/weekly programmes. Moreover, it can read all current radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices. With an energy-saving mode in combination with the integrated proximity sensor, the terminal has low energy consumption, making it sustainable and guaranteeing a long service life.