You will probably find that this has been instigated by the National Minimum Wage people in some form or other. We had hassle last year at Tayside when somebody alleged that as instructors we were being paid less than the NMW (which was bollocks - Tayside were quite good dosh-wise). Because there was no system for recording duty time, as opposed to flying time, they insisted some record was kept of clocking on/off times, which is probably what you are seeing now. Not your employer's idea; something that has been imposed on them by the suits.. . . . <small>[ 23 March 2002, 13:34: Message edited by: DB6 ]</small>