Attendance and leave

Attendance and leave records are useful for payroll and planning, particularly for installers who rarely visit the office.

Punching in and out

Each person uses the Punch In button in the sidebar when they start work, and punches out at the end of the day. Location is recorded where the device allows it. Anyone who forgets is punched out automatically at midnight. Those records then show as an auto punch out, so they can be reviewed.

Tell staff clearly what is recorded and why before you begin. Local employment and privacy rules may also apply.

Requesting leave

Staff submit a leave request with the leave type, the From and To dates and a reason. An admin approves or rejects it, and can add a note when rejecting. Approved leave appears on the calendar, so nobody books work for that person.

The Employees screen

The Employees page has four tabs:

• Attendance: punch times by employee.
• Leave Requests: requests waiting for a decision.
• Leave Report: leave taken by each employee.
• Job Hours: time recorded through Start and End Work on jobs.

Using the reports

Comparing Job Hours across similar jobs shows how long the work truly takes. Use this to price future jobs more accurately. Read more in how to manage CCTV field staff.