Employee Time Clock App with GPS

Yes, employees can easily submit time off requests directly from the TimeTrakGO mobile app. This feature is part of the “Time Off Center” and provides a convenient way for employees to manage their paid time off (PTO) from their smartphones.

With the mobile app, employees can:

• View their PTO balances: See how many vacation, sick, or other PTO hours they have available.
• Request time off: Select the dates and the number of hours they want to take.
• Check the status of their requests: See if a request is pending, approved, or denied.
• Cancel an approved request: Employees can even cancel a previously approved request.

Once a request is submitted, supervisors receive an instant email notification, allowing them to quickly review and approve or deny the request. Approved time off is then automatically updated on the employee’s time card and deducted from their available balance.

Yes, TimeTrakGO’s time clock app is designed to accurately calculate overtime based on your requirements. Our system allows you to create different pay policies for various employee groups, each with its own specific overtime settings.

You have the flexibility to configure daily overtime (e.g., hours worked beyond 8 in a day), weekly overtime (e.g., hours exceeding 40 in a week), and even premium day overtime (e.g., different rates for working on specific days like Sundays or holidays). This ensures accurate and compliant overtime calculations tailored to your unique workforce needs.

Modern GPS technology offers impressive accuracy in recording employee locations, typically within a few meters. Leveraging a robust satellite network and continuous advancements from leaders like Google and Apple, GPS-based time clock apps provide precise and reliable location data for teams anywhere, from downtown client sites to remote field locations.

While occasional interference in dense urban areas or heavily wooded remote locations might slightly affect pinpoint accuracy, it remains more than sufficient for employee time tracking applications.

The impact of an employee not allowing location permission depends on your company’s settings within TimeTrakGO. TimeTrakGO offers an optional setting to enforce GPS.

• If your company has enabled the “Enforce GPS” setting: The employee will not be able to clock in or out using the TimeTrakGO app unless they grant the app permission to access their device’s exact location. The app requires this information to verify their work location at the time of clocking in and out.
• If your company has disabled the “Enforce GPS” setting: The TimeTrakGO app will accept an employee’s clock in and clock out punches even if they do not grant location permission. However, your company may not have location data associated with their punches in this scenario.

TimeTrakGO offers GPS location tagging for all punches ensuring payroll accuracy, regardless of plan. This information is displayed on a map for each punch and in a map report on the dashboard. Additionally, TimeTrakGO PLUS provides advanced geofencing capabilities. Geofencing creates virtual boundaries around specific locations, allowing you to restrict clocking to authorized areas. We’ve added flexible geofencing options that can allow clocking outside the fence, but tag those punches for review. Additionally, employees receive notifications when they are outside the geofence.

TimeTrakGO prioritizes privacy and efficiency by capturing location data only at the exact moment of clock-in and clock-out. This approach avoids the battery drain and privacy concerns associated with constant tracking. By focusing on essential data, we ensure accurate timekeeping without compromising employee privacy.