4 things to know on mobile clocking before activating it
1. Mobile clocking requires that the GPS be enabled on the mobile device
The phone must have access to an internet network to be able to clock.
2. We do NOT track employees 24/7
We only take a position snapshot at the moment of the clock in/out.
3. It is possible to restrain the ability to clock within a determined perimeter
You can add an address to your location(s) around which a perimeter will be defined and where employees will have to be in order to clock. If you have multiple job sites where your employees go, you will need the Resources module. (See Multiple job sites below).
4. You can activate mobile clocking for certain employees only
Via the individual time and attendance settings you can activate or deactivate mobile time and attendance for each employee.
Activating mobile clocking
While in Atlas Scheduling, click Settings from the left-hand navigation bar.
Click the Attendance option from the menu.
Under Clocking, toggle on Employees can clock on a computer to enable this.
Enabling Geofencing
By default employees will have to be located within 100 meters of the location's address in order to clock in. It is not possible to go below this threshold given the multiple interferences and precision of multiple devices.
If you wish to remove the restriction, simply uncheck the box. Even if you remove the restriction you will be able to consult the location of the employee at the moment of his clock using the clock log.
Clocking out from anywhere without justification
Employees frequently forget to clock out. With this setting they will be able to indicate the actual end time and provide a justification from being away from radius. We strongly recommend you enable it as it will reduce the amount of back and forth with them!
You can also enable this setting for specific employees via the individual time and attendance settings.
Setting the perimeter
Locations
You can go into Settings and select Locations to create or edit your location's addresses.
IMPORTANT: Locations listed as "Global" are linked to specific site data and cannot be edited or deleted. Please contact Atlas directly for support with this.
Multiple job sites
If you are a security, construction, home care or field services company you are probably dispatching your staff around multiple job sites each week. We recommend using the Resources module in this regard. You will be able to create Job Sites that will then be assignable to employee's shifts.
Create a Resource (job site)
Once created, you can assign the Resource (job site) to a shift.
