Atlas Scheduling provides managers with several tools to check and record when their employees clock in and out at work.

One such tool, known as geolocation, lets a manager draw a digital area around a given workplace or job site. Employees who wish to clock in or out using the Atlas Scheduling mobile app are then required to do so while within this area. Geolocation is a convenient way for managers to check whether their employees actually clock in/out from the right place.

The answer is yes! Android devices have a setting that lets users provide their approximate location to apps such as Atlas Scheduling. The expression approximate means a random point within an area of several kilometers. Such an approximation makes it impossible for Atlas Scheduling to check whether an employee is actually clocking from the area set by their manager.

Needless to say, this defeats the point of using geolocation. Which is exactly why we ask that you provide your exact position to clock in/out.

On your iPhone mobile device:

Not at all! The Atlas Scheduling app only checks your position for a very short instant, when you actively decide to clock in/out.