If you set up geofences and alerts, you can receive a timesheet notification when employees aren’t at the job site when they should be.
For times when an employee has permission to leave the job site for a period of time, you can assign them an out-of-bounds exempt task, so that their time sheet shows their time is accounted for.
Enable out-of-bounds alerts
To enable the out-of-bounds alert:
- Go to Admin > Alerts and Reminders > Timesheet Alerts.
- Under Location and Identification, select Out Of Bounds.
- Click Save.
If an employee clocks into a job while out of bounds, the alert will trigger immediately.
If the employee leaves the job site while still clocked in, the alert will trigger at the end of their shift when they clock out.
To edit your email and bell notification settings to receive additional notifications for this timesheet alert, go to your initials in the upper right corner > My Account.
Enable geofences
To establish the area where the employee should be when they are on site, create a geofence for the job.
Learn more in Using Geofences.
Create out-of-bounds exempt tasks
When employees need to leave the job site during their shift, they can clock into a task that is out of bounds exempt. As long as they are on this task, the out of bounds alert will not trigger.
To create an out-of-bounds exempt task:
- Create a task as normal. Learn more in Adding Jobs and Tasks.
- Select the Out of Bounds Exempt check box.
- Click Save.