How to Manage Employee Punch Restrictions

As a manager, ensuring that your employees clock in and out within the set guidelines is essential for maintaining accurate records and smooth operations. Punch restrictions are a great tool to help you control when employees can clock in or out, preventing early or late punches outside their scheduled times.

To get started with punch restrictions in WorkEasy Software, shifts must first be added to the Scheduler. If you need help with that, you can check out our guide here. Once that’s set up, follow the steps below to configure your punch restrictions.

Setting Up Punch Restrictions

Navigate to Global Settings > Time and Attendance > Punch Restriction.
Choose whether to apply restrictions at the Company, Group, or Employee level.
Make the applicable selections. If no selections are made, employees will be required to clock in exactly at the start time of their scheduled shift.
Click Save.

Available Settings for Punch Restrictions

Setting	Description
How early can an employee clock in?	This allows employees to clock in early, up to the specified time before their shift starts.
How late can an employee clock in?	This permits employees to clock in after their shift starts, up to the specified time.
How early can an employee clock out?	Employees are allowed to clock out early, up to the specified time before their shift ends.
How late can an employee clock out?	This permits employees to clock out late, up to the specified time after their shift ends.
Restrict Clocking In After the Employee Reaches Weekly Overtime	Prevents employees from clocking in once they’ve reached their weekly overtime limit.
Restrict Clocking In When the Employee Reaches # Worked Hours In a Workweek	Employees won’t be allowed to clock in once they’ve reached a specified number of worked hours in a week.

Important Note:

Employees must have a weekly overtime rule set for the Restrict Based On Hours Worked options to apply.

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