Release Notes January 23, 2025

We’ve rolled out new enhancements to make time tracking, attendance, integrations, and more even smoother and boost efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility across your organization.🚀

✨Smart Clocking for User Selection

• What’s New: Smart Clocking simplifies the clock-in/out process by showing only relevant options based on previous punches and allowing easy corrections for missed punches. It is automatically enabled for customers using Clock In/Out Type > User Selection, with an option to revert via Disable Smart Clocking if preferred.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Reduces errors and simplifies the clocking process.
• Learn More: Streamlining Time Tracking with Smart Clocking

📌 Break Penalties Per Day Option

• What’s New: Admins can now control the number of penalties paid per shift using a new checkbox in Break Settings. The default setting applies all penalties.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Offers flexibility and cost-saving options.

🚨 No Show Exception for Shifts

• What’s New: Employees with scheduled shifts and no clock-ins are now flagged as No Show, even if they have approved time off.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Increases visibility into attendance discrepancies.

📝 Manager Punch Override Note

• What’s New: When a Manager Punch Override is performed, time clocks automatically send this note to timesheets:
  "The manager approved this punch on the time clock."
• Benefits:
  ✅ Improves transparency and auditability by clearly documenting manager-approved adjustments.
• Learn More: Manager Punch Override

📊 Increased Time Off Results

• What’s New: Increased the number of upcoming Time Off results displayed from 50 to 500.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Enhances visibility for better planning.

🔄 BambooHR Sync for Termination Statuses

• What’s New: WorkEasy now syncs terminated employees from BambooHR.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Ensures consistent and automatic updates.

🔊 Enhanced Verification Sound for Continuous Clock-Ins 

• What’s New: The time clock now plays the "verified" sound for each successful verification, even when employees clock in or out in quick succession. This update ensures the "verified" sound plays continuously without interruption.
• Benefits:
  ✅ Improved Feedback: Employees receive immediate confirmation for every verification.
  ✅ Increased Efficiency: Reduces uncertainty during high-traffic clock-in/out periods.
  ✅ Seamless Experience: Ensures all verifications are acknowledged, even in fast-paced environments.

We’re continuously improving—more enhancements coming soon! 🚀