RotaCloud Academy/Setting up time & attendance

Setting up time & attendance

Course Details

Setting up time and attendance is designed to help admins and managers configure their time and attendance settings to suit the needs of their business. This course will walk you through the essential setup steps - from defining pay periods to choosing how staff clock in and out - ensuring your system is ready to accurately track hours worked. By tailoring your settings and reducing friction for employees, you’ll create a smoother, more efficient experience for both team members and managers.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

  1. Set up pay periods: Match your Time and Attendance settings with your business’s pay cycle to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of worked hours

  2. Configure time and attendance settings: Customise core settings such as when to flag discrepancies, when to allow early clock-ins, and whether to round recorded hours and pay

  3. Enable mobile clock in: Allow employees to clock in and out using the RotaCloud mobile app, with optional GPS verification

  4. Set up terminal clock in: Use a fixed device in your workplace as a dedicated clock-in point for staff

  5. Apply clocking in restrictions: Control when and where employees can clock in, helping to maintain accurate and reliable time records

Contents

Setting up time and attendance

Introduction
Setting up your pay periods
Time & attendance settings

Mobile clock in

Mobile clockin
Clocking in restrictions

Terminal clock in

Terminal vid final.mp4