Employee attendance and time tracking automation

Purpose

1.1 Track real-time employee check-ins/outs, break times, overtime, and shift adherence for accurate payroll and compliance.
1.2 Eliminate manual attendance sheets and reduce time fraud in a pet-friendly café environment.
1.3 Sync attendance logs with payroll, scheduling, and HR compliance platforms automatically.
1.4 Provide immediate visibility on staffing levels to floor managers and business owners.
1.5 Integrate animal care responsibility tracking where specific staff handle animal welfare tasks.

Trigger Conditions

2.1 Employee scan of QR badge, RFID, or biometric at entry/exit.
2.2 Mobile geo-fence presence detection on staff devices.
2.3 Manager creation or editing of weekly/monthly staff rosters.
2.4 Missed check-in/out time thresholds.
2.5 Shift handover acknowledgement logged by both outgoing and incoming staff.
2.6 Exception detected (e.g., early departure/late arrival) for notification and approval flows.

Platform Variants

3.1 BambooHR
- API: /employee-attendance POST — Record punch-in/out events via mobile/desktop.

3.2 ADP Workforce Now
- API: /v1/time_attendance/entries — Inject approved time stamps for payroll sync.

3.3 Gusto
- API: /workers/{id}/time-off — Auto-log shifts and send leave alerts for approval.

3.4 Deputy
- API: /v2/resource/shift — Sync scheduled and actual worked hours to HR.

3.5 QuickBooks Time (TSheets)
- API: /api/v2/timesheets — Push clock-in/out data for wage calculation.

3.6 UKG Ready
- API: /api/v1/timetracking — Automate logging of punches and break periods.

3.7 Paychex Flex
- Feature: Attendance Import — Set up SFTP API connector to auto-feed attendance.

3.8 Zoho People
- API: /attendance/logs — Real-time sync of punch data with roster.

3.9 SAP SuccessFactors
- API: /odata/v2/EmployeeTime — Schedule-based auto-logging and validation.

3.10 Microsoft Power Automate
- Connector: Approvals & Teams — Trigger leave approvals and send shift alerts.

3.11 Google Sheets
- API: /v4/spreadsheets/values:update — Update attendance logs for analytics.

3.12 Slack
- API: /chat.postMessage + Interactive Buttons — Enable real-time check-in reminders.

3.13 Twilio
- API: /Messages — SMS alerts for late/absent notifications and shift reminders.

3.14 Okta Workforce Identity
- Feature: Single Sign-On for Touch Terminals — Restrict access based on shift schedule.

3.15 AWS Lambda
- Feature: Invoke function on punch event — Custom logic for exception routing.

3.16 Jibble
- API: /v1/time_entries — Capture presence with face-recognition endpoints.

3.17 Clockify
- API: /api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/user — Log time entries and export CSV reports.

3.18 Kronos Workforce Ready
- API: /api/v1/timepunch — Continuous sync of attendance with payroll system.

3.19 Paylocity
- API: /api/timesheet — Automate shift verification and leave records.

3.20 When I Work
- API: /shifts — Fetch and update scheduled vs. actual attendance in real time.

3.21 Zenefits
- API: /team/attendance — Auto-populate records and anomaly alerts.

3.22 Rippling
- API: /v1/time-tracking — Feed accurate presence time to payroll and HR.

3.23 Trello
- Power-Up: Time tracker — Track punch cards for specific animal care duties.

Benefits

4.1 Eliminate manual errors and time theft with automated logs.
4.2 Real-time compliance and on-demand payroll-ready data.
4.3 Enhance HR visibility into workload and fatigue in pet-café context.
4.4 Support punctual care for animal guests by automating accountability.
4.5 Minimize admin load for shift scheduling and reporting.
4.6 Instantly alert stakeholders on attendance anomalies or regulatory non-compliance.