Which time clocking method to use.

In ClickTime Australia, the Time Attendance settings control how employees clock in and out for their shifts and jobs. Whether you manage rostered schedules, adhoc shifts, or fixed daily hours, configuring these options ensures accurate time attendance records and smooth workforce operations. This guide walks you through each clocking method and how to apply it to your organisation’s needs.

Which time clocking method to use.

Any changes you do on the time attendance settings screen, will affect the behavior of the ClickTime™ Mobile APP and will affect how employees clock in & out for their shifts & jobs.

To access the Time Attendance Setting, navigate to:

Setting → App Setting → Time Attendance → Setting Clocking Tab      

Clocking Method

• If your employees works on roster and scheduled shifts, then tick and set option 1 to ON
  
• To allow your staff to clock into work even if they don't have a shift scheduled on the system and If you like your employees to clock against Adhoc shifts, then tick & set option 2 to ON.
  

Adhoc shifts can be helpful if you have unscheduled shifts where schedule times are not predetermined or in cases where you need to deploy employees to an urgent jobs and sites that have not been yet defined into the system.

• If your employees work on set hours daily for example from 9.00AM to 5.00PM, then tick and set option 3 to ON. Please note that you can only choose one option for clocking , either option (1) or (3)
  

          

        

          

     

       

• Related Articles

• Configuring ClickTime for None Shift Based Companies

  ClickTime makes it easy to manage attendance for employees who work without pre‑scheduled rosters. This guide walks you through enabling ad‑hoc clocking, configuring auto clock‑out rules, applying rounding options, setting up GPS and geofencing, and ...

• Grant & Revoke employees access to clock-in against Adhoc Shifts

  Adhoc Shift Feature The Adhoc Shift feature allows employees to clock in for unscheduled shifts, providing flexibility for both the company and the employees. This feature is particularly useful when an employee's shift was not published or when the ...

• Getting Started with Projects & Jobs

  What Are Jobs & Projects? Employees clock into jobs and tasks to record their time. Project or Job in WorkTimeManager corresponds to a job site or a project or customer in your business. When Employees clock time in using ClickTime APP on Online ...

• Clock-In Against Scheduled Shifts Using ClickTime Employee App Ver 1.00

  This help article is for the outdated ClickTime Employee App ver 1.0.  Please check the updated help for clocking with ClickTime Ver 2.0  Make sure to follow the below general guidelines Clock in and out when you start and end each your shift. Be ...

• My employees work on scheduled shifts, can my employees clock in against unscheduled shifts?

  My employees work on scheduled shifts, can my employees clock in against unscheduled shifts? Yes – go to Setting → APP Setting → Time & Attendance Setting and make sure to tick and enable the Adhoc shifts: