Secure Attendance
Selfie punch-ins, geofence-verified, payroll-ready.
What is Secure Attendance?
Secure Attendance replaces registers and guesswork with verified digital attendance. Staff punch in with a selfie, the system checks they are inside your geofence, late arrivals and overtime are calculated against their shift automatically β and payroll practically writes itself.
What Secure Attendance does
Selfie-verified punches
Every punch captures a selfie, served securely through your own server β no public links, no missing images.
Geofence enforcement
Punches outside your location radius are flagged and excluded from attendance and payroll automatically.
Shifts & departments
Different timings per department, overnight shifts and per-shift breaks β late and overtime calculate against the right shift.
Payroll that flows
Present days, absents, overtime and deductions flow into payroll. Edit figures, pay salaries, and export β all in one place.
Leave management
Annual, casual, sick and custom leave types with yearly allowances. Requests, approvals and balances in one view.
Salary advances
Record salary advances, deduct them at payroll time, and keep a full payment ledger per employee.
Corrections with audit trail
Admins can add missed punches or force-punch within the shift window β every override is stamped with who did it.
Delegated access
Give trusted staff module-admin, force-punch or manual-attendance rights without making them system admins.
Reports & exports
Detail and summary attendance reports, plus full export menus β CSV, Excel, Print, Column visibility and PDF β on Employees, Payroll and Summary tables.
Visual month grid
A per-employee month grid: gray for off days and holidays, red for absent, green for on time, orange for short hours, amber for leave β with late time inside each day cell.
Late deduction modes
Half-day, hourly, per-minute, or fixed slab β every N lates deducts a fixed amount. The grace period is never deducted, and punch-requirement checkboxes cover geofence, IP and selfie.
Auto payroll, branded payslips
Payroll auto-calculates the moment you open it β no Run button β and future days of the month never count as absent. Upload your company logo once and it prints on every payslip, with one-click Print All Payslips.
See it working
01 Β· Attendance you can trust
A punch only counts when the right person is in the right place at the right time.
- Selfie captured on every punch
- Out-of-geofence punches flagged, not counted
- Late arrivals detected against shift timings
02 Β· Payroll that writes itself
Attendance, overtime, leaves and advances flow straight into the payroll run.
- Auto-calculated present days, overtime and deductions
- Weekly-off days honored per business
- Editable figures with full payment history
Using Secure Attendance, step by step
1 Β· Configure company settings
Set the rules every punch is judged against: geofence latitude/longitude/radius, allowed IP subnets, grace period, standard shift hours, overtime multiplier, and weekly-off days.
2 Β· Create departments & shifts
Build one shift per department, or a company default. Overnight shifts fully supported, with per-shift break windows excluded from worked hours.
3 Β· Add employees & leave allowances
Import or add your staff, assign each person a department and shift, then set yearly leave allowances β annual, casual, sick, plus your own custom types.
4 Β· Grant access to supervisors (optional)
Give a manager exactly the rights they need β module admin, force punch, manual attendance β from a simple dropdown. Sensitive payroll settings stay protected automatically.
5 Β· Staff punch in with a selfie
Employees open the punch page and take a selfie to clock in or out. Location is checked against your geofence in real time; out-of-geofence punches are flagged but not counted.
6 Β· Handle leaves, advances & corrections
Approve or deny leave requests with balances updated live. Record salary advances, auto-deducted at payroll time. Manual attendance and force punch within the shift window, stamped with the admin's name.
7 Β· Run payroll & export reports
At month end, open Payroll β present days, overtime, leaves and deductions are already calculated. Record salary payments with full per-employee history, and export detail & summary attendance reports with employee and date filters.
Secure Attendance questions
What happens if someone punches outside the geofence?
The punch is recorded and flagged as out-of-geofence, but it does not count toward attendance, worked hours or payroll.
Does it support night shifts?
Yes β shifts can span midnight, with per-shift break windows, and late/overtime calculate correctly across the night.
Can I fix a missed punch?
Yes. Admins can add manual attendance or force-punch within the shift window; every override is stamped with the admin's name.
How do leaves and advances affect payroll?
Approved leaves reduce payable days per your rules, and recorded advances deduct automatically when payroll is generated.
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