Two safeguards keep timesheets honest without a manager watching the clock: reminders before an expected punch, and an automatic clock-out when one is forgotten.

Reminders

Two notifications, Employee Timesheet Clock In Reminder and Employee Timesheet Clock Out Reminder, are sent to the employee around their timesheet's scheduled start and end when they have not yet punched. Both are configured in Settings → Notifications, where you set the channels (email, SMS, push), the wording, and how far ahead of the scheduled time they fire. Each timesheet has a Clock In/Out Notifications switch, so reminders can be turned off for a person or a shift without changing the studio setting. A reminder is sent once per timesheet per punch.

Automatic clock-out

At the end of the day in the timesheet's team timezone, any timesheet whose last punch is a Clock In receives a Clock Out at the end of that day. The event is created unapproved, so the timesheet shows an Unapproved Clock Event issue until a manager reviews it, and the History records that it was automatic. Correct the time to when the employee actually finished, then approve.

Two related notifications

• Employee Timesheet Clock Event Edited: sent to the employee when a manager adds, changes, or removes one of their punches.
• Employee Timesheet Approved: sent when their timesheet is approved.

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Reminders reduce missing punches more than any amount of chasing. Turn both on with push and SMS for field crews, and leave the studio-wide default on so new employees inherit it.

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Summary

Automated Clock Out

Employees who forget to clock out are automatically clocked out at midnight. These events are flagged as automatic clock out events for Admin review.