Define shifts & rosters
Configure shifts, shift segments, work calendars and employee assignments by team, branch or department.
ATTENDANCE & SHIFTS
Plan every shift. Understand every hour.
Organize shift patterns and rosters, record attendance, review lateness and absences, manage timesheets and send approved time data into the payroll workflow.
✓ Designed for auditable attendance records and payroll handoff
From roster to approved timesheetShift planning · Attendance · Payroll
One workforce time lifecycleKeep scheduled shifts distinct from recorded time and payroll results.
▦ Shift patterns◷ Attendance✓ Timesheet review↗ Payroll handoff
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Shift settings by branch
Define shifts for each branch and keep attendance rules consistent across teams and locations.
Attendance workflow
From planned shifts to payroll-ready time.
Keep the roster, actual attendance, approved adjustments and payroll calculations connected—without treating scheduled hours as proof of hours worked.
Record attendance
Capture clock-in/out or authorized attendance entries, including the source and timestamps where available.
Review exceptions
Identify lateness, early departures, missing punches, overtime and absences for supervisor review.
Approve & hand off
Approve timesheets and adjustments, then pass validated attendance inputs to the payroll calculation workflow.
Planned vs actual timeRoster · Punches · Exceptions
Approval-ready recordsTimesheets · Adjustments · Review
Time visibility
See the difference between scheduled and actual work.
Use shift assignments as the plan and attendance records as the evidence. Review exceptions before they affect overtime, leave balances or payroll amounts.
- ✓Shift calendar. View planned shifts and assignments, including shift segments and relevant non-working days.
- ✓Attendance exceptions. Review missing punches, lateness, early departures, overtime and unplanned absence.
- ✓Authorized corrections. Record the reason, approver and audit history for manual attendance changes.
Attendance & shift capabilities
Give managers a clearer view of workforce time.
Support the day-to-day shift and attendance process with clear records, exception handling and a controlled path to payroll.
Shift patterns & segments
Configure start/end times, breaks, overnight shifts and segments where required, with clear rules for each pattern.
Roster & shift calendar
Assign shifts to employees and teams, review coverage and manage schedule changes through an authorized workflow.
Clock-in/out & attendance
Maintain daily attendance records and distinguish captured punches from manual corrections and approved exceptions.
Timesheets & overtime review
Summarize scheduled and actual time, identify overtime candidates and send exceptions to the appropriate approver.
Absence & leave coordination
Connect absence records with leave applications and approved leave balances, avoiding duplicate or conflicting entries.
Attendance reports & audit
Review attendance by employee, department, branch or period, with a trail for corrections, approvals and export.
Connected HR & payroll
Approved time should feed payroll—not bypass its rules.
Attendance is an input to payroll, not the final payroll result. Keep time capture, approvals, leave rules, additions and deductions separate so calculations can be checked and reproduced.
- ✓Employee records. Use employee, branch, department, designation and employment details as the source for assignments and reporting.
- ✓Leave management. Reconcile approved leave applications with attendance so an approved absence is not counted twice.
- ✓Payroll calculation. Transfer approved working time, overtime and absence inputs according to configured payroll policies.
- ✓Auditability. Keep source attendance, corrections, approvals and payroll-period snapshots available for investigation.
Controlled payroll inputsApproved time · Leave · Overtime
Traceable changesReason · Approver · Audit record
Time and policy controls
Handle attendance exceptions consistently.
Clear policy rules and approval trails help protect employee records and payroll accuracy.
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Time-rule consistency
Define rounding, grace periods, breaks, overnight shifts and overtime eligibility explicitly before applying calculations.
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Role-based corrections
Limit manual edits and approvals by role, preserve the original record and capture a reason for each correction.
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Payroll-period reconciliation
Compare rostered time, approved attendance, leave and overtime inputs with payroll outputs before finalizing a pay run.
Common questions
Attendance & shifts FAQs
The intended shift model includes shift patterns and segments. Overnight shifts should use explicit date/time boundaries and time-zone-aware rules so hours are attributed to the correct workday and payroll period.
Authorized corrections should record the reason, approver and original value, leaving an audit trail instead of silently overwriting the attendance record.
No. The roster is the plan. Actual attendance, approved leave, overtime eligibility and payroll policy must be evaluated before hours or amounts are finalized.
Approved leave should be reconciled with attendance, and approved attendance/overtime inputs should feed the payroll calculation workflow. The payroll rules must determine how each input affects pay.
No. This is a product information page. Biometric devices, mobile geolocation, access-control terminals and third-party attendance imports require separate implementation, configuration and testing.
Bring workforce time together
See how attendance connects with LaraOffice HR and payroll.
Discuss your shift patterns, attendance capture, exception approvals and payroll handoff requirements with our team.
