For city transit departments

Transit staff hours, reviewed before payroll.

Operators and shop staff punch at the depot tablet or from their phones. Differentials follow your pay rules, and a supervisor approves the period before it is exported.

Free to start · No contract · No purchase order for the free plan

What has gone wrong in other cities

From public audits, court settlements and FEMA appeals. Each one links to where it was reported.

Overtime math that was wrong for years

Oakland's auditor found about $1.7 million in overtime paid to Public Works and Transportation staff by a formula that did not match the rules.

Source: Local News Matters (opens in a new tab)

Overtime nobody authorized

Philadelphia's controller found 39 employees across eight departments logged overtime that was not properly authorized.

Source: Philadelphia City Controller (opens in a new tab)

1,000+ overtime hours, one manager

Pinellas County's inspector general found a public works operations manager recorded more than 1,000 overtime hours in about 14 months.

Source: Bay News 9 (opens in a new tab)

What Kloqk does about it

  • On-call, call-back and differentials

    Pro

    Night and weekend differentials, on-call pay and minimum call-back hours, paid by the rule.

  • Pay groups

    Pro

    Full-time, part-time, seasonal and sworn staff each follow their own overtime and comp rules.

  • Supervisor sign-off

    Pro

    Each person signs their period, a supervisor approves it, and payroll gets only approved hours.

  • Every edit has a name on it

    Free

    A changed punch keeps the old time, the new time, who changed it and why.

  • A photo at every punch

    Free

    Each clock-in and clock-out keeps a photo and a time, so nobody punches for a coworker.

  • One payroll file

    Free

    Hours, breaks and overtime are added up and exported for QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Gusto and others.

Free is free for good, with unlimited employees. Pro and Premium are priced per location, not per person, and can be billed by invoice, Net 15. See pricing

A city public works yard with work trucks

How to try it

  1. 1Create the accountTwo minutes: your name, work email and a password. The Government category is picked for you.
  2. 2Add one departmentType in names or paste a spreadsheet, each with a 4-digit PIN. Or we do it with you on a call.
  3. 3Run one pay periodPut the clock on a tablet or let staff use their phones. At the end, compare the hours with paper.

Start with one depot or shop for a pay period and compare it with your sheets.