Time tracking
What is time and attendance?
Also called: T&A, attendance tracking
Time and attendance is the practice and software of recording when employees work, then turning those records into payable hours.
It covers the punch, the break rules, overtime calculation, approvals, and the export that payroll actually consumes. Scheduling sits next to it: the schedule is the plan, attendance is what happened.
The value shows up in the gap between the two. Comparing planned hours against actual hours is where you find the shift that always runs long and the overtime nobody authorized.
Handle this automatically
Kloqk is a free employee time clock for small business. It records the punches, applies your rules, and does this arithmetic for you.
Related terms
Timesheet
A timesheet is the record of hours an employee worked in a pay period, used to calculate pay and to prove compliance if you are ever audited.
Time clock kiosk
A time clock kiosk is a shared tablet or terminal at a fixed location where employees punch in and out with a personal PIN.
Schedule adherence
Schedule adherence measures how closely worked hours match scheduled hours, exposing unplanned overtime and chronic early or late punches.
General information for US employers, not legal advice. Wage and hour rules change and vary by state, so confirm specifics with your state labor agency or counsel.