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Time and Attendance

Workforce processes for recording hours, schedules, attendance, absences, and time-related approvals.

businessPublished 2026/06/08Last verified 2026/06/08

References

  1. DOL FLSA recordkeeping requirements

    U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division

    Official recordkeeping guidance for employee hours, wages, and payroll records.

FAQs

Why does time and attendance matter for payroll?
Incorrect time data can affect pay, compliance, staffing analysis, and manager approvals, so the handoff to payroll matters.
What should time and attendance software audit?
It should audit punches, edits, approvals, exceptions, break records, overtime calculations, manager changes, payroll exports, and corrections after processing.

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What it means

Time and attendance software tracks when employees work, take breaks, use leave, or record attendance-related events. It can include time clocks, mobile punches, scheduling data, timesheets, approvals, geofencing, overtime calculations, absence tracking, and exports to payroll or workforce management systems.

Why buyers should care

Time records often feed payroll, labor reporting, scheduling, compliance workflows, and manager approvals. Errors or unclear rules can create pay issues, employee disputes, and manual reconciliation. Buyers should evaluate whether the system captures accurate records, preserves edits, supports local policies, and gives managers enough visibility before payroll closes.

Evaluation checks

Review punch methods, timesheet workflows, break rules, overtime handling, approval chains, edit history, exception alerts, mobile access, offline behavior, and integrations with payroll, HRIS, scheduling, and workforce management tools. Buyers should inspect permissions, audit logs, employee attestations, export controls, and how corrections are handled after payroll processing.

This glossary entry is buyer-oriented guidance, not legal, compliance, tax, or financial advice.