At Buddy Punch, we continually ship new features, improvements, and fixes based on what we hear from customers. Here’s a rundown of everything we’ve added to the product in November 2026.

Activity log report

The activity log is a new report that shows every change made to employee time in one place, in the order it happened. Each row shows who made the change and describes what changed in plain English. It covers punch edits, manual entries, breaks, time off, and approvals. You can export it as CSV, Excel, PDF, or Print. Find it at “Reports” → “Activity Log.”

For more information, see our documentation on the activity log report.

Bulk punch missed shifts from the schedule

Administrators can now punch employees into missed shifts in bulk from the schedule instead of fixing missed punches one by one. A window lists all scheduled shifts in the current view that were never punched into, all selected by default. You can deselect any, then click “Punch selected shifts.”

Find it at “Schedule” (top navigation) > “Options” (top right corner) > “Punch Shifts.” Punches added this way are marked on the time card as added from the schedule. The punch’s revision history shows who added the punch and when.

Time off codes for admins and managers only

A new setting lets you designate specific time off earning codes as for admin and manager use only. Employees cannot select those codes when submitting time off requests. However, admins and managers can still add entries under those codes on an employee’s behalf if needed.

You’ll find it in “Settings” → “Time Off,” then the “Time Off Earning Codes” section. Add or edit a code and use the “Employees can add time off with this code” setting. If you want to track a type of time off that employees should not request themselves, uncheck that setting for the code.

Monthly time off accruals

Time off can now be set to accrue monthly, and you can choose which day of the month employees earn their hours. Find the new option under “Settings” → “Time Off,” then “Accrual Rules” in the left-hand menu.

Waiting period for time off accruals

When you create a time off accrual rule, you can choose when employees should start accruing PTO immediately or after a waiting period. With a waiting period, accruals begin automatically once employees reach the designated milestone.

To use the waiting period option, all selected employees must have a hire date set in their profile.

Length of service schedules

Buddy Punch can now automatically move employees from one time off accrual rule to another based on how long they have been with the company. You create a length of service schedule, name it, select the time off type, and set levels for length of service. Employees are then transitioned between accrual rules automatically.

On the “Time Off Settings” page (Settings → Time Off), click “Accrual Rules” in the left-hand menu, then click “Length of Service Schedules.” You can assign employees individually or with the “All current and future employees” button.

Time off requests against projected balance

Employees can now request time off against the hours they are expected to have accrued by the requested date instead of only the balance available today. It’s controlled per time off earning code, and you can turn it on for one type (like vacation) and leave it off for another (like sick).

Find it in “Settings” → “Time Off,” in the “Time Off Earning Codes” section. Select Edit next to the code and check the “Allow time off requests against projected balance” setting.

See how to allow time off requests against a projected balance.

Create holiday pay rates using the company calendar

Administrators can now designate holidays on the company calendar so that all hours worked on those holidays automatically count as overtime hours on timesheets. This is helpful if you want to pay employees time and a half for working on specific holidays like Thanksgiving.

Just set the holiday up in the company calendar (“Settings” → “Time Off” → “Company Calendar” → “+ Add New”) and select the “Count hours worked on this date as overtime,” option. After that, all hours worked by any employee on that date will automatically have your company’s overtime rate applied to them.

See how to set up a company calendar.

Delete punches in the mobile app

Administrators can now delete punches directly from the Buddy Punch mobile app, as they already could on the web. Find it in “Time Cards” (bottom navigation in the app). Choose the pay period and employee, then the punch you want to delete.

See how to add, edit, or delete punches for administrators.

Group Punch in the mobile app

Group Punch is now available in the Buddy Punch mobile app, so you can clock multiple employees in or out at once using your phone. From the dashboard, click the “+” button in the top right-hand corner, then click either “Group Punch In” or “Group Punch Out.”

See how to use Group Punch for administrators.

Bulk clear employee availability

Administrators can now clear employee availability entries in bulk from the web “Availability” page, using “Options” and then “Clear Availability.” The entries cleared are based on the current view of the availability calendar, which you can change with the filters at the top left. You’ll get a pop-up to confirm before the entries are cleared.

The Availability page is reached via Schedule → Availability.

Federal and state overtime setting

A new federal and state overtime setting lets Buddy Punch track federal overtime separately from state overtime. When it is turned on, overtime hours are broken down into separate “Federal OT” and “State OT” totals on time cards, reports, and payroll exports.

If you need to see federal and state overtime as separate numbers, turn the setting on and check the breakdown during payroll review. Find it at Settings → Overtime.