The Best Security Guard Time Clock

Time tracking features for security guards

Buddy Punch’s location verification, time tracking, scheduling, and payroll features help security staffing operations reduce fraud, ensure shift coverage, and streamline payroll administration tasks.

Mobile time tracking apps

Security guards can clock in at the start of their shifts and clock out at the end of the day using their mobile phones. This lets you track time even when your security staff is dispersed across multiple locations.

Want to make sure you guards are at the right location when they clock in? Create geofences around your job sites. If an employee attempts to clock in/out outside of a geofence, they will receive an error message and will be unable to start recording time. You can also view an error log showing offsite punching attempts.

Location tracking

GPS tracking features in Buddy Punch let you keep track of your security guards as they patrol their locations. You can log their locations when they clock in and out, track their locations in real-time throughout the workday, and view their route histories. This helps ensure they’re patrolling where they’re supposed to be and gives you critical location information in case of an emergency.

Identify verification

Verify employees identities when they clock in and out using either photos on punch or facial recognition. Photos on punch prompts employees to take a selfie when clocking in/out; you can review those photos on their timecards at any time. Facial recognition uses Face ID on iPhones and iPads to verify employees’ identities before they’re allowed to access the system, keeping your data secure.

Overtime tracking and prevention

Buddy Punch’s overtime tracking software tracks overtime hours based on your overtime policies and automatically calculates overtime pay for you.

Want to avoid paying overtime? Set up notifications that will alert you when security guards are nearing overtime so you can adjust their schedules.

Attendance tracking

Get push or email notifications when employees clock in late, clock out early, or miss a shift entirely to stay on top of attendance even when you’re not on site. Download time tracking reports showing attendance issues to easily identify employees who are struggling with excessive tardiness or absenteeism.

Break time tracking

Buddy Punch’s break time tracker lets you create break rules to get better control over employee breaks. Set up automatic breaks to remove unpaid break durations from employees’ timesheets automatically at the end of their shifts, or set up manual breaks to remind employees when it’s time to take a break and make sure they stay on break for the amount of time required by your state’s regulations.

How Buddy Punch expedites payroll

Buddy Punch compiles all employee clock-in and out data into timesheets for you. Regular hours, overtime hours, and pay are all calculated automatically.

When it’s time to run payroll, you have three options:

• Download a report formatted perfectly for your payroll processor.
• Use one of Buddy Punch’s integrations to send your time data to payroll instantly.
• Use Buddy Punch as your payroll provider to pay employees through Buddy Punch.

With any of these options, you can transform your payroll process from something that takes an entire day every pay period into a short, 30-minute task.

How Buddy Punch simplifies scheduling

Build, publish, and update work schedules in minutes with our drag-and-drop schedule maker. You can assign employees to work in specific roles and at specific locations.

You can also:

• Set repeating shifts for employees who work the same schedule each week.
• Let team members request shift trades and covers that you can review and approve.
• View employee availability and scheduled time off while creating your schedule.

Employees can view their schedules anytime in the Buddy Punch app, and they can get email or push notifications when new schedules are published.