Notifications
Get Notified When Things Happen
We offer several built in notifications for both Administrators and Managers when something occurs with one of their employees. Whether that be an employee requesting a change to their time card or if they clock in or clock out, we can keep you in the know via email. This gives you automatic attendance tracking even with remote employees, so business owners can make sure their team is on the clock.
Once your pay period closes we will send you an email so you can download your timesheets for payroll. We automatically send out alerts for all important actions taken on your account, but we keep it user-friendly without overwhelming you.
Know What Happens
An addition to our system notifications, Administrators, Managers, and Employees have the ability to enable certain alerts in our time tracking software. These notifications can only be enabled or disabled by the user themselves, and give you an extra layer of control in your employee management. These options can be changed all-in-one in our employee attendance options:
View Permission
An Employee has the ability to enable the following notifications:
Punch change emails.
Time card approval status changes.
PTO changes.
Email alert when approaching overtime.
These features keep your team members more accountable for managing their own employee scheduling and can reduce labor costs while boosting profitability for your business.
Manager Notifications
A Manager has the ability to enable the following notifications:
Punch change emails.
Notification on every punch in/out.
Time card approval status changes.
PTO request or changes.
Alert as employees approach overtime.
These scheduling features give managers real-time control over employee hours and streamlines the process of making adjustments or keeping a close eye on operations.
Admin Notifications
An Administrator has the ability to enable the following notifications:
Punch change emails.
Notification on every punch in/out.
Time card approval status changes.
PTO request or changes
Alert as employees approach overtime.
Punch change emails.
Notification on every punch in/out.
Time card approval status changes.
PTO request or changes.
Alert as employees approach overtime.
Like managers, we wanted to make sure administrators had complete control over work hour tracking, so our notification system makes it easy for you to focus on other aspects of your business and know that this attendance software will still track employee time in the background.
What are the benefits of a Time Clock Software with Notifications?
When we first created Buddy Punch, our goal was to create the best time clock for the purposes of our business – something that would be a scalable solution for our growing operations, and completely eliminate the need for physical timekeeping. As we looked into other employee time clocks and reached out to our clients, our vision grew. We wanted an employee time tracking software that would work on mobile devices (iOS and Android) as well as desktop, integrations with popular software like ADP or Quickbooks, and additional features that were desired by small businesses and enterprises alike. Chief among those desired scheduling features was notifications.
It makes sense – with notifications, a time clock app can be nearly forgotten about as you focus on other operations in your business. Then, when someone comes to work with an early clock in, or while you’re waiting for team members to arrive at a remote location, you receive a notification that lets you know what’s happening, and you can go back to your own personal task management.
On the employee side, notifications help them better adapt to your time clock system, allowing them to focus on being as productive as possible while still adhering to your protocols for making use of the employee time clock app.
In these ways, using an online time clock with notifications is one of the best things you can do for your business if your goal is reducing job costs, detecting time theft, and scaling your operations.
By the way, Buddy Punch is available on the web or as a mobile app, so it can be used anywhere (even on iPad!) as long as you have an internet connection.
Other Features
We know how important it is to have a robust set of features and functionalities to help you better manage your employees and their time. We pride ourselves on offering many features that are not provided by several other time tracking systems. Whether you are looking for simple yet powerful features such as PTO Accruals and GPS tracking or more advanced features such as Geofences and QR Codes – we have got you covered! Make sure to check out all of the Other features we offer.
Paid Time Off Tracking
With our Paid Time Off Tracking feature, you can easily track any PTO type including holiday, vacation, sick, and personal time. Enter the PTO directly to our PTO Calendar yourself or allow your employees to add it. If you want employees to request PTO and have it go to an admin or manager for approval, you have the option to do that as well. If you need to add several days of PTO or add PTO to multiple employees at once, you can do this directly from the PTO calendar.