Shiftlab Time Clock App: Smart Time Clock for Retail Employees

Efficiently track employee hours and streamline HR & payroll processes

Designed for retail, Shiftlab's Time Clock app integrates seamlessly with our leading scheduling platform, ensuring accurate timekeeping and compliance with labor laws.

Time Clock's automated features prevent early clock-ins and simplify payroll preparation, reducing manual adjustments and unbudgeted labor costs. With biometric integration, real-time notifications, and mobile accessibility, Shiftlab's Time Clock App enhances workforce management, saving time and resources for your retail business.

Features

Automated Punch Corrections

Team members forget to punch out? No problem. Don’t wait until payroll to revise punches. Shiftlab automates punch corrections to cut back unbudgeted labor hours and ensure payroll is easy.

Early Clock-In Prevention

Employees can only clock in when their shift is scheduled to start, saving you from paying for unbudgeted labor hours.

Biometrics Integration

Use biometrics log-in to prevent buddy punching and ensure your team is at the right location for their shift.

Real-Time Feedback & Visibility

Give retail leaders real-time notifications on store openings, trending OT, missed punches and breaks.

Cost Tracking

Manage labor costs by preventing employees from clocking in early, receive alerts when employees approach overtime, and auto clock-out when they forget. Shiftlab also pulls in your sales data to track labor vs sales.

PTO Management

Streamline the process of managing time-off requests! With our PTO module, employees can submit time-off requests right within Shiftlab. Managers will see all of their employee requests right on the schedule. Approved time off will automatically be blocked off on the schedule.

Streamline Payroll

Don’t wait until payroll to revise punches. Shiftlab automates punch corrections to ensure payroll is easy. Our centralized timecard management systems make it easy to make edits and approvals and help reduce payroll prep by up to 90%

Shift Alerts

Create smart schedules with one click, proactively manage compliance, reduce prep needed for payroll, and track performance with real-time dashboards.

Stay Compliant

Streamline labor compliance with the ability to prevent early break returns and receive real-time overtime alerts. Set break and overtime rules to comply with local, state and federal labor laws.

Trusted by more than 30,000 retail professionals across North America

“Shiftlab makes putting the right people on at the right time an incredibly insightful, yet simple process. The program has helped our business tighten up labour costs, improve scheduling behaviours and given us a positive ROI. The support from the Shiftlab team has been best in class since day one and they are willing to work with us to develop the program even further, to meet our business needs. I would highly recommend the Shiftlab platform to support your team scheduling”.

The Mobile Shop

Amy Beaulieu - Manager, Field Operations

“Our decision to partner with Shiftlab was a no-brainer as a fast growing business. One of the biggest challenges we faced was keeping up with the front line labor force and their ever changing needs. Shiftlab has been a critical tool to our success since adopting the program early this year”

Optimal Wireless

Skyler Crozbey – President

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Anas Almaletti - CEO

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is an Employee Time Clock App?

A time clock app is a digital solution for employees to clock in and out of their shifts. Time clock software also enables managers and admins to edit and export time cards to streamline payroll.

Time clocks track employee hours, including overtime, and unpaid breaks, so that employers know the total hours worked for a specific period. All of this goes into calculating wages and managing payroll.

How To Choose Time Clock Software?

In addition to making it easy for employees to clock in and out for their shifts, look for Time Clock solutions with additional features like:

Mobile Access
Early Clock In Prevention
Break Compliance
Auto Clock-Out Reconciliation
Payroll Integration
Employee Scheduling

What are the Benefits of Time Clock Software?

The benefits of Time Clock software include:

Reducing Time Theft
Streamlining Payroll
Tracking Productivity
Saving time for HR Staff
Staying Compliant
Access to real-time reports

Which Devices Can I use Shiftlab’s Time Clock App On?

You can use Shiftlab’s Time Clock on your smartphone, tablet or desktop!

What is a Biometric Time Clock?

A biometric time clock uses unique body measurements to identify employees as they clock in and out, typically fingerprints.

How Does Shiftlab’s Time Clock Integrate with Employee Scheduling Software?

Shiftlab’s time clock is integrated with our employee scheduling solution to seamlessly track schedules and hours worked.

Managers can track labor costs, manage budgets and view real-time sales performance in one place to make better staffing decisions. Get a real-time dashboard of actual hours worked vs planned to make dynamic scheduling changes throughout the week.

Can Shiftlab’s Time Clock App Prevent Buddy Punching?

Yes, our smart time clock solution prevents buddy punching through Biometric fingerprint scanning.

Can Shiftlab’s Time Clock Software Track Employee Time Off?

Yes, employees can request time off right within the app. We have a Paid Time Off module that makes it easy for managers to approve or deny time off requests. Approved time off requests are automatically factored into schedules accordingly through our AI-Driven Employee Scheduling software.

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Shiftlab seamlessly integrates your POS, Traffic, and Time Clock data into a single system.

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Employee Time Clock App

Smart Time Keeping For Retail

Integrated with our leading Scheduling platform, Shiftlab’s Time Clocking solution will help keep track of your teams’ time and attendance, save on labor and streamline payroll.