Punch in & punch out.

Attendance is the foundation of every other operational signal. If you don't know who's actually working right now, you can't delegate, you can't pay payroll accurately, and you can't tell when someone is short-shifting.

How employees punch in

Three ways. Pick whichever fits your team.

• Type a message on WhatsApp to your DEF agent: "entré", "llegué", "punch in", or "clock in". DEF confirms and logs the time.
• Send a photo (a selfie or a workplace photo). DEF treats it as a punch-in if they're scheduled to start within the next 30 minutes.
• Scan a QR code printed at your workplace. Each employee opens the camera, scans, and the punch lands.

Punch out is the same: "salí", "fuera", "punch out", or send the photo / scan the QR again.

What you see live

On the Shifts tab, every active shift shows a small live indicator: green dot if punched in, grey if not yet punched, red if late. Hover for the exact punch time.

On My Tasks, you'll see attendance flags when something is off: a late punch (more than 10 minutes after scheduled start), a missing punch-out (forgot to clock out), or a punch from an unusual location (if you have location tracking on).

Auto-flags

• Late. Punched in >10 min after the scheduled start. Flag on My Tasks.
• Missed. No punch by 30 min after scheduled start. DEF pings the employee, then you.
• Overtime. Punched out >30 min after scheduled end. Flag on payroll.
• Double punch. Someone punched in but never out from yesterday. Flag to clean up.

Every punch is logged with timestamp, method, and location (if available). Weekly attendance shows up on Statistics → Attendance (Lesson 17).