Prevent Caregivers from Clocking in Early

Prevent Caregivers from Clocking in Early

  1. Go to Menu > Settings > Site Settings. 
  2. Under Scheduling, go to Punchcard: Prevent Early Clock-in. 
  3. Enter a number of minutes.
Note: If the employee tries to clock in prior to the set number of minutes, the clock-in will be rejected. i.e. "5" will prevent clocking in 6 minutes early. Use "0" (zero) to disable this restriction.

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