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Punches you can still defend three months later
A shared kiosk on the counter, or a phone punch that records its own accuracy.
A kiosk that knows who is standing at it
One iPad on the counter runs the whole shift. People identify themselves with a PIN, not by tapping their own name off a list. A handed-out PIN has to be replaced before it can be used for real work.
- Numeric PIN pad, because staff numbers are numbers
- Lockout after repeated failures
- Kiosk mode cannot reach manager functions
Location, recorded honestly
Every punch is classified as verified, too far away, or no fix at all, and the accuracy circle is kept. A punch 160 metres out with 120 metres of accuracy might genuinely be inside, and we say so instead of calling it a lie.
- Geofence per location with a real radius
- Accuracy stored alongside distance, not discarded
- No-fix punches marked rather than silently accepted
The clock-out that asks for the closing routine
If a checklist is attached to the shift, clocking out asks for it. Finishing is the normal path; handing in incomplete is allowed but has to carry a reason. Nobody has to police it: the person who was there closes it out while they are still standing in the room, and the manager reviews a queue in the morning instead of reconstructing the night.
- Cannot close a shift with a checklist still open
- Incomplete hand-in records the stated reason
- Hours shown back at clock-out, not buried in a timesheet
Start with one shift this week
Put one opening checklist on one location and see what comes back. Your first month is free, no card up front, and your data leaves with you if it is not for you.