Geolocation

Clock in only where the work is.

Draw a circle around each site. Staff punch from the PunchClock app, and the punch only counts when a fresh GPS fix puts their phone inside it.

Zones from 20 to 500 mFresh GPS on every punchEveryone on one map
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Configure Geofence in PunchClock: a pin on the site and a 100 metre circle
How it works

Three steps, and the server has the final say.

01

Draw the zone

In Settings, search the address, drop the pin on the exact spot and slide the circle from 20 to 500 metres.

02

Staff tap Punch In

The app lists your sites nearest first and greys out any that look out of range. Tap Map to see the zone and where you are.

03

A fresh fix decides

The phone takes a new GPS reading. Inside the circle, the punch is saved against that site. Outside, it is refused with a message.

On the phone

Built for people on the move.

Staff log in once with their PIN and stay logged in. Every punch takes seconds and tells them straight away if it went through.

  • Nearest sites firstThe list starts with the closest location, so the right one is at the top.
  • Out of range, greyed outSites that look too far away are dimmed before anyone taps them.
  • A map of the zoneTap Map to see the site’s circle and your own position on it.
  • A fresh GPS fixThe phone takes a recent, accurate reading at the moment of the punch, not an old one.
  • Clear answersSuccess shows the name, date, time and Clocked In or Clocked Out. Outside the zone: “You are not within the selected location.”
Map overlay

The whole team on one map.

Open Live and click Map Overlay. Everyone who punched that day appears as a pin where they last punched: green if they are still clocked in, red once they have clocked out. Click a pin to see who it is, the site and the time.

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Map Overlay in PunchClock: every employee as a green or red pin across the sites, with one pin opened to show Beach Bar, Emily Watson, Clocked In 07:58
Any dayPick a date to see where everyone punched that day.
One personClick the map icon on a row to see only that person’s punches.
Every siteAll your locations on the same map, so a glance shows who is where.
Status at a glanceGreen still in, red gone home. No list to read.
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Live Attendance board in PunchClock with clocked-in, late and on-break counts
In the dashboard

Every punch lands with a place.

Each punch is saved against the site it was made at, so where the hours were worked is never a guess.

  • Live boardWho is in, late or on break right now, as a list or by shift.
  • The site on every punchOpen a punch card and each in and out shows the location it came from.
  • Hours by locationSplit anyone’s hours by the site and the office they worked at.
  • Pick the site when fixing timeAdding or editing a punch by hand, you choose the clock-in point too.
  • Punch alertsManagers can get an alert naming the person and the site as they clock in.
Exceptions and control

Strict where it matters, flexible where it has to be.

PER EMPLOYEE

GEO Fence Anywhere

Switch it on for a driver or a manager who works off site. They still choose a location, and the punch is saved against it, but the fence does not block them. Everyone else stays fenced.

DURING A SHIFT

Waypoints

Staff who are already clocked in can record a stop at a site. The GPS position is saved with it, so a day of visits leaves a trail.

PER SITE

Close a site, keep its history

When a site shuts, we turn it off for you. It disappears from the app and every way of punching there is refused, while its records stay.

Fixed points too

One spot to punch? Put it on the wall.

Where everyone comes to the same door, print a QR code for staff to scan in the PunchClock app, or mount a tablet that punches by face, PIN or key fob. Tablet punches keep working offline and upload when the connection is back.

Security officer scanning the printed PunchClock QR code at a gate with the PunchClock app
Security post · QR scan in the app
Worker clocking in on the PunchClock phone app at a site gate
Site gate · geofenced phone punch
Who uses it

Teams that move, and managers who need to know where.

Security services

Each post is a location with its own zone, so a guard’s punch shows the post they were standing at, not the car park.

Construction

Crews punch at the yard or the site they are working. Hours by location show where the time went.

Home visits

Add each client’s address as a location. Carers punch on arrival, inside that address’s zone.

Property and grounds

Staff moving between properties clock in once, then record a waypoint at each stop.

See the zones on your own sites.

We draw your first zones with you and walk you through a real week of punches.

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