Attendance
Attendance is your day-by-day record of who was in, when, and for how long. For each person on each day you note the times they were present, the hours they worked, the shift they were on, and whether they were present or absent. Once it's recorded, you can look it up, correct it, and check it against what you expected.
This page explains the ideas in plain terms. The step-by-step guides for each screen are linked at the bottom.
Availability depends on your plan and your role.
What attendance records
Think of one attendance record as a single line in a register: one person, one day. For that line you can capture as much or as little as you need.
| What you record | In plain words |
|---|---|
| Present from / to | The clock times the person was in — say 9:00 in the morning to 6:00 in the evening. |
| Regular hours | The normal hours worked that day. |
| Overtime hours | Any extra hours beyond the normal day. |
| Shift | The named working window they were on (see below). |
| Expected hours | The hours the day was supposed to be — your yardstick to compare against. |
| Status | The short verdict for the day, such as present or absent. |
| Notes | Anything worth remembering — a late start, a half day, a reason. |
You don't have to fill in every box. Many businesses record just the status and the hours; others capture the full in-and-out times. Use what fits how you run.
Absence is simply a status on the day's record — you mark the person absent for that day. There is nothing else to file.
Three ways attendance gets in
You're not tied to one method. The same record can arrive in whichever way suits the day.
| Way | When it fits |
|---|---|
| By hand | A few people, or a quick correction — type the day in directly. |
| In bulk from a sheet | Many rows at once, one row per person per day — ideal when the times come off a biometric device or a separate spreadsheet. |
| From a device | Where a clock-in device feeds Bizconnekt, the day's times can come across on their own. |
However it arrives, it lands in the same attendance list, and you read and correct it the same way.
Shifts and expected hours
A shift is just a named working window — "General 9 to 6", "Morning", "Night". Putting a person on a shift tells Bizconnekt what their day was meant to look like, which fills in the expected hours for you. That expected figure is what makes the day easy to check: recorded against expected, at a glance.
The shift roster is the overview of who is on which shift — handy when you run more than one shift or rotate people through them. It's covered in its own guide below.
Checking the record (reconciliation)
Reconciliation simply means comparing what was recorded against what was expected, and sorting out the gaps — a missing punch, a day someone forgot to mark, hours that don't add up. It turns a rough day of entries into a record you can trust. The shift-roster guide explains how to read and settle those differences.
Getting started
| Task | Guide |
|---|---|
| Record a day's attendance | Record attendance |
| Look up and correct attendance | View & edit attendance |
| Set up shifts and read the roster | Shifts & shift roster |
| Import many days at once | Bulk import attendance |
Related guides
- People — the home of everyone who works with you
- Employees — add the people whose attendance you record
- Record attendance — enter a day by hand
- Shifts & shift roster — working windows and who's on them
Need help? Contact support at support@bizconnekt.com