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Attendance tracking
Attendance tracking from the first punch to the month's total
See each person's day, week and month, and the few numbers that tell you whether attendance is healthy.
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The path
How one punch becomes a tracked day.
Step 1
A punch arrives
From the mobile attendance app, a browser or a device at the gate.
Step 2
The rules read it
Work type, shift and grace decide the label. See time and attendance software.
Step 3
The day is tracked
It shows in the weekly list with hours, late by, overtime and break, ready for payroll.
The columns
Four columns answer most questions.
Late by
Minutes past the grace period. Zero means on time or within grace.
Over time
Hours worked above the required day.
Break time
The gaps between a check-out and the next check-in.
Total hours
Counted by your rule: first in to last out, or every valid pair.
What to watch
Six numbers worth checking every month.
| Number | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Absent days | Who is missing, and whether it is one person or a pattern. |
| Half days | Where shifts are too long, or people leave early. |
| Late marks | Whether the shift start suits the team, or a few people drift. |
| Overtime hours | Where you rely on extra hours, before it reaches payroll. |
| Break time | Whether long gaps sit in the same team or shift. |
| Pending requests | Corrections waiting on a manager. See attendance regularization. |
For more, see the guide to [13 HR metrics for attendance and time](/blog/13-hr-metrics-you-should-track-for-attendance-and-time-management).
Beyond the desk
Tracking people who are not in the office.
By place
Allow punches only inside a boundary. See geofencing attendance.
By route
For people on the road, track location while they are checked in. See employee tracking.
By spreadsheet
Still on Excel? Start with the free attendance sheet format.
Got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on setup, payroll, attendance, and everyday HR with Zeba.
- Attendance tracking is recording when each person starts and stops work, then turning those punches into a daily status and monthly totals. Zeba does it from phone, web and device punches.
- Absent days, half days, late marks, overtime hours, break time and pending corrections. Together they show whether attendance is healthy and where it is drifting.
- Tracking is recording and reading the days. Management adds the rules, approvals and payroll around it. See the attendance management system for the whole picture.
- Give them a work type that allows remote or field punches. The place is saved with each punch, and live location can be turned on for the roles that need it.
- Yes, for a small team. When corrections, shifts and payroll start to pile up, an app saves the rebuild. See the Excel attendance sheet.
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