Time, attendance, and payroll settings

Time, attendance, and payroll settings shape how BetterDesks records and prepares worked time. Review these before the first live payroll period.

Key settings

• Employee clock-in and clock-out.
• Geofence enabled and geofence radius.
• Employee self-scheduling or unscheduled work rules.
• Break deduction settings.
• Rounding mode and rounding increment.
• Payroll cycle, holiday preset, and overtime preset.

Steps

1. Open Settings.
2. Review the time and attendance card.
3. Choose a rules preset or adjust settings manually.
4. Review break and rounding behavior.
5. Review payroll and compliance defaults.
6. Save changes.
7. Test a clock-in and approval workflow before using the settings live.

What good looks like

The settings should produce timesheets that managers can understand and defend during approval and payroll review.

Common mistakes

• Enabling geofencing without site locations.
• Changing rounding settings without telling payroll reviewers.
• Forgetting that self-start attendance can create unscheduled records.