Acroprint timeQplus (software version 4.x and above) User Manual

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timeQplus Administrator Functions

06-0414-000 Rev. B

Shift Round:

The number of minutes before the scheduled Start time that an
employee’s "early" punch in will be treated as if it occurred exactly at
the scheduled Start time, or the number of minutes after the
scheduled Stop time that an employee’s "late" punch out will be
treated as if it occurred exactly at the scheduled Stop time.

This setting allows employees to clock in a few minutes early or
clock out a few minutes late, say, for time spent getting a cup of
coffee in the morning or gathering their personal belongings before
leaving work, without accumulating overtime. It does not change the
actual punch time recorded by the system, only how that punch is
treated for the purpose of calculating the employee’s worked time.

You can set different numbers of minutes for Start Round and Stop
Round, if desired. If you do not wish to use this setting, set Start
Round and Stop Round to zero.

Note that U.S. law prohibits rounding of more than 15 minutes.

Shift Grace:

The number of minutes after the scheduled Start time that an
employee’s "late" punch in is still considered on time, or the number
of minutes before the scheduled Stop time that an employee’s "early"
punch out is considered on time.

This setting allows an employee to clock in a few minutes late or
clock out a few minutes early without being docked. It does not
change the actual punch time recorded by the system, only how that
punch is treated for the purpose of calculating the employee’s
worked time.

You can set different numbers of minutes for Start Grace and Stop
Grace, if desired. If you do not wish to use this setting, set Start
Grace and Stop Grace to zero.

Shift Dock:

The number of minutes an employee will lose from their daily total for
punching in late or punching out early outside of the parameters of
the Shift Grace setting.

Shift Dock works together with Shift Grace to determine employees’
calculated work time. If an employee clocks in or out during the time
designated as Shift Grace, the employee’s time will not be docked. If
Start Dock is set to zero, an employee who clocked in one minute
after the end of the Start Grace period would only be docked the
amount of time elapsed form the end of Start Grace. In other words,
if your Shift Grace period is set to five minutes, an employee who
punches in six minutes late would only be docked one minute.

You can use the Shift Dock setting to override the effect of the Shift
Grace period for employees who punch in a few minutes outside the
Shift Grace period.

For instance, if you set Start Grace to five minutes and Start Dock to
10 minutes, an employee who clocked in at three minutes after the
scheduled shift start time (within the Shift Grace period) would not be
docked. That employee’s punch would be treated as though it had
occurred at the shift start time for the purpose of calculating
employee worked time.

However, if an employee clocked in at seven minutes after the
scheduled shift start (outside the five minute Shift Grace period but
within the 10 minute Shift Dock period), that employee’s punch would