Time Clock

Summary

Select the Time Clock tab to configure time clock settings, overtime rules, employee break settings adjustment acknowledgement. 

Configuration

General tab

On the General tab, the user can enable the time clock for the selected site and establish settings associated with time clock use. 

Timeclock Manager: Disabled
When the time clock manager is disabled:

  • Only the time clock manager setting and overtime rules are displayed

  • Users cannot clock in using the time clock 

  • Users can cash out when timeclock manager is disabled. 

Timeclock Manager: Enabled

When the timeclock manager is enabled, the following settings are displayed to configure the site.

 

Item

Description

Item

Description

Timeclock Manager

  • Enabled: Allows site clock in using the staff login keypad and time clock

  • Disabled: Users cannot clock in using the staff login keypad and time clock 

Required Declared Tips

  • Yes: Requires that employees declare tips when clocking out of a shift

  • No: Employees are not required to declare tips

Automatically Clock Out Users at End of Payroll Day

  • Yes: Users who remain clocked in at end of day will be automatically clocked out

  • No: Users who remain clocked in at end of day will not be automatically clocked out and will remain clocked in 

(End of payroll day is configured on Store Hours tab) 

Time Clock Printer

Select the printer used to print time clock chits

Chit Footer Message

Enter a message to be printed at the bottom of all time clock chits

Show user key codes 

  • Yes: Key codes are shown on time card adjustments employee list 

  • No: Key codes are not shown on time card adjustments employee list 

Adjustments 
Require staff to acknowledge time record adjustments made by managers 

 

Optional feature. Account feature toggle required

An account feature toggle must be enabled for your account to use this feature:
Time records: Staff must acknowledge adjustment

Please contact your NorthStar representative to have this feature enabled for your account.

This setting is shown when the feature toggle is enabled. 

When setting is selected, time record adjustments must be acknowledged by staff prior to clocking in. 

Print Meal Voucher

  • Enabled: Meal voucher will print 

  • Disabled: Meal voucher will not print

Meal Voucher Message

Enter message to be printed on the meal voucher

Overtime Rules

Requires account feature toggle: Expand time clock overtime rules
This feature requires an account feature toggle to be set in order for this option to display. Please contact your NorthStar representative to have this setting enabled for your account.

  • Select the applicable rules for the site

  • Enter the number of hours and the multiplier to be used in calculating overtime 

Overtime - State of California: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm 

Time Rounding Rules

Select setting to round time to the second, the minute or to round down on clock-in or up on clock-out 

  • Save - Save changes and close Edit Site window

  • Cancel - Cancel changes and close Edit Site window

  • Apply - Apply changes and remain on open Edit Site window 

 

Related articles

Breaks (Time Clock)

Break Permissions (Time Clock)

Time Report

Time Clock (app)

Time clock - Add, adjust or delete clock in/clock out record

Time Clock - Declare, add or adjust tips

Employee Breaks

State-by-State Wage and Hour Law Summary  - as of March 31, 2019