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Attendance Policies

Required Role

ATTENDANCE permission with appropriate admin access

The Attendance Policies page displays your organization's attendance policies that define work hours, thresholds, and attendance rules for employees.

Attendance Policies

Viewing Policies​

The page shows all attendance policies in a table with the following information:

  • Name - Policy name (e.g., "Standard 9-5", "Flexible Hours")
  • Description - Brief explanation of the policy
  • Shift Start - Official shift start time
  • Shift End - Official shift end time
  • Late Threshold - Minutes after shift start before marked late
  • Half Day Threshold - Minutes absent before marked as half day
  • Grace Period - Minutes of grace before lateness applies
  • Work Hours/Day - Expected working hours per day
  • Auto-Mark Absent - Days before automatically marking absent
  • Last Updated - When the policy was last modified

Quick Statistics​

At the top, you'll see:

  • Total - Number of attendance policies configured

Managing Policies (Admin Only)​

Adding a New Policy​

Administrators can create attendance policies:

  1. Click Add Attendance Policy button
  2. Fill in the policy details (see field descriptions below)
  3. Click Submit

Create Attendance Policies

Policy Form Fields​

Field NameDescription
Policy NameUnique name to identify this attendance policy
DescriptionOptional brief explanation of the policy's purpose
Shift Start TimeOfficial start time of the work shift (e.g., 9:00 AM)
Shift End TimeOfficial end time of the work shift (e.g., 5:30 PM)
Late ThresholdMinutes after shift start when employee is marked late
Half Day ThresholdMinutes of absence before marking as half day
Grace PeriodMinutes of grace allowed before lateness applies
Work Hours per DayStandard working hours expected per day
Auto-Mark Absent AfterDays of no attendance before auto-marking as absent

Editing a Policy​

Global managers can modify existing policies:

  1. Click the Edit icon on any policy row
  2. Update the policy details
  3. Save changes

Deleting a Policy​

Global managers can remove policies:

  1. Click the Delete icon on any policy row
  2. Confirm the deletion

Assigning Policies (Edit Mode Only)​

Assign Policy

After creating a policy, you can assign it to specific users, departments, or branches:

  1. Click Edit on the policy
  2. Switch to the Assignments tab
  3. Choose assignment type:
    • Assign to User - Apply policy to individual employees
    • Assign to Department - Apply policy to all members of a department
    • Assign to Branch - Apply policy to all employees in a branch
  4. Select the user/department/branch and click Assign
  5. View and manage current assignments in the table below
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Only users with global manager roles can edit or delete policies. Policies in use by employees should be reviewed before deletion.

Search & Filter​

Use the search box to quickly find policies by name or description.