Scheduling Software With Geofencing Time Tracking

Geofencing is software that allows you to set boundaries around locations and then control what a piece of software will do when a device crosses over those boundaries.

With Sling, for example, you can set a specific radius around your office and then set the software to:

• Only allow employees to start tracking time when they’re within that radius
• Automatically stop tracking time when the employee exceeds that radius
• Send notifications (to the employee and yourself) when they’re in the wrong location
• Remind employees to clock in or out depending on the parameters you set

Geofencing is an extremely powerful tool that many businesses don’t know that they’re missing.

Businesses of all types and sizes can benefit from using geofencing.

For example, restaurants and retail establishments with multiple locations can set up geofences to control who is allowed to clock in and where. That can help prevent employees from reporting to the wrong place, starting their time, and then having to travel to the assignment.

Businesses with mobile and remote employees can also benefit from using geofencing. In these cases, managers can use the software to prevent time theft and ensure that work gets done where and when the employee claims.

Yes, geofencing can help control overtime costs. How? By allowing you to control when employees clock in and out for work.

With some mobile time trackers, employees can clock in whenever and wherever they want. That means they could, conceivably, start tracking time when they’re still five minutes away from the worksite.

It also means that they could stop tracking time five minutes (or more) after they’ve left. Those extra minutes can quickly add up to hefty overtime costs for your business.

But, with geofencing, you can set the software to prevent early clock-ins and late clock-outs.

Geofencing is easy with Sling — just set a radius around any location and instruct the software to do specific things when an employee crosses the boundary.

But geofencing isn’t the only thing you can do with Sling. It’s also an incredibly powerful employee management system that can help you organize and optimize team schedules and activities so that remote work, mobile work, and on-site work all flow as smoothly as possible.

With Sling’s powerful suite of tools, you can:

• Build effective schedules in less time
• Organize shift trade requests
• Allow your employees to sign up for available shifts
• Manage time off
• Coordinate availability
• Track employee hours (on both stationary and mobile devices)
• Reduce absenteeism
• Minimize late arrivals
• Control labor costs
• And much more

Right now, you can get started with all of the essentials to help you organize and optimize your team and handle internal communication for free with just one click.