Overview: Buddy Punch offers a variety of notifications to help you manage your team more effectively. This article provides an in-depth look at each available notification and how you can use them to stay informed.
Instructions:
Time Tracking Notifications
Overtime Alert - This alert enables Administrators, Managers, or Employees to receive a daily or weekly overtime alert that can be sent to an Employee, Manager, or Administrator via email, push notification, or both.
Punch Blocked Alert - This alert allows Administrators and Managers to receive a notification any time that an employee's punch attempt is blocked by a Geofence, Punch Limiting Rule, IP Address Lock, and/or a Device Lock. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.
Approve Time Card Reminder - This reminder notifies Administrators or Managers when it's time to approve employee time cards. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.
Submit Time Card Reminder - This reminder notifies Employees, Managers, or Administrators when to submit time cards for approval. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.
Punch In Reminder - This reminder enables Employees, Managers, or Administrators to receive a reminder to punch in. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.
Punch Out Reminder - This reminder enables Employees, Managers, or Administrators to receive a reminder to punch out. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.
Birthday Reminder - This reminder enables Employees, Managers, or Administrators to receive a reminder on an employee’s birthday.
Anniversary Reminder - This reminder enables Employees, Managers, or Administrators to receive a reminder on an employee’s work anniversary.
Scheduling Notifications
(Pro Plan or Scheduling Add-On Required)
Early In Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to receive an email or push notification when a user punches in early for their assigned shift.
Late In Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to be notified by email or push notification when a user punches in late for their assigned shift.
Early Out Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to be notified by email or push notification if an employee punches out early for their assigned shift.
Late Out Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to receive an email or push notification when a user punches out late for their assigned shift.
Missed In Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to be notified by email or push notification if an employee does not punch in for a scheduled shift.
Missed Out Alert - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to receive an email or push notification when an employee doesn't punch out of their scheduled shift by a specified time.
Punch In Alert (No Shift) - If an employee hasn't been assigned a shift yet, they will have a No Shift option available (if enabled). This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to receive an email or push notification when a user punches in using the No Shift option.
Shift Start Reminder - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to be notified by email or push notification when a user hasn't punched in within X amount of minutes before their shift.
Shift End Reminder - This notification allows an Employee, Manager, or Administrator to be notified by email or push notification when a user hasn't punched out within X amount of minutes before the end of their shift.
Personal Profile Notifications
Each user (including Administrator, Manager, and Employee) has their own set of personal notifications, which can be found within the personal profile. A user can access their profile by logging in to our website and clicking their name --> My Profile.
Below is a list of those personal profile notifications:
Punch Changes - This notification enables Administrators, Managers, and Employees to receive a push notification or email whenever a punch change (edit) occurs.
Notifications on each Punch - This notification enables Administrators and Managers to receive a push notification or email every time an employee punches in or out.
Notifications on each Manual Break - This notification enables Administrators and Managers to receive a push notification or email every time a manual break is taken.
Time Card Approval Status Change - This notification enables Administrators, Managers, and Employees to receive a push notification or email whenever the status of a time card changes (Pending Approval, Approved, Rejected, Reset to Draft).
Time Off Changes - This notification enables Administrators, Managers, and Employees to receive an email whenever a user requests time off or when a time-off request is deleted or approved.
Payroll Notifications
(Buddy Punch Payroll Required)
Payroll Submit Reminder - This notification alerts Administrators when it's time to submit payroll. This alert can be sent via email, push notification, or both.