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How to Add Work Hours for Scheduled Time—Administrator (Web/App)

Step-by-step instructions on how to quickly add work hours for employees for time that has been scheduled.

Overview: Administrators can add work hours based on scheduled shifts from the Buddy Punch website or mobile app. This allows you to easily update employee time cards if they forgot to punch in for a scheduled shift.

Instructions:


Add Scheduled Work Hours (Web)

1. After you've published a shift for an employee, you can add work hours to that shift from their time card. Start by clicking Time Cards --> View All:

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2. Then click View next to the name of the employee in question:

3. Once on their time card, you will see the missed shifts that have been published. Click Add next to the shift you want to populate time for:

4. The shift start/end time will automatically be populated, along with the scheduled shift details. Click Save once done:

5. You'll then be taken back to the time card, where you can see the newly added hours for the scheduled shift.


Add Scheduled Work Hours (App)

1. After you've published a shift for an employee, you can add work hours to that shift from their time card.

2. Once on the employee's time card, click the plus + button located in the top right-hand corner. (Left image below)

3. And then click Add Punch. (Middle image below)

4. Here you can enter punch details and choose which shift the time should be associated with. (Right image below)

5. A list of shifts in the current week will be available to select from. If you need to add time for shifts older than the current week, it's advised to use our website instead. (Left image below)

6. After entering all the required punch details, click Save. (Right image below)


FAQs

Q: I added hours to the schedule, but don't see the option to add hours from the time card.

A: If you added hours to the schedule but don't see them on the time card, then it's likely that the shifts weren't published. Please return to the schedule page and publish with the steps here.

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