Shift Times

The Shifts functionality is an option available in the Preferences Menu of WorkPal and allows Users to set a clock in, and clock out time. With this functionality, Users will be able to manually start and stop their Shift from the Home Screen. Jobs that Users log time on will be logged against their Shift.

Users can be required to complete a Vehicle Check upon start of a Shift. Please see our guide on the Vehicle Check for more on this.

On start of a Shift the Users Location will be tracked. Tracking will continue until the User ends their Shift. Users can disable this feature by controlling location settings on their device.

To see and edit Shift information, Desktop Users can visit the Users page to check the Shift Times for any User.

When the User has been selected, select the Manage Shifts button at the bottom of the page.

 

Job Times

From the Job screen, the User is able to manually start and stop recording their time on a Job, whether that be Travel Time; time taken to get to and from the Job site, or Job Time; which is time spent on the Job. Mobile Users can pause and resume the Job time as often as required.

If any Helpers have been added by the User, their Job Times will also be automatically started/stopped with the Users time.

Any Pre-Job Forms that are set to appear, including the Risk Assessment, will appear when Users choose to start their Shift Timer. Time spent completing Forms will also be included within the Job Time.

 

Note: Users Shift Times cannot be changed if the new times interfere with Job Times that the User has already set. Job Times have to fall within the limits of the Shift Time. To rectify this, Desktop Users can visit the Job page of the offending Job and double-click the Assignees name to view and edit their Job Times. On this page, both Travel Times and Job Times can be viewed, edited or deleted.

 

If a User has forgotten to start their Shift and this needs amended on the system, they should start a Shift, then finish it at least 1 minute later. This can then be edited by a Desktop User to have the correct start and end times. 

Shift Times can be exported and viewed for all Users, or an individual User with the Shift Report.