Payroll Starts Before Payday: How to Automate Timekeeping and Payroll in Just One Ap

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Many businesses and organizations treat payroll as one that only matters at the end of a pay period, but in reality, payroll starts the moment you clock in.

The misconception that payroll is only valuable when workers receive their paychecks fragments the entire payroll process that results in errors like rushed calculations, corrections, and unavoidable disputes. This explains why modern businesses today are adopting attendance and payroll tools like Fareclock to automate their workflows because missed punches, unclear schedules, and manual adjustments compound over time, creating downstream problems that surface only when payroll is due.

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Capturing Accurate Time from the First Clock-In

Manual punch-ins, forgotten clock-outs, unverifiable work hours, and buddy punching erode the process of accurate time capture that stain the trust between managers, workers, and payroll teams.

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SaaS tools like Fareclock offer impressive features like face recognition, location verification, and real-time attendance visibility to ensure that attendance data are accurate and transparent.

A successful (left) and an unsuccessful (right) facial recognition scan on the Fareclock App

A successful (left) and an unsuccessful (right) facial recognition scan on the Fareclock App

GPS Tagged Attendance Data on the Fareclock App

GPS Tagged Attendance Data on the Fareclock App

Live Location Tracking on the Fareclock Organization Console

Live Location Tracking on the Fareclock Organization Console

Fareclock removes guesswork and inaccuracies, helping HR and payroll teams feel more confident that their team is clocking in at the right place and time, and are paid fair and square.

Applying Payroll Rules Automatically Throughout the Day

Errors are almost inevitable when rules on breaks, schedules, overtime, and payroll are applied manually. With Fareclock, HR and payroll teams can automate and enforce rules to eliminate the need for manual adjustments later on.

Manage Schedule on the Fareclock Organization Console

Manage Schedule on the Fareclock Organization Console

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Configure Breaks on the Fareclock Organization Console

Configure Breaks on the Fareclock Organization Console

Set Up Pay Codes on the Fareclock Organization Console

Set Up Pay Codes on the Fareclock Organization Console

Add Pay Classes on the Fareclock Organization Console

Add Pay Classes on the Fareclock Organization Console

Advanced Settings for Shift Extensions on the Fareclock Organization Console

Advanced Settings for Shift Extensions on the Fareclock Organization Console

This proactive approach makes sure that breaks, shifts, and total hours worked are tracked, aligned, and calculated correctly, helping businesses stay on top of their workforce with labor regulations without requiring constant oversight.

Worker Time Cards That Are Ready Before Payroll Begins

Chasing missing punches, correcting errors, and reconciling log sheets involve a lot of scramble.

With Fareclock’s auto-filled worker timesheets, this chaos is eliminated as work hours and time off are recorded accurately and payroll summaries are generated automatically.

Worker Time Card Editor on the Fareclock Organization Console

Worker Time Card Editor on the Fareclock Organization Console

By the time payroll begins, HR and payroll teams save a significant amount of time because worker timesheets are already complete and review-ready.

One System for Time, Attendance, and Payroll Data

Disconnected systems and processes create gaps that invite errors and inefficiencies.

With Fareclock, businesses and organizations bring together their time, attendance, and payroll data all into a single dashboard, reducing errors, simplifying daily operations, and encouraging clearer and faster decisions.

Contact Fareclock today to learn more about how you can transform every task into a predictable and reliable process that builds a more efficient and effective workflow!

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