Tempus Central

Start by setting up Tempus Central the way your teams actually work. Import your people from HR or a spreadsheet, tag them by department, location, and role, then connect your capture methods: biometric terminals on the shop floor, RFID readers at gates, a tablet kiosk for visitors and contractors, and the mobile app for field staff with optional geofencing. Define work calendars, shift patterns, grace periods, and rounding rules once; reuse them across sites. If you operate in low-connectivity areas, enable offline capture on devices and let Tempus sync records automatically when the network returns.\n\nOnce running, managers use the live board to see who’s in, out, remote, or on break. Late arrivals, missed punches, unauthorized overtime, and out-of-zone check-ins appear as exceptions with clear actions. Employees can fix a missed punch or justify a variance from their self-service portal; supervisors get one-click approvals and bulk resolution for recurring issues. Automated nudges remind people to clock out, submit corrections, or confirm shifts. Kiosk mode supports quick multi-user check-ins during shift changes, and every edit is tracked with an audit trail for reviews and audits.\n\nFor scheduling, drag and drop rosters for weekly or monthly horizons, then publish to teams with notifications. Use templates for rotating, night, and split shifts; auto-fill based on availability, skills, or headcount targets. Balance coverage with cost controls by applying overtime thresholds, union or site rules, and mandatory rest windows. Track project or cost-center time with job codes at punch-in, and segment data for multi-site operations and contractors. When plans change, reassign in seconds and alert the affected staff, avoiding manual calls and spreadsheet chaos.\n\nAt the end of each cycle, lock the period and let Tempus compute payable hours, approved overtime, leave accruals, and holiday impacts according to your policies. Export payroll-ready files or push data via API to systems like SAP, Tally, Oracle, or ADP; schedule secure SFTP jobs so Finance never waits on HR. Dashboards surface trends—absenteeism spikes, tardiness by team, overtime heatmaps—so you can tune staffing and policy. Role-based access ensures supervisors see only their teams; SSO, detailed logs, and tamper detection help you pass compliance checks. Pilot at one site, refine rules, then roll out org-wide with confidence and consistent controls.