Time & Attendance

Time Clock Rounding

Finally, no more minute-by-minute overtime calculations. Automated time entry rounding eliminates payroll discrepancies. Save time and money while ensuring labor law compliance.

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This is Where Clock Time Rounding Helps

End the minute-by-minute overtime hassle

8:58 automatically becomes 9:00. Leverage real-time tracking without manual minute corrections.

Payroll follows your rules

The system adapts to your company policy, not the other way around. Set custom rounding increments, grace periods, and rounding rules that match your organization's requirements.

Reduced administrative burden

Automation eliminates manual editing, maintains labor law compliance, and addresses discrepancies between recorded hours and payroll.

Rounding toWork Schedule

This option is designed for companies operating with fixed schedules, e.g., 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It automatically adjusts employee clock-ins and clock-outs to match the established schedule, eliminating minute-level discrepancies and ensuring labor law compliance.

How it works?

Configure grace periods (e.g., 15 minutes before/after scheduled time) and lateness tolerance for early departure (e.g., 5 minutes). The system automatically rounds time entries if they fall within these ranges.

Example

Set rules:
Work schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Grace period: 15 min,
Lateness tolerance: 5 min

How it works?
Clock-in at 8:58 AM → rounds to 9:00 AM (within grace period)
Clock-in at 9:03 AM → rounds to 9:00 AM (within tolerance)
Clock-in at 9:20 AM → remains 9:20 AM (beyond tolerance, system records tardiness)

Example

Set rules:
Increment: 15 min
Round down within first 7 minutes
Round up within last 8 minutes

How it works?
Clock-in at 8:52 AM → rounds to 9:00 AM
Clock-in at 9:07 AM → rounds to 9:00 AM (within 7-minute rule)
Clock-in at 9:08 AM → rounds to 9:15 AM
Clock-out at 5:12 PM → rounds to 5:15 PM

Rounding to Time Increments

Perfect solution for companies without rigid schedules or where payroll is calculated in specific time blocks (e.g., every 5, 10, or 15 minutes). Round time entries to the nearest increment to simplify payroll and ensure transparency.

How it works?

Set the rounding increment (e.g., 5, 10, or 15 minutes) and rounding direction for clock-ins and clock-outs (up, down, or nearest). Additionally, you can set grace periods to provide flexibility before rounding kicks in.

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Combined rounding policies and configuration

Both rounding methods can work independently or together, depending on your needs. Calamari's system prioritizes schedule-based rounding first, then applies increment-based rounding.

Full support included: Currently the Time Clock Rounding feature is available in Beta version in Time & Attendance Module. Our Customer Support team helps you choose optimal settings and implements it on your behalf. Once we're out of Beta version it will be self-service.

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Ensure Compliance and Payroll Accuracy

Labor laws, such as the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), require that employees are paid for all time worked. Our feature isn't about 'erasing' minutes; instead, it empowers you to create a clear, fair, and legally defensible company policy that defines when work officially begins and ends. Configured buffers and tolerance rules become your transparent, automated standard for timekeeping.  

Manually correcting minute-level discrepancies is a direct path to costly payroll errors. Automating this process in Calamari eliminates the risk of human error, guaranteeing that payroll always aligns with registered and approved work time. This eliminates the need for time-consuming adjustments and back pay, ensuring accuracy and saving administrative overhead.

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