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Check in and out of your shift

Check in when you start your shift and check out when you finish.

Record when you start and finish work with Check in and Check out. These
actions are separate from confirming a future shift.

Before you start

  • Sign in to the correct team and open your assigned shift.
  • Keep an active internet connection. Offline attendance actions are not queued.
  • Allow location access when requested.

Check in

  1. Open your current assigned shift from Shifts or My Work.
  2. Select Check in when you are starting work. If the shift also needs
    confirmation, the action may say Check in and confirm.
  3. Allow location access if prompted.
  4. Wait for the app to confirm that you are checked in.

An assigned shift during its check-in window with a Check in button.

Check in during the check-in window shown in the app.
If it is too early, follow the timing shown in the app.

Check out

  1. Open the shift you checked in to.
  2. Select Check out when you finish work.
  3. Review the confirmation. Select Keep working if you are not ready.
  4. Select Check out in the confirmation to finish.
  5. Allow location access if requested and wait for the saved result.

The checkout confirmation offering Keep working and Check out.

Check that it worked

The app shows a saved check-in or checkout state and its recorded time. Wait for
that confirmation before leaving the screen. A location warning, loading
indicator, or failed request does not mean attendance was saved.

Troubleshooting

  • No check-in action appears: Check that you opened your assigned shift
    and that you have not already checked in. Follow any timing or error message
    shown in the app.
  • Location cannot be verified: Check device location permissions, follow
    the explanation shown, and retry. Use Check in anyway or Check out anyway
    when offered to save attendance as location unverified.
  • You are still checked in to another shift: Open that shift and check out
    before checking in to the next one.
  • You lose connection or a save is uncertain: Reconnect and reopen the shift
    to check the saved status. Follow any retry instructions shown in the app.
  • You missed a check-in or checkout: Tell your manager what happened.

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