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Employee lateness & attendance tracking
Keep track of lateness and attendance in the workplace with lateness tracking you can access on mobile or desktop.
- Track lateness and attendance with accuracy
- Automatically mark who was late and when
- Keep an eye on recurring lateness records
- Follow the correct HR process with lateness policies
Join the 120,000+ businesses already logging lateness in BrightHR
Keep shifts and opening times on track
When employees are late for a shift, essential work can be left undone. For retail and hospitality businesses, a delayed start can also mean opening late. You need a clear view of who has started work and when, so you can see where staffing gaps could disrupt the day.
An attendance management system helps you:
- Track shift attendance
- Spot patterns of lateness across your workforce.
- Identify gaps that need attention
- Address recurring late starts before they disrupt more shifts
See BrightHR's lateness management tool in action
See BrightHR's lateness management tool in action
Manage employee attendance easily
It’s a real HR headache to keep track of your team’s attendance if you’re still using spreadsheets, filing cabinets or text messages.
Remove the headaches, stress and lost time with attendance management software.
- Create secure records in seconds, and update them anytime
- Use the attendance tracker to see trends and patterns
- Monitor regular lateness with secure attendance records
- Be more informed, support employees and boost your efficiency
Identify lateness patterns and address issues promptly
With a modern system designed to provide real-time data, BrightHR’s lateness and attendance tracking feature makes it easy to spot signs of regular lateness early.
There is often a deeper reason why an employee is regularly late for work. Getting to the root cause of this will save your business from the impacts of lateness.
- Log the lateness record
- Provide a reason for lateness
- Keep track of lateness patterns
- Generate attendance reports with analytics
A full suite of attendance management support
Get a real-time view of who's clocked in, out or on break. Track when employees start their shift.
Get instant access to policy documents, ranging from lateness to attendance policies, personal improvement plans and more.
Access expert employment law advice with a UK team available 24/7, 365 days a year. Get support on difficult situations, or advice on how to implement your policies.
Tackle attendance issues with expert HR advice
Tackle the issue of persistence lateness with the support of expert HR advice. With BrightHR's employment law services, the team is on hand 24/7 to help you navigate a concern.
Whether you want to hold an informal or formal discussion with your employee, write a letter of concern or take the matter further, the advisors are qualified and have years of experience dealing with a wide range of HR issues.
An all-in-one time tracking solution with Blip
Our HR software brings everything together in one place, making it simple to track employee time and attendance. With our clocking-in and out app, Blip, you can automate time tracking and quickly spot when someone clocks in late.
Paired with a suite of absence management tools, it helps reduce the need for manual data entry, giving you a more efficient way to manage lateness and attendance from your phone.
Reasons to monitor lateness in your business
Protect productivity and staffing efficiency
Automated lateness tracking gives real-time visibility of attendance, helping managers plan cover quickly and minimise disruption to daily operations.
Improve team morale and accountability
Clear, consistent tracking removes ambiguity and perceptions of unfairness, helping reduce tension and maintain stronger working relationships.
Reduce financial impact of lost time
Reliable data highlights patterns of lateness, enabling early intervention and helping to cut costs linked to inefficiency and missed hours.
Maintain consistency with a lateness policy
Implement a fair approach to dealing with instances of lateness by downloading a lateness policy template.
View employee attendance history
Support performance management reviews and one-to-one meetings with detailed records of absences and patterns of lateness.
Provide managers & HR access to records
Use the admin controls within BrightHR to give HR teams and line managers access to view the lateness patterns of specific employees.
Don’t let lateness interrupt your operations
Unlock workforce time and attendance tracking with BrightHR