Can I use Square Timecards for at home employees?

[rawgreen6]

The title of this thread has been edited from the original: At Home Employees

I have a small business with 4 employees/contractors that work from home. I do not have a point of sale business.

1) What devices to do employees/contractors clock in and out?  From their computer and/or mobile phone? 

2)  The employees need to have a computer in order to work. So I prefer that they only sign in using their computer. Can this be done?

3) What happen if an employee/contractor forgets to clock in, how can this be fixed?

4) Can employee/contractor see their hours worked in real time?

5) Can I see when employees/contractors are on the clock in real time?  Some set their own hours. 

[Helen]

Hi @rawgreen6! I've answered each of your questions below.

1) What devices to do employees/contractors clock in and out?  From their computer and/or mobile phone? 

• Employees clock in and out of the Point of Sale app on a mobile device like a tablet or phone. It's not possible to clock in/out from a computer.

2)  The employees need to have a computer in order to work. So I prefer that they only sign in using their computer. Can this be done?

• Not at this time I'm afraid! They'll need to clock in from the app.

3) What happen if an employee/contractor forgets to clock in, how can this be fixed?

• As the account owner you'll be able to create a timecard for an employee from the Timecards section of your online Square Dashboard: you can clock in/out out an employee from the Dashbard.

4) Can employee/contractor see their hours worked in real time?

• Yes when your employees tap Clock In/Out from the app they'll see the amount of time they've worked since they clocked in.

5) Can I see when employees/contractors are on the clock in real time?  Some set their own hours. 

• Yes when an employee clocks in you'll see their timecard from your online Square Dashboard.

I hope this helps! I know other sellers would be interested to hear if you find timecards useful for employees who work from home so keep in touch!