Add Department Wizard

Adding new departments and configuring the basic settings is simple and efficient using the Add Department wizard!  

IMPORTANT NOTE: The punch rounding rules set at the department level will apply to all punches, including breaks and lunches. If this is not appropriate for your organization, you may wish to disable this feature. It is your responsibility to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
 

Notes:

• Supervisors can be configured with permissions to view and/or edit departments.  Their responsibility can also be limited to certain departments.
• Department-level settings and rules are inherited from the employee's home department.
• Since several department-level features are schedule-based (start and end zones, lockouts, shifts), it is a good practice to organize and populate your departments with this in mind.

To add a new department:

1. Log in to the uAttend cloud portal with an administrator or supervisor (with permissions) profile.
2. Click on the Departments tab.
3. Click the Add Department button.
4. Enter a department Code.
5. Enter a Department Name.
6. Select a Punch Rounding option (listed below).
   • 5-minute rounding with a 3-minute breakpoint
   • 6-minute rounding with a 3-minute breakpoint
   • 10-minute rounding with a 5-minute breakpoint
   • 15-minute rounding with an 8-minute breakpoint
   • 30-minute rounding with a 15-minute breakpoint
   • 60-minute rounding with a 30-minute breakpoint
7. Select a response to Employees punch for breaks?.
   • Enter an Add up to amount if employees punch for breaks.
   • Select a Paid break/duration threshold and duration if employees do not punch for breaks.
8. Select a response to Employees punch for lunch?.
   • Enter an Add up to amount, select a Lunch Lockout Duration option, and select a Deduct Time From Timecard option if employees punch for lunch.
   • Select a Lunch deduction/duration threshold and duration and click the Recurring option (if applicable) if employees do not punch for lunch.
9. Select a Weekly/Bi-weekly Overtime threshold (listed below).
   • Weekly: After 32, 32.5, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 37.5, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 42.5, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47.5, 48, 49, 50, 52, 55, 60, 65 hours
   • Bi-weekly: After 80, 86, 96, 106 hours
10. Select the additional overtime options you intend to apply to this department (listed below).
    • Daily Overtime 1 (After 7, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 12 hours)
    • Daily Overtime 2 (After 11, 12, 16 hours)
    • 7th Day Overtime
    • Saturday Overtime
    • Sunday Overtime
11. Select a Day Change At option.
12. Select a Maximum Shift length option (listed below).
    • 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 30, 74
13. Select a New Shift Starts after option (listed below).
    • 2, 3, 4
14. Select a response to Night Shift?.
15. Click one of the save buttons (listed below).
    • SAVE & ADD NEW
    • SAVE & CONTINUE
    • SAVE & CLOSE