Punch Rounding

Punch rounding adjusts employees' total hours by rounding punch times up or down based on the rounding rule and break point selected at the department level. The timestamps on the timecards will not change; rounding is applied only to the calculated hours. This article will walk through how to set up punch rounding and discuss the available punch rounding options.

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:

• Be mindful of the minute format you selected when attempting to validate the calculated totals.  Minute values should not be added using a calculator without first converting the minute values to a decimal format.

To configure punch rounding for a 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 on the name of the intended department or click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the window to search for a department.
4. Click the EDIT button on the line for the Punch Rounding option (listed and described below)
5. Click the drop-down menu and select the intended punch rounding option.
6. Click the SAVE button.

Punch Rounding Options

5-minute rounding with a 3-minute breakpoint

This setting means that the punches will be rounded to the nearest 5-minute segment with a cutoff of 3 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:02 am and punches out at 10 am, the total for time worked displays 2 hours, rather than 1 hour 58 minutes. If the employee punched in at 8:03 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would display 1 hour 55 minutes, as 8:03 am crossed the 3-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 5 minutes.

6-minute rounding with a 3-minute breakpoint

This setting means that punches will be rounded to the nearest 6-minute segment with a cutoff of 3 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 7:57 am and punches out at 10:00 am, the time worked will display 2 hours, rather than 2 hours 3 minutes. If the employee worked from 8:03 to 10 am, the employee’s time worked would display 1 hour 54 minutes, as 8:03 am crossed the 3-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 6 minutes.

10-minute rounding with a 5-minute breakpoint

This setting means that punches will be rounded to the nearest 10-minute segment with a cutoff of 5 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:04 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would display 2 hours, rather than 1 hour 56 minutes. If the employee punched in at 8:05 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would be 1 hour 50 minutes, as 8:05 am crossed the 5-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 10 minutes.

15-minute rounding with an 8-minute breakpoint

This setting means that punches will be rounded to the nearest 15-minute segment with a cutoff of 8 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:07 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would be 2 hours, rather than 1 hour 53 minutes. If the employee punched in at 8:08 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would be 1 hour 45 minutes, as 8:08 crossed the 8-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 15 minutes.

30-minute rounding with a 15-minute breakpoint

This setting means that punches will be rounded to the nearest 30-minute segment with a cutoff of 15 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:14 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would be 2 hours. If the employee punched in at 8:15 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would be 1 hour 30 minutes, as 8:15 am crossed the 15-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 30 minutes.

60-minute rounding with a 30-minute breakpoint

This setting means that punches will be rounded to the nearest 60-minute segment with a cutoff of 30 minutes. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:29 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would display 2 hours. If the employee punched in at 8:30 am and punched out at 10 am, the employee’s time worked would display 1 hour, as 8:30 am crossed the 30-minute breakpoint and was rounded to 60 minutes.