Can I make the kiosk the only way an employee can clock in and out?

Thank you for reaching out, Samantha. Ensuring accurate clock-ins and clock-outs is essential for managing on-site attendance effectively, and I’m here to help you set that up.

QuickBooks Time offers some control over how and where employees track their time. Once you invite your employees to use the app, they will automatically have access to various features, including clocking in and out, adding timesheets through the Workforce mobile application, and using the kiosk.

While we can't make the kiosk the only method for clocking in and out, you can use the GPS tracking feature to help prevent any fraudulent activities when employees use the app.

This feature allows you to monitor your employees' locations and their shifts, enabling you to easily see who is on duty and where they are.

To make location tracking mandatory for employees when they track time, please follow these steps:

1. Go to Company Settings.  
2. Navigate to the Location tab.  
3. Under Tracking, select the Required option.  
4. Click Save.

I've included a screenshot for your reference.

If you'd like to set up geofences around job sites, which remind employees to clock in when they arrive at work and clock out when they leave, check out this link for instructions on enabling the geofencing feature: Use geofencing in QuickBooks Time.

It might also be a good idea to enable the photo capture feature to ensure that employees are physically present when they clock in or out at the kiosk.

Additionally, to help keep team members focused on the Time Kiosk without navigating to other apps, here are some tips for your device’s limitation settings:

• Computer: You can't lock the Kiosk on a computer.  
• Android device: Set up a pin screen system.
• iOS device: Use Guided Access mode.

For more detailed guidance, you may find our QuickBooks Time Kiosk setup article helpful.

Furthermore, if you're using QuickBooks Online Payroll to pay your employees, you might want to explore this article about managing payroll items: Manage your payroll items in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

Keep me posted if you have more questions about how to utilize Kiosk or if there's anything else I can do for you, Samantha. I'm here to help.