Time capture
Clock, biometric, mobile/geofenced, and timesheet capture methods are documented.
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T&A / reviewed 29 Aug 2026
Dayforce Time and Attendance: Time & attendance
Time capture, policy automation, attendance, exceptions, mobile access, and payroll calculations.
Buyer fit
Organizations linking time capture directly to scheduling and continuous payroll.
Modules covered
4 product modules
Feature guide
10 capabilities covered
Pay and time rules
Policies support rounding, early/late thresholds, meals, breaks, validations, overtime, and premiums.
Approvals and exceptions
Unauthorized records, exceptions, audits, and period review reports support approval control.
Attendance management
Absence patterns, schedule comparisons, attestations, rest rules, and attendance reports are documented.
Payroll-ready output
Time entries continuously update net-pay calculations on the same platform.
Workflow and configuration
Policy validations and manager review govern time entry and exceptions.
Reporting and analytics
The reporting guide lists time entries, audits, exceptions, overtime, time away, and payroll-mapping reports.
Roles, permissions, and audit
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed reviewed Dayforce Time and Attendance sources material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
Integrations and API
Web-service, connector, and payroll WFM mapping reports are documented.
Self-service and mobile
Employees enter and validate time through multiple devices and mobile access.
Localization and compliance
The product describes global and local pay-policy enforcement.
AI and automation
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed Dayforce Time and Attendance product-specific material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
Packaging notes
- Clock hardware, advanced scheduling, payroll, and other WFM functions may be separately scoped.
Geography notes
- Device, biometric, break, rest, and pay rules require local legal and works-council validation.