Add Geofencing to Xero Payroll for Seamless Timesheet Automation
Description:
I’d like to suggest adding a geofencing feature within Xero Payroll to improve how employee timesheets are recorded and approved.
With geofencing, employees could automatically clock in and out when they enter or leave a designated work location (set by GPS coordinates). This would remove the need for manual time entries or paper-based sign-ins, ensuring timesheets are accurate and reducing administrative workload.
Key Benefits:
Accurate time tracking: Automatic capture of start and end times when employees arrive or leave job sites.
Reduced manual errors: Eliminates forgotten or incorrect timesheet entries.
Improved compliance: Provides a verifiable digital record of attendance and hours worked.
Seamless payroll integration: Automatically syncs approved hours directly into Xero Payroll, ready for processing.
Flexibility for multiple sites: Ideal for businesses with mobile teams, trades, construction, or hospitality where staff work across different locations.
How it could work:
Admins define one or more geofenced zones within Xero (e.g., office, warehouse, job site).
Employees use the Xero Me app (or a similar interface) with location permissions enabled.
When an employee enters a zone, the system records a clock-in; when they exit, it records a clock-out.
The timesheet is generated automatically, ready for review and payroll approval.
This feature would make Xero an even more powerful and efficient tool for managing mobile and onsite workforces.
Lewis Pemberton
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Add Geofencing to Xero Payroll for Seamless Timesheet Automation
Description:
I’d like to suggest adding a geofencing feature within Xero Payroll to improve how employee timesheets are recorded and approved.
With geofencing, employees could automatically clock in and out when they enter or leave a designated work location (set by GPS coordinates). This would remove the need for manual time entries or paper-based sign-ins, ensuring timesheets are accurate and reducing administrative workload.
Key Benefits:
Accurate time tracking: Automatic capture of start and end times when employees arrive or leave job sites.
Reduced manual errors: Eliminates forgotten or incorrect timesheet entries.
Improved compliance: Provides a verifiable digital record of attendance and hours worked.
Seamless payroll integration: Automatically syncs approved hours directly into Xero Payroll, ready for processing.
Flexibility for multiple sites: Ideal for businesses with mobile teams, trades, construction, or hospitality where staff work across different locations.
How it could work:
Admins define one or more geofenced zones within Xero (e.g., office, warehouse, job site).
Employees use the Xero Me app (or a similar interface) with location permissions enabled.
When an employee enters a zone, the system records a clock-in; when they exit, it records a clock-out.
The timesheet is generated automatically, ready for review and payroll approval.
This feature would make Xero an even more powerful and efficient tool for managing mobile and onsite workforces.