Employee timekeeping software that records hours without timesheets
Timekeeping is the record of when each person worked: when they started, when they stopped, their breaks and the hours in between. Tickin captures that record as it happens, from the tools your team already uses, so there is no timesheet to fill in at the end of the week and no hours to reconstruct from memory.
What good timekeeping has to record
A time record is only useful if it answers the questions payroll and managers ask: when did this person start and finish, how long were their breaks, how many hours did they actually work, and did any of it run into overtime? Tickin records each work session's start and end, tracks breaks separately and deducts them from worked hours, and totals the day for you. The time log is built from those sessions, not typed in afterwards.
Time capture where your team already works
People clock in with /tickin start and clock out with /tickin end in Slack, or from the browser, and the optional Desktop App add-on on paid plans. Microsoft Teams works too on the Scale plan. Because recording time takes a few seconds in a tool that is already open, it actually happens, which is the difference between a time recorder people use and one they work around.
A time log you can check and correct
Mistakes happen: someone forgets to clock out, or clocks in late from the wrong device. Instead of editing the record quietly, an employee requests an attendance correction, a manager approves or rejects it from the web app or from chat, and the decision is written to the audit log. The time log stays accurate, and you can always see what changed.
Timekeeping against your real schedule
Set your office hours, working days and a grace period once, with a timezone per workspace, and each clock-in is compared against them. Late arrivals can trigger an alert, and attendance reports show who was on time, late or absent, so the time record and the schedule are read side by side instead of in two different places.
From time records to payroll
Recorded hours, approved leave and approved overtime feed straight into payroll on the Growth plan, so the hours you pay for are the hours that were recorded. Nothing is copied from one system into another at the end of the month.
Features that make it work
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employee timekeeping?
- Employee timekeeping is recording when each person works: clock-in and clock-out times, breaks and total hours worked. That record is what attendance reports, overtime and payroll are calculated from.
- What is the difference between timekeeping and time tracking?
- The terms overlap. Timekeeping usually means recording attendance and hours worked for pay; time tracking can also mean tracking time against projects and tasks. Tickin does both: hours and attendance on every plan, and project time tracking on the Scale plan.
- How do employees record their time in Tickin?
- In Slack with /tickin start and /tickin end, in the browser, or with the optional Desktop App add-on on paid plans. Microsoft Teams is supported on the Scale plan. Every option records the same session, so people can use whichever is closest to hand.
- Can an employee fix a missed clock-out?
- Yes. They request an attendance correction, a manager approves or rejects it from the web app or from chat, and the decision is written to the audit log, so the time log is corrected without anyone editing it quietly.
- Is Tickin's timekeeping free?
- Yes, for teams of up to 10 employees. The Free plan includes clock-in and clock-out from the web and Slack, break tracking, attendance reports and corrections. Larger teams move to a paid plan.