Item: Buddy Punch
Rating: 9
Author: Nicole Segebart

Overall Satisfaction with Buddy Punch

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our buddy punch is used across the whole system and we use it for recording our punches in/ out and it tracks employees to be sure they are clocking in & out and are actually at the residence.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Allows employees to edit their time punches in the event they forget to clock in or out.
It has the option for a picture to be taken when clocking in/out to verify an employee's location. It can prove a technical issue with our laptop and time punches.
Very convenient and easy to use time-off requests, and being able to be my favorite feature! It also provides easy, clear summaries of PTO and when they can be used.

Cons

I'd love to see the feature added to allow us to view exactly what changes our supervisors made on our time cards.
Uploading a picture to your profile is very frustrating to do on this app. It wont upload a personal picture from your own files but instead it makes u take a live picture with a webcam.
I would like to see maybe a tutorial of how to use its features. The exporting feature can be pretty confusing. Also when punching in/ out on a 3rd shift (overnight) it confuses me badly by separating the punches for after midnight into a separate punch.

Most Important Features

Tracking of the employee when making punches.
The feature allowing pictures to be taken automatically when punching allows employees to obtain proof of their presence.
The features that allowed the employee to edit their punches as well as management is an awesome way for management to keep up with who needs adjusting on time cards.

Return on Investment

Cuts back on accidental overtime due to having to keep up with multiple employee's time cards.
The software prevents employees riding the clock and being paid for time not worked.
The feature allowing both employee & employer to edit, check, & submit their time card cuts back on payroll mistakes and also allows corrections before already being paid.

Key Insights

Do you think Buddy Punch delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Buddy Punch's feature set?

Yes

Did Buddy Punch live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Buddy Punch go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Buddy Punch again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), ADP Workforce Now, Zoom Video Webinar

I think that is very convenient as far as tracking your employees when they are punching in or out to ensure they are physically at the location they are supposed to be for that shift. I also think that the option to download this app to your personal phone is amazing, it makes it more convenient to punch in or out when you aren't near a laptop or a residence to use one. The feature of being able to attach a note with your punches explaining possible late punchers or absences is very beneficial to the employee allows show proof if needed.

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