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Automate Attendance Cutoff & Prevent Modifications After the Deadline

09-25-2025
🤔 Our company finalizes the previous month’s attendance records on the 4th of each month.

As an attendance manager, I manually announce the attendance cutoff via messenger and then organize all records one by one. These records are used to calculate allowances and salaries, and once finalized, I ensure that employees cannot modify them to prevent discrepancies.

However, despite repeated announcements, some employees still modify their attendance records without informing me, causing payroll miscalculations.

Additionally, as the number of employees grows, manually handling the attendance cutoff is becoming too time-consuming, affecting my ability to focus on other tasks.

Is there a way to automate the attendance cutoff and prevent employees from modifying records after the deadline?

💁‍♀️ With Shopl, you can automatically process attendance cutoff on a set date and restrict modifications afterward.

Shopl’s Attendance Cutoff feature ensures that all records are finalized on the designated date, preventing unauthorized changes and reducing the time spent on manual processing.

✨ Start automating attendance cutoff with Shopl today!

1. Simplify Attendance Cutoff with Shopl!

▪︎ Automate Attendance Cutoff on a Recurring Schedule

With Shopl’s Attendance Cutoff feature, managers can set a one-time schedule, and the system will automatically finalize records at the designated period.

Attendance cutoff can be scheduled weekly or monthly:

  • Weekly: Finalizes attendance records from Monday to Sunday of the previous week.
  • Monthly: Finalizes attendance records for the previous month.

Once the cutoff is processed, only managers can modify attendance records—employees will no longer have editing access.

▪︎ Automatic Notifications for Employees & Managers Before Cutoff

No more manually reminding employees about attendance cutoff deadlines!Shopl sends automated push notifications to employees before the cutoff date, prompting them to review their attendance records. Notifications start 10 days in advance and continue daily until the cutoff is finalized.

▪︎ Monitor Attendance Cutoff Status by Period & Employee

Easily track attendance cutoff status from the dashboard!

The dashboard provides a clear overview of cutoff status, total employees affected, and completion rate. Additionally, it displays pending approvals or rejections related to attendance requests during the cutoff period, allowing managers to review unresolved cases efficiently.

If you need structured reports on finalized attendance records, use the Comprehensive Attendance Report feature. Download Excel-formatted reports containing finalized workdays, hours, leave records, and more for seamless payroll and compliance management.

Curious about how to manage attendance records efficiently?

▸ Learn how to consolidate scattered attendance records into one report >

2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. What if there are unapproved attendance records after the cutoff? Can they be modified?

A. Yes, records can be modified after lifting the cutoff.

Even after the attendance cutoff is processed, managers can still modify attendance records if necessary. If you need details on how to adjust attendance records after a cutoff, check out the help center guide below!

▸ How to Modify Attendance Records After Cutoff >

With Shopl’s [Attendance Cutoff] feature, you no longer need to manually notify employees or compile attendance records at the end of each period. The system automates the cutoff process and ensures that employees cannot modify past records, preventing payroll discrepancies.

Beyond attendance cutoff, Shopl provides comprehensive workforce management tools, including [Attendance], [Scheduling], and [Leave] features for seamless workforce operations. Want to explore more about attendance and workforce management? Click below!

Learn More About Attendance & Workforce Management Features >
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