Purpose and Overview:

This post will familiarize you with the time clock interface, using the time clock, viewing your past time clock “punch” details and fixing a missed “punch.”

Using the time clock helps you keep track of your hours, breaks and lunches, it also helps your employer streamline frustrating and time-consuming time-tracking tasks.

Using the time clock is your responsibility. We’ve tried to make the interface easy and understandable; we’ve provided support materials (like this post) but, in the end, we’re all counting on you to correctly use the time clock to help us all be successful.

To Access the Time Clock:

You can access the time clock from within the same “MyGO” application you use to view your paystubs and W2s as well as manage your employee profile within the payroll system.

If you have not yet registered for “MyGO” access, please ask your employer to contact their Ludt Payroll account executive to request access.

Time Clock Tour:

The "Time Clock" tile:

The “Time clock” tile displays the current date and time as well as your “punch status”

Punch status could be:

• Clocked In
• Break
• Lunch
• Clocked Out
• No Clock Transactions

Operating the “Time clock” is EASY!

• When you begin work each day, you’ll select “Clock In”
• When you take a break, you’ll select “Break”
• When you return from break, you’ll select “Clock In” again
• When you take a lunch, you’ll select “Lunch”
• When you return from lunch, you’ll select “Clock In” again
• When you end work for the day, you’ll select “Clock Out”
• The trick is to remember to use “Clock In” at the beginning of the day AND when you return from your break or lunch -- if you fail to “Clock In” again you will have a missed “punch” – a missed “punch” will interfere with your payroll’s processing.

Review Punches and Fix Those Missed:

Review today's punch details:

• On left side-bar, select “My Time”

• Select “Time Clock”

• Review “Today’s Punch Details”

• You are looking for:
  • Any missing “Clock Time” transactions. 
    • You should have one at the start of the day and after any break or lunch.
    • If you discover you forgot to “Clock In” at the start of the day or after any lunch or break, you have a “missed punch” to fix.
  • Any missing “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time”
    • If you do not select “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time” prior to going on break or lunch, you will discover it upon your return when you attempt to “Clock In” and the system tells you that “You are already Clocked In.” When this occurs, you have a “missed punch” to fix.
    • If you do not select “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time” prior to going on break or lunch AND you also fail to “Clock In,” you would have TWO missed punches to fix.

Review historic punch details:

• On left side-bar, select “My Time”

• Select “Time Sheet”

• Set “Pay Date” to pay date period you’d like to review

• You are looking for:
  • Any missing “Clock Time” transactions. 
    • You should have one at the start of the day and after any break or lunch.
    • If you discover you forgot to “Clock In” at the start of the day or after any lunch or break, you have a “missed punch” to fix.
  • Any missing “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time”
    • If you do not select “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time” prior to going on break or lunch, you will discover it upon your return when you attempt to “Clock In” and the system tells you that “You are already Clocked In.” When this occurs, you have a “missed punch” to fix.
    • If you do not select “Break-Time” or “Lunch-Time” prior to going on break or lunch AND you also fail to “Clock In,” you would have TWO missed punches to fix.

Fix a missed punch

The option to "fix a missed punch" is only available on the web browser interface.

• On left “side-bar,” select “My Time”

• Select “Fix a missed punch”

• On the “Fix a missed punch” form:
  • Set “Punch Type” to the punch type missed, either:
    • Clock In
    • Clock Out
    • Break
    • Lunch
  • Under “Step 2-Select your punch date and time,” select the “Date” and “Time” of the missed punch
  • Under “Step 3-Include comments below,” input relevant comments.
  • Select “Save”