Purpose
Document the legitimate attendance or field-work requirement.
Field attendance guide
Use location-aware attendance with purpose and proportionality
Geo-fenced attendance can validate work events for distributed teams, but it should not become undisclosed or excessive employee surveillance.
Transparency
Tell employees what is collected, when and why.
Control
Limit access, retention and use to the approved purpose.
01
Design the policy first
Agree the operating rules before enabling collection.
- Eligible roles and locations
- Check-in and check-out events
- Employee notice and support
- Retention and access rules
02
Design for real-world exceptions
Field conditions make perfect signals unrealistic.
- Weak connectivity and offline cases
- Permission or device failure
- Approved travel and temporary sites
- Manager review and correction
03
Evaluate the software
Verify both capability and governance.
- Geo-fence configuration
- Role-based visibility
- Attendance timeline and evidence
- Exports, logs and downstream payroll use
Practical answers
Questions about field attendance guide
Clear answers to common evaluation, implementation and operating questions.
01Is geo-fencing the same as continuous tracking?
No. Geo-fencing can validate a specific attendance event. Continuous collection is a different, more intrusive use case requiring separate justification and safeguards.
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