Time and Attendance Software

Complex operations. Accurate results. Every time.

Focus isn't scheduling or HR software with time and attendance bolted on. This is 20 years of industry-leading time and attendance expertise - built to handle the complexity other systems can't manage.

Collect data in multiple ways. Process it through sophisticated rules. Approve with full transparency. Export to any payroll system. All automated, all accurate, every time.

Collect Data However You Need

One system, multiple methods, all working in harmony. You don't need to pick a single solution - mix and match across your organisation based on what works for each area.

Biometric Terminals

Fingerprint or facial recognition technology is fast, secure, and safe. No credentials to lose or forget, quick to set up, easy to maintain. Connect to the internet (or your network) and you're ready.

RFID Terminals

Low cost, low hassle. A keyfob or card, no need for biometrics, no need for employees to have phones to hand. Add PIN security if required, but these RFID terminals are quick and effective workhorses.

NFC Wave Tags

The Focus Wave is an NFC clock point that sticks to the wall. Team members tap their smartphones to clock in and out - the control of a fixed point with the freedom of a low-cost, zero-maintenance solution.

Tablet Kiosks

Use a shared iPad or Android tablet to let employees clock in and out, check timesheets, and request time off. No hardware overhead, simple to use. Fast and reliable.

Smartphone App

Our iOS and Android app puts control in employees' hands. Clock in and out, assign time to projects or departments, check schedules and timesheets. Use geofences to define where clocking is permitted.

Web Browser

Anywhere with an internet connection becomes a clocking point. Use geolocation to track where and when, or geofencing to define clocking areas by team, group, or individual.

Processing - Where Focus Separates From The Pack

Collection is easy. Processing is where most systems fall apart. Focus has spent 20 years building a rules engine that handles whatever you throw at it.

Shift Rules & Patterns

Design shifts with custom start and finish times, breaks, overtime, lateness, rounding, and bonus time. Create repeating patterns across any timeframe - 90 days, 300 days, whatever your operation demands. Assign multiple schedules to the same employee (day shift and night shift, for example) and Focus automatically determines which shift they're working based on clock-in time.Build open flexible shifts or rigid structures. Extend functionality with custom scripts for unique requirements. It's all possible with Focus.

Breaks Management

Automatically manage breaks using shift rules - whether your team clocks out for breaks or not. Define breaks at specific times during shifts, set total break allowances, or base breaks on hours worked. Paid or unpaid, clocked or assumed, the break system in Focus is powerful and flexible.

Overtime Intelligence

Overtime rules as simple or complex as you need. From flat rates for all hours worked through to different rates based on shift length, type, time, employee skills, season, or any combination of factors you require. Set weekly overflow rules. Manage time off in lieu (TOIL) automatically - define when it's earned, track balances, and manage when it's spent.

Unlimited Pay Rates

Focus works with as many different pay rates as you require. Each employee can earn any rate under whatever circumstances you need. Different rates for different shifts, locations, or work types. Attach payroll references to shifts for seamless export.

Cost Centre Attribution

Track time against unlimited cost centres - from broad departments like "Operations" through to granular projects and processes. Employees have default assignments that automatically switch based on shift type or location. They can also clock into different cost centres throughout the day using terminals or the app, changing where their time is attributed on the fly.

Approval & Control

The data in collected by Focus is the data of your company. It's important. It shows you what's happening live, and has the tools to allow you to perform checks and approvals before moving it forward. It's visible, auditable and secure.

Multi-Level Approval

Create timesheet approval workflows with up to four levels of sign-off. Employees can review their own timesheets first, checking for discrepancies before passing up the chain. Structured oversight at every stage ensures accuracy before data reaches payroll.

Live Visibility

The Attendance Panel gives you a full-screen overview of everyone onsite at any given moment, across every location, department, group, project, and shift. Set capacity requirements where needed to see shortages in real-time, allowing you to make adjustments before problems occur.

The Employee Directory provides instant status checks from the mobile app or main programme. See at a glance who's onsite and what shift they're assigned to.

Run the Attendance Panel as an always-on display to give stakeholders uninterrupted access to live data.

Proactive Alerts

Create custom workflow alerts for attendance, lateness, no-shows, holiday balance warnings, upcoming skill expiry dates, and dozens of other metrics. Recipients don't even need to be Focus users - email alerts keep the right people informed. Get information where it needs to be, the second it needs to be there.

Understanding Where Your Labour Costs Go

Cost centres show you exactly how much each area of your organisation costs. Study seasonal changes, identify improvement opportunities, and understand where resources are being deployed - even when you're moving people around to cover absences.

Powerful core reports plus a custom report designer mean the data you need is where you need it to be. Export to Excel, CSV, or PDF. Email reports automatically on any schedule you define

Output & Integration

Focus is designed to be your main source of truth for information in the organisation. But the information has to flow on, and that's where one-click payroll exports and API integrations come in. Whether it's wage support packages like Wagestream, specialised HR platforms such as Breathe, or simply sharing valuable information with your team via the Self Service app, Focus has you covered. And for integrations not already impletmented, we have our own API for further customisation and development needs.

One-Click Payroll Export

Export to any payroll system with a single click. Customisable CSV exports work with every major payroll provider, with bespoke export scripts available if required. The data from Focus has already been audited and approved - it's ready to process.

Cost Centre Tracking

Track time against unlimited cost centres - from broad departments like "Operations" through to granular projects and processes. When you move people to cover absences, they can clock into different cost centres, keeping your labour cost picture accurate even during disruption. See exactly where resources are deployed and identify improvement opportunities.

Employee Self-Service

Give your team access to the Focus Self Service App. View timesheets, see schedules, manage annual leave requests, and check balances - all from their smartphones. Set up profiles to provide each team with just the features they need. The app supports geolocation, geofencing, and push notifications.

Native Integrations & API

Focus already integrates with major HR and wage management platforms, streamlining your entire workforce management ecosystem. Need something custom? Our comprehensive API makes further development straightforward - whether you're connecting to internal systems or building bespoke workflows.