This guide is for employees. Admin and HR users may find it useful too.
There are three ways to clock in and out. Your company decides which ones you use.
Where | Best for |
Breathe on the web | Anyone with a computer at work |
The Breathe app | Clocking in from your phone, on site or out and about |
A Timeclock | A shared device at your workplace |
On the web
Go to my shifts in the left-hand navigation bar
On today's shift, click Add a note if you need to (for example, running late because of traffic), then click Clock in.
Click Start break when you take a break, and End break when you're back.
At the end of your shift, add a Clock-out note if needed (up to 500 characters) and click Clock out.
Your shift shows as On shift with a timer, then On break, then Completed with the times you worked.
On the app
Open the Breathe app and go to rota
Tap Clock in on today's shift.
Use the same buttons for breaks and clocking out.
At a Timeclock
Find your name, or type it into Search your name
Enter your 4-digit PIN.
Tap Clock In. To take a break or clock out later, find your name, enter your PIN again, then tap Start Break, End Break or Clock Out.
Forgotten your PIN? You can see or change it on your My Shifts page.
Sharing your location
If your company records your location when you clock in, you'll be asked to share it the first time.
If you allow it: your location is saved with your clock-in.
If you don't: you can still clock in, but your manager will be told you didn't share your location.
If your workplace uses a geofence, clock-ins outside the area around your site are flagged for your manager to check.
When you can clock in
Early: you can clock in a little before your shift starts. Your company decides how early.
A few minutes late: your paid time still matches your shift.
Much later or earlier than your shift: it's flagged for your manager to check.
Clocking in without a shift
If you're not on the rota, or you're covering somewhere else, click Clock in without a shift on My Shifts. This only works if your company allows it.
💡 Please note: if you already have a shift at that time, you'll need to clock in from your shift instead.
Made a mistake?
Clocking in and out happens straight away, with no confirmation step. If you clock in or out by mistake, go to My timesheets and edit the entry before it's approved, or ask your manager to fix it.
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