Automate clocking in and out with Hubstaff’s geofenced time tracking

A geofence is a virtual boundary around a physical location. There are many applications for geofences, but for field teams, they’re used to trigger an action like starting the timer on a mobile app or sending a reminder to start tracking time. With Hubstaff, you can set up geofences around your multiple job sites for more accurate time tracking based on employee locations. 

Organizations with mobile or field service teams are the biggest fans of geofenced time tracking. Construction companies, HVAC technicians, and landscapers, for example, use this employee location data to keep track of their crews in the field. They’ve seen the benefits of geofencing technology and have replaced paper time cards or physically clocking in to improve time and attendance and save money.

In the U.S., states have privacy laws that can influence how employers use location tracking for work purposes. That’s why it’s essential to first check existing laws in the areas that your business operates. No matter the law and method of tracking employees, it’s always a good idea to get consent before using an app with geofencing. Learn more about creating an employee tracking policy.

Battery life varies for each device, so it’s difficult to say exactly how much Hubstaff will affect your device. On average, Hubstaff uses about 2% of a healthy battery per hour with location tracking of up to a 500-meter accuracy.

You can customize these features for your organization, but here’s everything you can track from the mobile apps:

• Work hours

• Projects or jobs and tasks worked on (you choose)

• Location while tracking time — job sites

• Fleet tracking — you can choose always on, just while tracking time, during a shift, or turned off

• Project cost management through real-time alerts when you're in danger of going over budgets

Fleet tracking. This feature allows you to see locations on the mobile app without actively tracking time to a project or within a shift. This feature has to be enabled by the organization and permission granted on the user’s device.

Hubstaff starts at $7 per user/month and can save you hours of admin work. Explore the Locations add-on and other pricing and plans.