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Clock in and out for team members

Who is this article for?
  • Team members of Square Shifts subscribers.
  • About clocking in and out

    As a team member, you can clock in and out using either the Square Point of Sale app or the Square Team app, start and end breaks, and switch jobs during shifts to ensure you are paid accurately for time worked.

    Before you begin

    Make sure you have a personal passcode provided by your employer. If you don’t have a passcode, ask your employer to generate one. You can view your passcode in your Square Team App.

    If your employer enabled the automatic clock-out feature, you will be clocked out automatically after a set amount of time following the end of your scheduled shift. If automatic clock-out is enabled, your employer decides during set up how many minutes you will remain clocked in after the end of a shift until you are automatically clocked out.

    Clock in and out

    If your employer uses team member badges, you can tap your badge on the point of sale to log in and clock in and out for your shift. You can clock in and out from a Square Point of Sale or the Square Team App.

    Shared point of sale

    Team members signing in to the Square app with their own email address will not be prompted to enter a personal passcode to clock in or out.

    If the passcode setting is turned off:

    1. From your Square Point of Sale screen, select the clock icon.
    2. Enter your passcode and select Clock In.
    3. To clock out, select the clock icon, enter your passcode, and select End Shift.

    If the passcode setting is turned on:

    1. From your Square Point of Sale screen login screen, enter your passcode and select Clock In.
    2. To clock out, select Log out > Clock in/out, enter your passcode, and select End Shift.

    Square Team app

    1. From the Square Team App, select Home.
    2. Select Clock In.
    3. If applicable, select a job title for the function you’re clocking in for.
    4. Tap Clock In.
    5. To clock out, go to Home and select End Shift.

    Start and end a break

    You can take your breaks from your Square Point of Sale or Square Team App.

    Shared point of sale

    1. From your Square Point of Sale, select Checkout and select the clock icon. If using Square Register, tap Clock In/Out.

    2. Enter your team member passcode or tap your badge on the point of sale device.

    3. Select Start Break.

    4. Select the applicable break option to start break.

    5. To end a break, select End Break > Confirm.

    Square Team App

    1. From your Square Team App, select Home > Clock In.

    2. Select Start Break.

    3. Select the applicable break option to start break.

    To end a break, select Clock in > End Break > Confirm.

    Switch jobs during a shift

    If you have multiple job titles or wages, you can switch jobs during your shift to keep track of time worked. You can switch jobs from your Square Point of Sale or the Square Team App.

    Shared point of sale

    1. Tap the clock icon in the Checkout tab. If using Square Register, tap Clock In/Out.

    2. Enter your team member passcode or tap your badge.

    3. Tap Switch Job > select new job.

    Square Team App

    1. From the Home page, tap Clock In.

    2. Tap Switch Job > select new job.

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