{"id":25741,"date":"2026-10-22T13:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/?p=25741"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:55:25","slug":"how-to-track-employee-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/how-to-track-employee-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Track Employee Attendance: Comparing 6 Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25741\" class=\"elementor elementor-25741\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ecb814 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14ecb814\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8e0d99 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1a8e0d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6.35 13.1207L1.15 7.9207L1.75 7.1207L6.15 11.5207L6.15 0.720703L7.15 0.720704L7.15 11.5207L11.55 7.1207L12.25 7.82071L7.05 13.0207\" fill=\"\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What you\u2019ll learn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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8.125 0ZM11.6922 6.69219L7.31719 11.0672C7.25915 11.1253 7.19022 11.1714 7.11434 11.2029C7.03847 11.2343 6.95714 11.2505 6.875 11.2505C6.79287 11.2505 6.71154 11.2343 6.63567 11.2029C6.55979 11.1714 6.49086 11.1253 6.43282 11.0672L4.55782 9.19219C4.44054 9.07491 4.37466 8.91585 4.37466 8.75C4.37466 8.58415 4.44054 8.42509 4.55782 8.30781C4.67509 8.19054 4.83415 8.12465 5 8.12465C5.16586 8.12465 5.32492 8.19054 5.44219 8.30781L6.875 9.74141L10.8078 5.80781C10.8659 5.74974 10.9348 5.70368 11.0107 5.67225C11.0866 5.64083 11.1679 5.62465 11.25 5.62465C11.3321 5.62465 11.4134 5.64083 11.4893 5.67225C11.5652 5.70368 11.6341 5.74974 11.6922 5.80781C11.7503 5.86588 11.7963 5.93482 11.8277 6.01069C11.8592 6.08656 11.8754 6.16788 11.8754 6.25C11.8754 6.33212 11.8592 6.41344 11.8277 6.48931C11.7963 6.56518 11.7503 6.63412 11.6922 6.69219Z\" fill=\"#1652F0\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Archie Presense registers employee attendance automatically through IP detection. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd2878 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fd2878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7928f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7928f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When deciding how to track employee attendance, organizations measure whether and when employees are physically present in the office. Your method is accurate and reliable when it detects presence without employee action and resolves data to the individual, not an anonymous zone count.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When desks, rooms, headcount and in-office policies are subject to change, understanding attendance is like trying to put together a jigsaw but the pieces keep shifting. If you have many locations or your office is expanding, it\u2019s even more complex. Yet accurate attendance data is very important for space allocation, hybrid-policy compliance, and real-estate decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>How to track employee attendance? Here\u2019s 6 popular methods:<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IP Detection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Device-based IP presence detection matches a laptop&#8217;s office-network Internet Protocol (IP) address to a configured location with no employee action.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Occupancy Sensors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Occupancy sensors detect presence at a desk, room, or zone via motion, heat, or pressure signals, independent of any personal device.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wi-Fi Network Detection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Wi-Fi network detection matches a device&#8217;s Media Access Control (MAC) address to its access point, locating the employee to a building or floor.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Badge Swipe Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Badge swipe data logs each credential read at a door or turnstile reader into a daily per-employee presence record.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Desk Booking Check-Ins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Desk booking check-ins confirm a reserved desk&#8217;s occupancy via Quick Response (QR) scan, kiosk tap, or app, timestamped to the reservation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Positioning System (GPS) Geofencing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: GPS geofencing draws a virtual boundary around the office, logging a timestamped entry or exit event at each crossing.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IP presence detection on company laptops is the best presence-tracking method for most large offices. It doesn\u2019t require deliberate employee action, avoids additional hardware costs, and provides the most reliable attendance data. It\u2019s also easy to deploy across multiple locations, so your entire organization shares the same metric definition, data source, and reporting system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, different methods will suit different organizations, and your setup may require a combination of attendance tracking. Let\u2019s explore to understand how they work in practice.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42dfb03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42dfb03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d724b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d724b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Automatic_IP_presence_detection_on_company_laptops_to_track_attendance\"><\/span>1. Automatic IP presence detection on company laptops to track attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0b0e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df0b0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This process of attendance tracking matches a company laptop\u2019s office-network IP address to a configured office location. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/presence-employee-attendance-tracking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie Presence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tracks attendance using this method, with passive detection that works over WiFi or wired, even if the employee uses a VPN. Presence checks that connection every 5 minutes and marks the employee checked out once the signal stops or shifts to a non-matching IP.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of\u00a0 IP presence detection for employee attendance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passive detection means employees need no app, no extra hardware, and no settings to configure. Your attendance data is also more reliable than other methods, as IP detection neither relies on employee action nor hardware that is prone to faulty data. For employees, this avoids over-monitoring as you are collecting their laptop&#8217;s network connection event but no other actions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of\u00a0 IP presence detection for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Device-based IP detection data can misreport attendance if an employee leaves their laptop connected in the office or the laptop goes to sleep even if they are present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4080e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4080e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-presence-logs.webp 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342f26b4 e-con-full quick-take e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"342f26b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25619db1 elementor-absolute elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"25619db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Archie Presence<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bd83e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32bd83e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie Presence runs in the background on every company laptop with no sensors, badge swipes, or app to open. This is a reliable attendance method, since MDM deployment reaches the whole laptop-issued workforce without individual installation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efb519 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efb519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c36774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c36774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rolling out Archie Presence takes 4 steps, from MDM deployment to the first attendance report:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MDM Deployment: MDM deployment pushes the Archie Presence program to every company laptop at once, through the same channel used for security and operating system (OS) updates.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office IP Configuration: Office IP configuration adds each office&#8217;s public IP address to Archie so Presence matches a laptop&#8217;s connection to that location.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic Check-In: Automatic check-in marks employees present the moment their laptop connects to the office network, with no installation or action needed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Attendance Report: The first attendance report surfaces a current, exportable headcount and attendance log, with check-outs timed to the last minute online.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is best for large offices that want to track attendance accurately and issues company laptops. Whole-workforce deployment is easily managed through MDM.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac4495c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ac4495c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da371cd elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5da371cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/schedule-a-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14.1925 11.255L7.94254 17.505C7.88447 17.5631 7.81553 17.6092 7.73966 17.6406C7.66379 17.672 7.58247 17.6882 7.50035 17.6882C7.41823 17.6882 7.33691 17.672 7.26104 17.6406C7.18517 17.6092 7.11623 17.5631 7.05816 17.505C7.00009 17.447 6.95403 17.378 6.9226 17.3022C6.89117 17.2263 6.875 17.145 6.875 17.0628C6.875 16.9807 6.89117 16.8994 6.9226 16.8235C6.95403 16.7477 7.00009 16.6787 7.05816 16.6207L12.8668 10.8128L7.05816 5.00503C6.94088 4.88776 6.875 4.7287 6.875 4.56285C6.875 4.397 6.94088 4.23794 7.05816 4.12066C7.17544 4.00338 7.3345 3.9375 7.50035 3.9375C7.6662 3.9375 7.82526 4.00338 7.94254 4.12066L14.1925 10.3707C14.2506 10.4287 14.2967 10.4976 14.3282 10.5735C14.3597 10.6494 14.3758 10.7307 14.3758 10.8128C14.3758 10.895 14.3597 10.9763 14.3282 11.0522C14.2967 11.1281 14.2506 11.197 14.1925 11.255Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Archie<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdd84a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bdd84a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4d42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d4d42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Occupancy_sensors_to_track_attendance\"><\/span>2. Occupancy sensors to track attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef870b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef870b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupancy sensors, like desk-mounted chair sensors, detect a person&#8217;s presence at their desk, room, or zone by infrared body heat, reflected sound, microwave movement, or seat pressure, without a badge or device. Each sensor&#8217;s reading routes through a gateway to a workplace analytics or booking platform, aggregating desk- or zone-level occupancy counts rather than per-person records.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of occupancy sensors for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need anonymized data, sensor data doesn\u2019t confirm occupancy and duration by individual identity, since PIR, ultrasonic, microwave, chair, and Wi-Fi sensors are anonymous by design.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of occupancy sensors for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The necessary hardware costs compound when you\u2019re operating a large office, and since they run on battery, maintenance has to make sure they are powered at all times for accurate employee attendance tracking. It is also prone to false readings, for example, overtracking when employees only walk past a desk and not tracking if they are sitting still too long.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deploying occupancy sensors for attendance data follows 4 steps, outlined below.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register each sensor: Register by serial number in the management portal and assign the sensor to a same-floor gateway for reliable transmission. Bind the sensor to a desk or zone resource.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount the sensor: Mount the sensor, centered under the desk 10-30 cm from the edge, clear of heat sources and airflow. Install other sensor types per coverage area (doorway, room, or zone).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power on the sensor: Power on the sensor (e.g., removing its battery insulator) and confirm network join. This usually takes 30 minutes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calibrate the sensor: Calibrate the sensor by leaving it overnight to establish its occupancy baseline before relying on its data.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupancy sensors fit best for <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/occupancy-analytics\">space-utilization data<\/a>\u00a0to drive real-estate and layout decisions, not per-employee attendance records. The sensors suit organizations needing anonymous data.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b22673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b22673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25746\" alt=\"Tracking attendance with sensors.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tracking-attendance-with-sensors.webp 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b5996 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3b5996\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b846cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b846cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Wi-Fi_network_attendance_tracking_on_mobile\"><\/span>3. Wi-Fi network attendance tracking on mobile\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d607dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d607dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wi-Fi network detection tracks attendance by matching a phone\u2019s current IP address to an office\u2019s public IP address via an app. A match marks the employee checked in at that office, and a later refresh from any other IP address marks the employee checked out.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of Wi-Fi Network Detection for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This covers every employee \u2013 even if they don\u2019t have company devices. There is minimal action required from the employee once they have the app installed and background refresh enabled, i.e. no manual check-in or check-out.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of Wi-Fi Network Detection for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It does depend on employees installing the app, potentially on their personal phones if they don\u2019t have company phones. They must also enable background refresh. Check-in and check-out times will not be exact, since presence can only be detected when the app refreshes in the background (the frequency of which is different for different providers).<\/span><\/p><p><b>Setting up the Archie app method follows the 4 steps below.<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add office IP addresses: Add the public IP address of each office in Archie so the app has a location to match against.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install the Archie app: Ask employees to install the Archie mobile app on their phones, which are often personal devices, since IT cannot enforce installation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable Background App Refresh: Ask employees to allow Background App Refresh so the app checks the phone\u2019s IP address without being opened.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm check-in and check-out: Confirm that a refresh on an office IP address marks the employee checked in and a refresh on any other IP address marks the employee checked out.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is our recommended alternative for offices where not all employees have company laptops. Wi-Fi network detection resolves presence only to a building or floor zone, which fits portfolio-wide attendance better than desk-level detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f05f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f05f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25726\" alt=\"Archie attendance hybrid policy insights.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-2.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43272de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43272de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f4c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91f4c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Use_badge_swipe_data_to_track_attendance\"><\/span>4. Use badge swipe data to track attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b970d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b970d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badge swipe data tracks attendance by integrating with access control systems to log each badge, card, fob, or mobile credential at a door or turnstile reader into an entry log. The access-control system usually aggregates the badge swipe entry log per employee to infer daily attendance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of badge swipe data for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a high security site already with door access control systems in place, this uses the hardware you already have and a system employees already use. Each entry is timestamped per-person and can be aggregated to show daily total attendance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of badge swipe data for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is less accurate, since some employees may follow others through a door and not swipe their own credential. It also doesn\u2019t take into account check-out time \u2013\u00a0so offices who need more exact presence logs to assess policy adherence would only have partial data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Converting raw badge swipes into attendance records follows 5 steps:<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export swipe logs: Export timestamped badge-read events per door or turnstile reader from the access-control system&#8217;s database or API.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Match badge ID: Match each badge ID to an employee record via the company directory so a swipe resolves to a named person.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deduplicate repeat swipes: Deduplicate multiple same-day swipes (re-entries or additional doors) into a single daily attendance record per employee.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aggregate daily records: Aggregate daily per-employee records into attendance-rate reports by week, month, team, or location.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export attendance data: Export aggregated attendance data into HR or workplace-analytics tools via Comma-Separated Values (CSV) export or API integration.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is recommended for high-security sites who have the hardware in place and daily presence data is enough for their decision-making. Archie integrates with the best <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/best-access-control-systems\/\">door access system<\/a>s to bring badge swipe attendance data into your Archie analytics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a990783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a990783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-1024x625.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13527\" alt=\"Archie - Kisi door access integration.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-1536x937.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-400x244.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915-700x427.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Archie-Kisi-door-access-integration-e1775813517915.png 1843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a0151 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06a0151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf3eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddf3eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Use_desk_booking_check-ins_to_track_attendance\"><\/span>5. Use desk booking check-ins to track attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1633bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1633bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desk booking check-ins track attendance by confirming occupancy of a reserved or ad hoc desk via QR-code scan, kiosk tap, or in-app confirmation. Each check-in confirmation is timestamped against that booking by the <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/desk-booking-software\">desk-booking system<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of desk booking check-Ins for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method gives you a good forecast of intended occupancy. If you would like an estimate of how well your office is used (where people sit, which meeting rooms are popular, etc.) then this method will work for you.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of desk booking check-Ins for employee attendance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It requires the employees to do all the heavy lifting, meaning booking a desk at the right time, checking in manually once there, or removing if they don\u2019t attend. Check-in data misses unbooked walk-ins, which occurs often in large hot desking offices. Check-in data understates attendance when a present employee forgets to scan. This method also skips staff who forgo desk booking entirely, such as those at a fixed desk or in meeting rooms all day.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Follow the 4 setup steps below to set up desk check-ins that produce attendance data.<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Require check-in: Configure the desk-booking system to make check-in mandatory so a booking alone never counts as attendance and the employee must confirm arrival.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a check-in method: Deploy a QR code at each desk or a shared kiosk at entry points for check-in by phone scan or on-site tap.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set an <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/meeting-room-no-show-protection\/\">auto-release window<\/a>: Desk booking software like Archie lets you configure a timer for 15 to 30 minutes after the booking starts that releases the desk and flags a no-show if check-in does not occur.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Route check-in data: Send each check-in event (employee, desk, time) into the desk-booking system&#8217;s attendance or occupancy reporting module.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the recommended method of attendance tracking if your office enforces mandatory desk booking, otherwise it\u2019s not a reliable signal. In general, though, desk booking analytics are a better barometer for how your space is used. If you\u2019re looking into how to track employee attendance, it\u2019s less accurate on its own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab3441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ab3441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20345\" alt=\"Archie Desks - mobile app views.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Archie-Desks-mobile-app-views.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1806b13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1806b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c223f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c223f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Use_GPS_geofencing_to_track_attendance\"><\/span>6. Use GPS geofencing to track attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaca7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaca7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GPS geofencing tracks attendance using an app on employees\u2019 phones which follows their location. By drawing a virtual boundary of GPS coordinates around the office, the app logs a timestamped event when an employee&#8217;s mobile device enters or exits the boundary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pros of GPS geofencing<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method offers an accurate arrival and departure time automatically, with no employee effort. It works well across multiple locations or flexible sites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cons of GPS geofencing<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest concern with GPS tracking concerns privacy. Location tracking, even when limited to a boundary crossing, can feel invasive. It needs clear consent, a narrow scope (office hours only, no continuous tracking), and compliance with GDPR and similar rules.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Setting up a geofence around each office follows 5 steps.<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the boundary radius: Draw a GPS radius around each office address, tight enough to exclude adjacent buildings but wide enough to absorb normal GPS drift.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deploy the tracking app: Install the geofencing app on every employee device.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Configure entry and exit triggers: Set the app to log a check-in on entry and a check-out on exit, or to prompt employee confirmation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issue a monitoring notice: Check the regional requirements in your area, and give employees written notice.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Route timestamp data: Route each day&#8217;s entry and exit timestamps into the attendance reporting system per employee.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is usually used by construction, retail, and healthcare companies \u2013\u00a0where employees move between locations and having boundaries around these different sites is easier than other setups. It\u2019s not for high-security sites or standard offices where the privacy concerns outweigh any benefits. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f0979 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53f0979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6639a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6639a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_employee_attendance_tracking\"><\/span>What is employee attendance tracking?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973fb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"973fb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee attendance tracking measures whether and when employees are physically present in the office to support workplace planning in space allocation, hybrid-policy compliance, and real-estate decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee attendance tracking produces 5 core metrics, each quantifying a different aspect of office attendance.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Attendance rate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Attendance rate measures the share of scheduled or expected workdays an employee or group attends the office, expressed as a percentage over a week or month.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Space\/desk utilization rate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Space\/desk utilization rate measures the share of available desks or floor area occupied during a period, calculated as occupied space divided by total available space x100.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Weekly in-office days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Weekly in-office days measures the mean number of days per week an employee or group attends the office. A February 2024 CBRE\/CoreNet Global survey of 235 corporate real estate professionals found leaders expect 3.4 office days against an actual 2.8 attended.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Absenteeism rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Absenteeism rate measures the share of scheduled workdays lost to unplanned absence, calculated as absent days divided by total workdays x100.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peak\/headcount occupancy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Peak\/headcount occupancy counts employees physically present in the office at a single point in time, the busiest period of a given day.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7659988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7659988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25725\" alt=\"Archie employee attendance insights..\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-768x485.webp 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-1536x970.webp 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Archie-insights-1.webp 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b280d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b280d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is attendance tracking different from occupancy monitoring?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4e67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af4e67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendance tracking records which employees are onsite, while occupancy monitoring measures utilization of desks, meeting rooms, and common areas. Think of it as similar to a weather forecast \u2013 it\u2019s a good estimate, but not reliable as a solid truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s not to say occupancy monitoring doesn\u2019t have its value. Where attendance return-to-office compliance measurement, and onsite-schedule planning, occupancy monitoring guides space decisions such as repurposing, zones, and desk management informed by the employee-to-desk ratio and popular areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open-seating and hot-desking offices need both attendance and occupancy data, because attendance alone cannot show space utilization.<\/span><b> Real estate decisions are most reliable when attendance and occupancy data are combined.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63c95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f63c95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why track employee attendance?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8247c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8247c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee attendance tracking measures hybrid and return-to-office policy compliance and informs office-space utilization planning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offices operate differently now to how they used to. As of 2026, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/hybrid-workplace-stats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over a third<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of all US salaried employees work in a hybrid environment. At the same time, RTO policies are consistently changing, with large corporations like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/rto-companies-tracker\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disney and Uber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> announcing changes that affect almost all employees. The standard 9-5 in-office week is not a reality for many businesses, yet these businesses are still working out what schedule fits their workplace\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and they are also looking to make<\/span><b> important real estate decisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that align with this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where attendance data is crucial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies track attendance for 4 main reasons:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hybrid and return-to-office policy compliance<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid and return-to-office policy compliance tracking measures whether employees meet mandated in-office day requirements to support enforcement decisions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Real estate and space planning<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real estate and space planning decisions rest on office-utilization data to inform choices to expand, downsize, or repurpose space.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Collaboration and scheduling coordination<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration and scheduling coordination tracking identifies which days teams overlap in the office to inform team-presence-day scheduling.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security and emergency accounting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security and emergency accounting tracking confirms who is in the building at a given time to inform emergency-response and evacuation decisions.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b409f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b409f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14953\" alt=\"Person holding a tablet showing Archie\u2019s emergency evacuation status screen, next to a glass of water and a potted plant.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde61b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fde61b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f71486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f71486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_way_to_track_employee_attendance\"><\/span>What is the best way to track employee attendance?\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc5d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc5d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie Presence&#8217;s device-based IP presence detection is the best way to track employee attendance in large hybrid offices with company-issued laptops, since it checks presence continuously through the MDM-deployed laptop with no employee action required. Clearly, we are biased. However, at Archie we have followed how our customers are managing their workplaces for years and know that this method is ideal for most large office and multilocation scenarios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When deciding how to track employee attendance, consider which method suits your environment. Combining methods is worthwhile when the office includes visitors or employees without company laptops, since layering door-access or Wi-Fi tracking onto presence detection closes the coverage gap any single device or entry mix leaves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure how to track employee attendance? Compare the main methods and see how automatic tracking works with zero hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":25736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hybrid-office"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Grace Cartwright","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25741"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25768,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25741\/revisions\/25768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}