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Time tracking by industry: GPS, QR code and PIN clock-in
NoBadge is time tracking software for SMEs in twelve industries, from construction and logistics to care homes, offices and security firms. Each team clocks in from a smartphone by GPS or dynamic QR code, or on a shared PIN kiosk, and you pay €5,04 a month only for each person who clocks in.
Time tracking built around how your team works
Each industry page explains which clock-in mode fits, how a typical week works and which UK working time rules matter for that kind of work.
Construction
The problem: Crews spread across building sites, with nobody at a gate to check them in.
With NoBadge: GPS clock-in with a geofence per site, saved on the phone when there is no signal.
Time tracking for constructionHospitality & restaurants
The problem: Split shifts, late closes and seasonal staff added up by hand.
With NoBadge: A QR code at the staff door, with hours and overtime totalled automatically.
Time tracking for hospitalityCleaning companies
The problem: Cleaners work at client premises and never pass through the office.
With NoBadge: A GPS site for every client location, with hours per client and per cleaner.
Time tracking for cleaningManufacturing
The problem: A clocking machine at the gate and overtime totalled in a spreadsheet.
With NoBadge: A QR code on a screen at the gate, with overtime calculated automatically.
Time tracking for manufacturingLogistics & warehouses
The problem: Crowded shift changes and drivers who never see the clocking machine.
With NoBadge: A QR kiosk at each warehouse entrance and GPS clock-in at the depot for drivers.
Time tracking for logisticsRetail & shops
The problem: Part-time staff and rosters that change every week, in every shop.
With NoBadge: One QR or PIN kiosk per shop, with shifts published straight to staff phones.
Time tracking for retailAgriculture & farms
The problem: Seasonal workers, wide fields and no phone signal at the far end of the farm.
With NoBadge: Fields as wide GPS sites, offline clock-in and a PIN kiosk for staff without a smartphone.
Time tracking for agricultureHealthcare & care homes
The problem: Rotas around the clock, night shifts and cover found at the last minute.
With NoBadge: Shift planning, a QR or PIN kiosk at the staff entrance and leave approved in the app.
Time tracking for care homesEvents & catering
The problem: A different venue every weekend and extras booked at short notice.
With NoBadge: A GPS site for every venue and a QR kiosk at the staff entrance.
Time tracking for eventsProfessional services & offices
The problem: Hybrid weeks, flexible hours and leave tracked in email threads.
With NoBadge: A QR code at the office door and free clock-in for hybrid work.
Time tracking for officesHome care & social services
The problem: Carers visit several homes a day and rarely pass the office.
With NoBadge: A GPS site for each client's home, with no tracking between visits.
Time tracking for home careSecurity services
The problem: Guards on 24/7 rotas, spread across sites, gatehouses and night shifts.
With NoBadge: GPS or a QR kiosk at every guarded site, with rotas published to phones.
Time tracking for securityHow to choose the clock-in mode
Modes are set per site and per person. The same company can use a QR code in the shop, GPS for the van and a PIN kiosk for staff without a smartphone.
| Clock-in mode | Best for | How it works | Without phone signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS with a geofence | Building sites, fields, client premises, depots for drivers | One tap on the employee's own phone. NoBadge checks the position against the site area: a clock-in outside the site area is refused. | Saved on the phone with the phone's time and sent when the connection returns |
| Dynamic QR code | Shops, warehouses, factory gates, restaurants, care homes | A tablet, PC or phone at the entrance shows a code that changes every few seconds. Staff scan it with their own phone. | Not saved: the scan needs a connection, so staff retry when there is signal |
| PIN kiosk | Staff without a smartphone, or who prefer not to use their own | A shared tablet at the entrance. Each person types their personal PIN. No location is recorded. | Place the tablet where it has Wi-Fi or mobile data |
| Free clock-in | Hybrid and remote office work, business travel | Clock-in from anywhere, without a site check. | Saved on the phone and sent when the connection returns |
No browser-based app can promise a 100% tamper-proof location. NoBadge adds location-falsification safeguards instead: a geofence per site, position and time stored with every GPS clock-in, and corrections only by the admin, with a note.
The same tools behind every clock-in
NoBadge cuts attendance admin by around 70%, from about 10 hours a week to 2–3 hours, for a 20–30 person business.
Shift planning
Shift templates per department, shifts assigned one by one or in bulk, and staff notified on their phone when you publish.
Overtime calculated
Hours and overtime totalled automatically by your company's rules, then exported to Excel for payroll in one click.
Leave and absences
Holiday, sickness and other absences requested from the phone and approved by the manager, with push notifications.
Working time records in every industry
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, UK employers must keep records adequate to show the 48-hour average weekly limit and the night-work limits are respected, and keep them for two years. Across the EU, the ECJ ruling C-55/18 requires a system that records daily working time.
- Start and finish time of every shift, from the employee's own clock-in
- Corrections only by the admin, with a note
- Data on EU servers, GDPR compliant, no tracking during the shift
Read the Working Time Regulations UK guide and the GDPR and time tracking guide.
One price for every industry: pay only for who clocks in
Building sites that close, seasonal pickers, Christmas staff in the shop: the price per user stays the same and the monthly total follows the people who actually work.
€5,04
per active user / month · all features · billed monthly
Your bill follows your team, month by month
Nobody clocks in that month? You pay €0.
- GPS clock-in with geofence per site
- Dynamic QR code clock-in
- Leave, sick days and absence management
- Live dashboard and one-click Excel export
- Unlimited sites, EU servers, GDPR compliant
No credit card · No contract · 50+ employees? Ask for custom pricing
Time tracking by industry: frequently asked questions
NoBadge works for any SME where people start and finish a shift: construction, hospitality, cleaning, manufacturing, logistics, retail, agriculture, care homes, events and catering, professional offices, home care and security services. Clock-in modes are chosen per site and per person, so one company can use a QR code in the warehouse, GPS for drivers and a PIN kiosk for staff without a smartphone.
It depends on where your team works. GPS suits places without a single entrance, such as building sites, fields and client premises: outside the site area the clock-in is refused, and it still works without signal. The dynamic QR code suits sites with one entrance, such as shops and warehouses: it changes every few seconds but needs a connection. Many companies use both.
Use the PIN kiosk. You set up a shared tablet at the entrance and each employee types their personal PIN to clock in and out. The kiosk records no location. It is common in agriculture, care homes and retail, where some staff have no smartphone or prefer not to use their own phone at work.
Yes. NoBadge includes unlimited sites at no extra cost. Each site has its own clock-in mode, area or QR kiosk, and its own reports. Managers see all sites on one dashboard, and a site manager can handle the hours of one location without full admin access.
€5,04 per active user per month, with every feature included. You pay after the month, only for the people who clocked in: if 10 people clock in you pay €50,40, if only 2 clock in the next month you pay €10,08, and if nobody clocks in you pay €0. See the pricing page.
Pick your industry, then see the first clock-in in 2 minutes.
Create your account, invite your team and see the first clock-in in under 2 minutes. Free trial, no credit card, no hardware.
No contract · Cancel anytime · EU hosted · GDPR compliant