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OnShift HQ

Workforce operations for small businesses

Run the day with your workforce in one place.

Clock in with optional geofencing, assign tasks, coordinate events, message your team, and see live labor information without the bloat of traditional HR software.

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One app for managers and employees. Simple by default, advanced when needed.

OnShift HQ dashboard showing employees on the clock and an employee clock-in screen.

Running a shift should not require five different tools.

OnShift HQ keeps the daily operating loop together: who is working, what needs to get done, what is happening next, and what managers need to follow up on.

  • Who is actually working right now?

  • What has everyone been assigned?

  • Did the team get the update?

  • What is labor costing today?

The daily operating system

Everything your team needs for the shift. Nothing it doesn't.

Clock-ins you can actually verify.

Use optional geofencing, punch location stamps, break tracking, and audit history so attendance has context.

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Make responsibility obvious.

Assign one-time or recurring work, set due dates, add notes, and see what is complete or overdue.

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Keep the day visible.

Create events, tag the right employees, set reminders, and keep upcoming responsibilities in one shared calendar.

Explore Calendar & Events

Keep work conversations with the work.

Message individuals, teams, or channels and share photos or files without falling back to personal text threads.

Explore Chats & File Sharing

See labor while it is happening.

Know who is on the clock, headcount by role, and estimated labor cost for the day so managers can make timely staffing decisions.

Explore Live Labor Dashboard

Turn attendance into a usable record.

Review hours, tardies, late returns from break, attendance patterns, and estimated labor cost by employee or team.

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Time & Attendance

Clock in with rules that fit your business.

Set a work address and allowed radius, turn geofencing on or off, and keep a location stamp with each eligible punch. Managers can see when a punch needs attention without making the employee workflow complicated.

  • Geofencing is optional and set per company.
  • Location is recorded with eligible punches, not all day.
  • Managers see exceptions without extra steps for employees.
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Time rules • Downtown location

Company settings › Advanced

Demo

Require eligible punches within the allowed radius.

Work address

120 Market St, Suite B (demo)

150 m
Alert manager on exceptionOn
Late after5 min
OnShift HQ employee view

Live labor visibility

Know who is working before you make the next staffing decision.

See on-the-clock employees, headcount by role, attendance alerts, and estimated labor cost today—all from one live view.

3 cooks • 2 servers • 1 manager on the clock

Live labor dashboard showing current employees and estimated labor
See the Live Labor Dashboard

From clock-in to follow-through.

One loop, one app: the same information flows from the punch to the follow-up.

  1. Step 1

    1. Team clocks in

    Optional geofence and punch stamp record the start of the shift.

  2. Step 2

    2. Work gets assigned

    Managers create tasks or recurring responsibilities.

  3. Step 3

    3. Everyone stays aligned

    Calendar events, chats, files, photos, and notifications keep context together.

  4. Step 4

    4. Managers review the day

    Live labor and reports surface hours, attendance, and estimated labor cost.

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One app. The right view for each role.

Manager view • demo

For owners and managers

Live labor, team attendance, reports, employee profiles, action logs, approvals, settings, and audit context—based on permission.

OnShift HQ manager view

Employee view • demo

For employees

Clock in and out, manage breaks, see assigned tasks and events, message the team, share photos/files, and review permitted personal attendance history.

Employee My Day view in OnShift HQ
Advanced workforce settings in OnShift HQ

Company settings

Everyday settings first. Advanced when you need it.

  • Company nameHarbor Kitchen (demo)
  • Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
  • Week starts onMonday
  • Employee notificationsTasks, events, announcements

Simple by default

The everyday actions stay obvious. The nuance stays out of the way.

Managers can open Advanced settings when they need pay assumptions, geofence rules, permissions, action logs, audit details, or other nuanced controls. Employees are not forced through settings they do not need.

Try it: open the Advanced section in the settings panel.

Notifications

Important updates reach the right people.

OnShift HQ can notify employees about assigned tasks, due work, calendar events, announcements, chat activity, and relevant timekeeping events. Managers can receive alerts for late arrivals, missed punches, geofence exceptions, overdue tasks, and other items that need attention.

Built for businesses where every shift matters.

Restaurants

See cooks and servers on the clock, assign opening and closing work, and keep staff informed.

OnShift HQ for Restaurants

Retail

Coordinate floor coverage, recurring tasks, events, and attendance.

OnShift HQ for Retail

Home Services

Optional location-based punches, crew tasks, photos, and team communication.

OnShift HQ for Home Services

Salons & Spas

Keep staff schedules, events, recurring duties, messages, and attendance in one place.

OnShift HQ for Salons & Spas
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Trust

Built to keep workforce information organized and controlled.

  • Role-based access

    Employees see only what their permissions allow; managers get appropriate team controls.

  • Audit context

    Important time edits and employee record actions preserve who changed what and when.

  • No payroll pretending

    Labor figures are clearly presented as estimates, not payroll calculations.

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Questions before you start?

Short answers to the things most owners ask first.

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Give your team one place to run the shift.

Clock in. Assign the work. Keep everyone informed. See what is happening now.

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