Scheduling & Workforce Management
Shift creation, templates, scheduling calendar, shift swaps, time-off requests, overtime forecasting, payroll, and workforce planning.
Configuring Shift Break Policies
Set up paid and unpaid break rules, rest period requirements, and automatic break deductions for guard shifts in Attlock.
Exporting Payroll Data
Export timesheets and payroll summaries to CSV or PDF for accounting and record-keeping.
Generating Client Invoices
Create invoices from tracked hours, customize templates, send to clients, and track payment status.
Configuring Overtime Rules
Set up daily and weekly overtime thresholds, double-time rules, and rate multipliers for accurate payroll.
Managing Guard Availability & Preferences
View and manage guard availability, shift preferences, blackout dates, and scheduling conflicts from the admin dashboard.
Managing Vacation & Time-Off Requests
Review, approve, or deny guard vacation and time-off requests, track leave balances, manage coverage gaps, and process bulk approvals.
Configuring Auto-Approval Rules
Set up automatic approval for shift swaps based on configurable criteria, reduce admin overhead, and maintain scheduling integrity with override options.
Setting Up Pay Rates
Create pay rate profiles, configure overtime and premium rates, set site-specific overrides, and understand how rates flow into payroll calculations.
Configuring Holiday Pay
Set up your company holiday calendar, configure pay multipliers for holiday shifts, and understand how holidays affect scheduling and payroll.
Using Shift Schedule Templates
Learn how to create, apply, edit, and organize reusable shift schedule templates to streamline weekly scheduling across your sites.
Billing Contracts & Bill Items
How to create service contracts, configure billable items, and manage client billing terms for your security services.
Payroll Management
How to configure payroll rules, run pay periods, analyze margins, forecast overtime, and manage pay rates in Attlock.
Scheduling Shifts
How to create, publish, and manage guard shifts — weekly calendar view, shift templates, auto-scheduling, and coverage tracking.
Using Coverage Forecasting
How to use Atlock's scheduling forecasting tools to predict staffing needs, identify coverage gaps, and optimize guard deployment.
Processing Payroll Runs
How to use Atlock's payroll module to review timesheets, manage pay rates, run payroll, configure holidays, and export payroll data.
Creating a New Shift
How to create, configure, and assign shifts in Atlock — single shifts, recurring patterns, and bulk creation.
Managing Shift Swaps
Allow guards to trade shifts among themselves without administrative headaches, subject to your final approval.
Bulk Shift Creation
Quickly generate recurring schedules for long-term contracts with automated shift patterns.
Publishing & Notifying Shifts
Finalize the schedule and instantly notify your team of their upcoming work hours.
Conflict Resolution in Scheduling
Identify and resolve scheduling errors such as double-bookings or overtime risks before they happen.
Time-Off Request Workflow
Manage vacation and sick leave requests while ensuring site coverage.
Creating a New Schedule
Build a roster of shifts for your sites to ensure coverage and communicate duties to your team.
Handling Open Shifts
Fill vacant shifts by allowing eligible guards to bid on or claim them via the mobile app.