FAQ: society staff attendance
What is society staff attendance on Plinth? A daily register where admins mark each staff member present, absent, in, or out for today, using the same roster as helpdesk.
Who can mark attendance? Admins mark all states at /admin/staff-attendance. Guards and society staff mark in and out at Gate desk → Society staff (/admin/gate).
Can I export attendance for payroll? Yes — Reports tab with Export CSV, custom dates, or This payroll period if you set a payroll start day in Settings. Hours come from paired in/out events; Plinth does not calculate salary.
Is gate attendance audited? Yes — gate marks write to staff_attendance_log and audit_log with source gate.
Can committee see attendance? Yes — committee members open Staff reports (/committee/staff-attendance) for read-only summaries and CSV export.
Can staff see their own attendance? Yes — when an admin links your member email to your roster row, open My attendance from your profile menu.
Does Plinth verify faces like MyGate SmartEye? No — guards can capture an optional photo and optional passcode. Plinth does not auto-match faces or mark absent on photo mismatch.
Where do I add staff? Admin → Staff attendance or Helpdesk → Staff & vendors. Vendor-supplied staff can be linked to a vendor from Helpdesk.
What staff roles are supported? facility_manager, security_supervisor, guard, housekeeping_manager, housekeeping, technician, accountant, and general.
What do present, absent, in, and out mean? Present / absent for daily headcount; in / out for shift start and end. Pick what fits your gate process.
Can I change a mark later the same day? Yes — marking again updates today's row. The action
is audit-logged via mark_staff_attendance.
Is there one mark per staff per day? Yes — one attendance record per staff member per calendar day.
Does marking attendance affect helpdesk? The roster is shared; attendance does not auto-close tickets, but you can see who was marked absent before assigning work.
What tier is staff attendance on? Operations — see pricing.
Is every mark audited? Yes — each mark writes to the append-only audit log.