Workforce and Operations

Employee Attendance Monitoring

A rota says who should have been there. Cameras show who was. Attendance monitoring reports the gap between the two.

Attendance disputes are rarely about dishonesty. More often a shift pattern drifted, a contractor left early on a Friday, or a night guard signed a sheet from the car park. None of that shows up in a payroll system.

Netex Security compares what your cameras show against the schedule you supply and reports the exceptions. You get a factual record instead of a disagreement between two recollections.

Free CCTV Risk Review

Test this service on your own cameras

Three nights of live human monitoring, a written CCTV risk review, and reports covering what was observed. No new equipment required.

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What operators observe

  • Arrival at the premises and departure at the end of shift
  • Shift start and finish against the schedule you provide
  • Late arrivals, with the observed time recorded
  • Early departures and extended absences from the site
  • Contractor arrival, working period, and departure
  • Vendor and service-engineer attendance
  • Security-guard attendance and patrol presence where visible
  • Which staff were present for opening and for closing
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What you receive

  • Daily attendance exception reports rather than a full roll call
  • Timestamps for each observed arrival and departure
  • Weekly patterns showing repeat lateness or early finishing
  • Contractor and vendor attendance records for billing verification
  • Monthly summaries by site for multi-location operators
Before you commit

Service Conditions

Coverage dependency

Attendance observations depend on visible camera coverage and approved monitoring policies. Where an entrance is not covered, or several people enter together, an observation may be incomplete and is reported as such.

Workplace law

Employee monitoring must comply with workplace laws and your own written employee monitoring policy. Staff notification and consent requirements vary by jurisdiction and remain the client’s responsibility.

Not a payroll system

These are camera observations, not time-clock records. Payroll, disciplinary, and employment decisions remain entirely the client’s responsibility.

Full conditions applying to every Netex Security service are set out on the Service Limitations page.

Client review

From a Netex Security Client

Verified Grocery Store Client
Netex Security has made it much easier for me to stay informed about what is happening at my grocery store, especially outside normal business hours. Their team monitors the cameras carefully and provides clear updates and reports. The communication has been professional from the beginning, and the service has been very reliable.
Philips Stan
Grocery Store OwnerUnited Kingdom
Grocery and Supermarket

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Questions

Questions about employee attendance monitoring

Does this replace our time and attendance system?

No. It gives you an independent visual observation you can compare against the system you already use. Clients typically use it where a clock-in record and reality appear to have diverged.

Do we have to tell staff?

In most jurisdictions, yes, and we strongly recommend it regardless. Employee monitoring works best when it is documented, disclosed, and applied consistently. See our Employee Monitoring and Workplace Privacy Notice.

Can you monitor break lengths?

Only where breaks are taken in areas your cameras legitimately cover. Break rooms, changing areas, and other private spaces are never monitored.

Free CCTV Risk Review + 3 Nights Live Monitoring Test

See what employee attendance monitoring finds on your site

Send your details and a Netex Security specialist will arrange your free CCTV risk review, confirm camera compatibility, and set up three nights of live human monitoring.

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Free CCTV risk review plus three nights of live human monitoring.

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