Time clocks allow select employees to log their working hours by clocking in and out. The following four divisions will use time clocks: UW Athletics, Facilities Planning & Management, University Housing, Recreation and Wellbeing. Below are HR resources specific to these areas.
How to use the badge reader
Put your Wiscard on the badge reader. Touch the screen to choose an action.
Tell your supervisor if you get an error message.
How to clock in
- Touch the green Clock In button to start a regular shift.
- If you work more than 1 position, choose the position you want. Then touch Save.
- After you clock in, a SUCCESS message will pop up on your screen.
How to clock out
- Touch the red Clock Out button to end your shift.
- After you clock out, a green SUCCESS message will pop up on your screen.
Time record view
- Touch Time Record View to see your past shifts and breaks.
- Choose a date, then touch Save.
- You will only see times you entered in the time clock, not changes made in Workday.
Meal Start and Stop (Athletics and Rec Well only)
If you clock in and out for meals:
- Touch Meal Start to start your meal break.
- When you return from your break, touch Meal Stop.
Clock In – Project (Athletics only)
Use the “Project” menu for special athletic events:
- Touch Clock-In Project.
- Choose the position and project.
- Touch Save.
Transfer (Rec Well and Housing only)
If you work more than 1 position:
- Use the “Transfer” menu to change from 1 position to another during your shift.
- Workday will show that you clocked out from the 1st position and clocked in for the next position.
Call Back (Housing only)
If you work more than 1 position:
- Touch Call Back for a shift guaranteed to be 2 or 4 hours.
- Choose the position and time entry code (2 or 4 hours).
- Touch Save.
Errors and success messages
Action successful
If you complete an action, a green SUCCESS message will pop up on your screen.
You are done. The time clock automatically logs you out after a few seconds.
Possible errors
- Invalid Badge: Your Wiscard is not set up in Workday or your Wiscard is expired.
- Tell your supervisor.
- Error: Cannot use UW_Clock Event again until XX: You tried to do another action too soon.
- Wait 1 minute, then try again.
- Validation Failed for F_Position: You did not choose a position.
- Choose the position you want and try again.
- Your preferred language is not correct.
- Tell your supervisor. HR can update your preferred language in Workday.
Demonstration videos
- English PDF
- Español / Spanish PDF
- Hmoob / Hmong PDF
- བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan PDF
- ä¸ć–‡ / Chinese PDF
- नेपाली / Nepali
Translated instructions
- English PDF
- Español / Spanish PDF
- Hmoob / Hmong PDF
- བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan PDF
- ä¸ć–‡ / Chinese PDF
- नेपाली / Nepali