Staff attendance and leave that payroll can trust

From punch to payslip without a spreadsheet in between

Biometric machines are everywhere in schools, but their reports rarely reach payroll cleanly. Someone exports a file, fixes missed punches by hand, counts late marks, checks leave applications on paper, and finally types paid days into the salary sheet.

SSMS turns punches into a day status per employee by shift: present, half-day, absent, late or early, with grace minutes and night shifts that cross midnight handled correctly. Missed punches and genuine exceptions go through regularisation requests that the manager approves. Leave types follow policies — accrual, carry-forward, maximum balance, encashment, half days, the sandwich rule and loss of pay — assigned by employment type, so probationers and permanent staff can earn differently.

At month end, the attendance period is summarised and locked: paid days, LOP, overtime, hours and duties go straight into the payroll run.