Multi-Site Face Attendance

Face Attendance System for Multiple Sites in India

One account for every site, branch, and project in India. Face and GPS-verified punches on any Android or iOS device, with every punch on one central dashboard.

  • One dashboard for every site, agency and shift
  • Face and GPS verified on every punch
  • Enroll once, punch in at any authorised site
Works offline, no dedicated hardware required at any site
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    Feature Overview

    One Attendance System for Every Site in India

    A face attendance system for multiple sites lets workers at every location mark attendance with their face, checks where they are, and sends each punch to one central dashboard. Truein is built for exactly this: contract and multi-site workforces in India, running on any Android or iOS device.

    Most multi-site attendance in India still runs on a muster roll at each gate, an Excel sheet consolidated at month-end, or a biometric machine per site that has to be bought, installed, and serviced. Truein replaces all three with one account.

    Three checks on every punch:

    • Who is punching? Live AI face match against the enrolled profile. A failed match blocks the punch and prompts a retry.
    • Where are they punching?GPS geofencing with a configurable radius from 20 metres, set per site, floor, wing or zone.
    • Is the pattern clean across sites?AI TimeGuard, Truein's built-in anomaly detection, reviews attendance data across every site and flags risk signals for manager review before payroll runs.

    Most attendance systems handle one site well. Truein is built to run hundreds from one account.

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    Where Does Multi-Site Attendance Break Down in India?

    A register or Excel sheet at every site

    Each site keeps its own muster roll. HR consolidates thirty spreadsheets at month-end, and payroll pays for whatever they say.

    Truein puts every site on one account, so attendance is verified at the punch and consolidated as it happens.

    Face verified punches, not signatures in a register
    One dashboard across sites, no month-end consolidation
    Payroll-ready report by site, agency or company

    Proxy attendance at the gate

    One worker knows three PINs or carries two cards. The crew arrives at 8:10 and the register says 7:55 for all of them.

    Truein replaces the credential with the face, so there is nothing left to share.

    Face matched at the moment of the punch
    Failed match blocks the entry on the spot
    No PINs, cards or shared logins to hand over

    A machine to buy for every new site

    Every new project or branch means a device to procure, install, wire, service, and wait before attendance starts.

    Truein runs on the phones and tablets you already own, so a new site goes live the same day.

    Software setup, no device procurement per site
    Shared tablet kiosk or personal phone, your choice
    Same account, same rules, every new site

    Workers moving between sites

    A worker transferred from one project to another has to be re-enrolled on a new machine, and last week's hours go missing.

    Truein lets you transfer employees across sites quickly on the same profile, while preserving their historical records.

    Enroll once, punch in at any authorised site
    Site transfers without re-enrolment
    Attendance history follows the worker

    Agency headcount you cannot verify

    Three manpower agencies bill for crews on the same site and nobody can prove who was actually there.

    Truein gives you the visibility and controls to separate agency staff from your own.

    Per-agency headcount limits
    Scoped dashboard access for each agency supervisor
    Agency-specific policies, rates and document expiry tracking

    Benefits

    What Makes Truein Different for Multi-Site Operations?

    One employee master, every site

    Enroll a worker once, and they can clock in/out at any site they’re assigned to, without re-enrolment when transferred on the same profile.

    No device to procure per site

    Any Android or iOS phone or tablet can become an attendance capture point. New sites go live the same day.

    Built for low-signal sites

    Punches are captured on the device offline and sync automatically when the network returns.

    Central control, site-level views

    Truein gives central HR/operations company-wide visibility, while site admins can be restricted to only their assigned site(s), and contractor agencies see only their own staff.

    AI review across sites before payroll

    AI TimeGuard flags risk signals across every site, so managers review exceptions instead of every timesheet.

    See Your Sites on One Dashboard Before You Buy

    Bring your site list, worker mix, and payroll setup. We will show you how face verification, geofencing, and AI TimeGuard work together across a workforce like yours.

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    Centralised Control

    How Does One Employee Database Work Across Many Sites?

    Every worker is enrolled once, with a single face profile and a single record. Each site, floor, wing or zone gets its own geofence, and you decide which sites a worker or crew is authorised to punch in at. When a worker moves to another project, you change the assignment, not the enrolment.

    Access is scoped by role. A site supervisor sees their own site, a regional head sees their region, and HR or operations see every site, shift and agency from one dashboard on web and mobile.

    Quick FAQ’s

    Can a worker punch in at a site they are not assigned to?
    What does a site manager see versus corporate HR?
    How do we add a new site?
    Deployment

    Do You Need a Face Attendance Machine at Every Site?

    No. Truein runs on standard Android and iOS phones and tablets. There is no biometric machine to procure per site, no wiring, and no annual maintenance contract before attendance starts.

    Setup How it works Best suited to
    Shared tablet kiosk A tablet at the site gate, plant entry or store back office. Workers punch in as they arrive. Fixed gates, factories, retail stores, site offices
    Personal device The worker punches in from their own phone with a face and a GPS-verified selfie. Staff dispersed across client sites, field and distribution teams
    Supervisor-assisted The supervisor runs one device at the work face. Each worker's face is still verified. Daily wage crews without smartphones

    Mix them under one account. A contractor can run a kiosk at the main gate, personal-device punches for staff moving across the project, and supervisor-assisted clock-in for a daily wage crew, all with the same rules and reports.

    Quick FAQ’s

    Can we mix kiosk and personal device punches on one account?

    Yes. Each site, crew, and agency can run the setup that fits it, managed from the same dashboard.

    How fast does a new site go live?

    The software setup takes minutes: add the site, draw the geofence, assign policies and workers. If the site uses a shared tablet kiosk, the tablet has to be installed at the location.

    Is face verification on in every mode?

    Face and GPS together are the standard setup for kiosk, personal device, and supervisor-assisted modes. GPS-only is available on personal devices in some configurations.

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    Selfie Clock-In

    Can Workers Mark Attendance With a Selfie on Their Phone?

    Yes. A selfie-based attendance app lets a worker mark attendance by taking a live selfie on their own phone. Truein matches the face to the enrolled profile, checks the GPS location against the site geofence, and records the punch. If the face does not match, the punch is blocked, and the worker is prompted to retry.

    Truein also runs spoof detection on captured punches. In the default configuration a suspicious punch is flagged after capture, marked for review, and the worker can be blocked from further punches. The app runs on Android and iOS and works with masks, facial hair, hard hats and changed hairstyles at around 95 to 100 percent accuracy.

    Quick FAQ’s

    Can a photo or a phone screen fool the selfie?
    Which type of workers are selfie punches best for?
    Is a GPS-only punch available for some staff?
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    Selfie Clock-In

    What Happens at a Site With No Network?

    Basements and plant floors, early-stage project sites before connectivity is run, tier-2 and tier-3 towns, rural and remote work. Attendance capture never depends on network availability. Truein records the punch on the device, stores it locally, and syncs automatically when the network returns. Offline records are flagged as ‘captured offline’ so supervisors know what they are looking at.

    One thing to be clear about: an offline punch appears in the dashboard after it syncs, not before. Real-time visibility applies to connected punches.

    Quick FAQ’s

    Do workers need the internet to punch in?

    No. The punch is captured on the device with zero connectivity and synced automatically when the network is restored. No records are lost.

    How are offline punches shown in reports?

    They carry a ‘captured offline’ flag and enter the dashboard once they sync, so they are not part of the real-time view until then.

    Does face verification work offline?

    Yes. Attendance capture, including the face match, runs on the device at the time of the punch. Only the sync to the dashboard waits for connectivity.

    Agencies and Policies

    How Do Agencies and State-Wise Rules Fit in One Account?

    Truein supports multiple manpower agencies under one account. Each agency supervisor gets a scoped view limited to their own staff; agencies can be mapped to specific sites, and per-agency headcount limits, policies, pay rates, and document expiry tracking sit alongside your own employee data. That gives you the visibility and controls to spot and prevent overlap and overbilling.

    Shift, overtime, break, weekly-off and leave rules come from 70+ configurable policies applied by location, worker category or shift, so a plant in one state and a project site in another can run different rules under the same account. Policies are configurable tools designed to support compliance with local labour rules, not legal guarantees.

    Quick FAQ’s

    Can agency staff and our own employees be reported separately?
    Can overtime and leave rules differ by state or site?
    Can time be tagged to a project or cost center?
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    Truein AI

    AI TimeGuard Reviews Every Site Before Payroll Runs

    Face and GPS verification stop proxy attendance at the moment of the punch. AI TimeGuard, Truein's built-in anomaly detection, continuously reviews attendance data across every site and flags identical punch patterns across workers, impossible travel sequences between sites, geofence edge anomalies, abnormal overtime spikes, frequent timesheet corrections, and payroll-impacting edits.

    Managers review the flagged exceptions rather than reading every site's timesheet. AI TimeGuard surfaces risk signals for human review; it does not guarantee a fraud-proof payroll. AI Analytics sits alongside it, answering questions about attendance rates, overtime, and corrections across sites without anyone building a report.

    Quick FAQ’s

    What does AI TimeGuard flag across multiple sites?
    When do the first flags appear after go-live?
    Does a manager still review every timesheet?

    Take Charge of Your Attendance and Timesheets with Confidence

    Kiosk Mode (Touchless)
    Face Mask Screening
    GPS Location Capture
    Govt. ID Capture
    Reports and Analytics
    Shift Scheduling
    Staff Directory
    Selfie Attendance with Geofencing
    Multiple In-Out
    Offline Attendance
    Integration with HRMS/Payroll
    Admin Dashboard (Web & Mobile)
    Time Off (Leave) Management
    Employee Self-Service (ESS)

    How Does Truein Compare to Other Multi-Site Attendance Options in India?

    Most multi-site attendance in India runs on one of three things: a paper register or Excel sheet, a dedicated face or fingerprint terminal at each site, or the attendance module of an HRMS. Each records attendance. They differ on what it takes to run fifty sites from one place.

    Register or Excel Dedicated face or fingerprint terminal HRMS attendance module Truein face attendance
    Device per site None, paper or a shared laptop One or more, procured and serviced per site Varies by product, often a device or app per site No dedicated device; runs on phones and tablets you already own
    New site setup Print a register Procure, install, wire, service Configure the module, often plus a device Software setup, same day
    Identity at the punch Signature or initials Face or fingerprint at a fixed point; worn, wet, or greasy fingers can fail to read Varies by product and device Live face match that blocks a failed punch, on kiosk or personal phone
    Worker transfer between sites Manual Re-enroll on the new machine Varies by product One record, reassign the site
    Offline capture Not applicable Device dependent Varies by product Captured on device, syncs automatically on reconnect
    Agency segregation Separate registers Handled outside the device Varies by product Built-in, per agency, with headcount caps
    Central view Month-end consolidation Depends on the device's cloud software Inside the HRMS One dashboard across sites, agencies and shifts, web and mobile

    Truein is purpose-built time and attendance. It complements the HRMS and payroll tools you already run rather than replacing them, and it is the option that verifies identity at the punch on both personal phones and shared kiosks across every site.

    Who is Truein Built For in India?

    Best for: Construction companies, facility management companies, and cleaning and housekeeping services running 100 or more contract or daily wage workers across multiple sites, scaling to 5,000 and 10,000+ staff enterprises.

    Also a strong fit: Manufacturing plants running shift-based crews, retail chains and multi-outlet stores, and FMCG distribution teams spread across towns.

    Also used by: Manpower and staffing agencies placing workers at client sites, logistics and warehousing operations, and security services managing guards across posts.

    Not built for: Desk-based, office, or white-collar teams. Truein is built for contract, daily-wage, and multi-site workforces.

    If this is your situation Run this setup
    One gate per site, crew arrives together Shared tablet kiosk plus geofence
    Staff moving between sites or client locations daily Personal device, face plus GPS
    Daily wage crews without smartphones Supervisor-assisted punches, each face verified
    Agency staff you do not employ directly Agency accounts with scoped access and headcount caps
    Remote, basement, or low-connectivity sites Offline punch with automatic sync
    Rules differ by state, site, or worker category 70+ configurable policies by location, category or shift

    Integrations

    Payroll-Ready Reports for the Payroll and HRMS You Already Use

    Truein is not payroll software and does not process payroll. It produces verified attendance data and payroll-ready reports, then hands them to the system that calculates PF, ESIC, professional tax, and salary. Sync runs via API for real-time employee and attendance data or via FTP for batch workflows, so additions, transfers, and exits stay in step across systems.

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    Truein complements your HRMS rather than replacing it. It is purpose-built depth for time and attendance, feeding clean data into the HR suite you already run.

    Simplify Onboarding in 3 Steps

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    Upload Records

    The HR manager can upload organization-wide staff data in bulk using spreadsheets.

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    Register Face

    Capture employee faces via mobile or kiosk for fast, touchless enrollment.

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    Start Attendance

    Begin accurate, real-time attendance tracking instantly across locations with the mobile attendance system.

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    What Should a Face Attendance System for Multiple Sites Do?

    A single-site attendance tool and a multi-site attendance system are not the same product. Before you commit, check these:

    A single-site attendance tool and a multi-site attendance system are not the same product. Before you commit, check these:

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    Is Face Attendance Legal in India Under the DPDP Act?

    Yes. Face attendance is widely used across Indian construction, manufacturing, facility management, and retail, and two frameworks shape how it should be deployed.

    Labour law. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 has been consolidated into India's four Labour Codes, in force since 21 November 2025, with central rules notified on 8 May 2026 and state rules rolling out in phases. Under the Code on Social Security, 2020, provident fund, ESIC and gratuity are being extended to contract and fixed-term workers, and the principal employer carries responsibility for the social security of contract workers. Verified, site-wise attendance is the record those obligations rest on.

    Data protection. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 governs how face and attendance data is collected, stored, and processed. It is coming into force in phases: rules notified in November 2025, consent-manager provisions operative from November 2026, and full compliance obligations enforced from May 2027. The obligations that matter for attendance are consent, purpose limitation, data minimisation, and breach notification.

    How Truein supports this. Workers are informed before any face data is captured, which supports the consent requirement under the DPDP Act. Attendance data, including face registration, is processed on AWS infrastructure hosted in India. Truein is ISO 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, acts as data processor with the customer as data controller, and has a designated Data Protection Officer reachable at dpo@truein.com. Truein's data protection framework aligns with the core principles the DPDP Act establishes and is structured to meet its obligations as the rules come into force.

    • Disclaimer: This section is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. India's data protection and labour law framework, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and the Labour Codes, is still being rolled out in phases and is subject to change. The information presented reflects publicly available sources as of the article's publish date and may not capture subsequent rules, notifications, or amendments. Readers are advised to verify current requirements independently or consult a qualified professional before making compliance decisions.
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