Square: Using Clock-in Settings

Created by Ed Patzsch, Modified on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 9:17 AM by Ed Patzsch

**Note - This setting only works if Square Scheduling is being used.
Customize schedule enforcement settings
You can customize the clock in/out settings for team members from your Square Dashboard. You can allow them to clock in or out from the Square Team App, block early clock-ins, or set up auto clock out.
  1. Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Staff > Settings > Clock in/out.
  2. To allow team members to clock in or out from the Square Team App, toggle on Clock in/out from Team app.
  3. To block early clock ins, toggle on Block early or unscheduled clock-ins and set an Allow within time limit. If you toggle on this setting, team members will receive a notification if they attempt to clock in outside of the time limit.
  4. To  allow automatic clock-outs, toggle on Automatically clock out at end of shift, select Confirm, and set an After time limit.
  5. Select Save.


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