🛒 Retail

Time Clock Software for Retail Teams

Shift workers, variable hours, last-minute callouts — retail has a clock-in reality that most software wasn't designed for. CKZ handles all of it out of the box.

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Common Retail Challenges

The problems every retail manager knows

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Shift scheduling chaos
Someone calls out 30 minutes before open. You're texting four people trying to find a cover. A shift swap workflow handles this — the employee posts the shift, a coworker claims it, you approve in one click.
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Overtime surprises at payroll
You only find out someone hit 42 hours when payroll exports Friday afternoon. Real-time overtime alerts tell you when someone is approaching their threshold — before it happens.
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No dedicated clock-in station
Employees all sharing one login is a buddy-punching nightmare. A kiosk tablet in the break room lets each person clock in with their own PIN — no personal devices needed.
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Manual payroll entry every week
Exporting from a spreadsheet to Gusto or Square takes 45 minutes of double-entry. CKZ exports directly — formatted for your payroll provider, with overtime already calculated.
How CKZ Fits Retail

Feature by feature

Kiosk Mode
One shared tablet. Every employee clocks in with their PIN.
Mount an iPad or Android tablet by the time clock. Each employee enters their unique PIN — no login, no username, no phone required. Works for the whole crew in under 3 seconds per person. Badge scanning also supported for stores using RFID cards.
PIN clock-in Badge / RFID scan Barcode scan Works on any tablet
Break Room Kiosk — 8:02 AM
Jamie L.
PIN: ••••
Clocked In ✓
Marcus T.
PIN: ••••
Clocked In ✓
Aisha R.
PIN: ••••
On Break
3 of 6 shift employees clocked in
Scheduling & Shift Swaps
Publish the week's schedule. Let the team handle coverage.
Build weekly schedules with drag-and-drop shift templates. When someone can't make it, they submit a shift swap or open-shift request directly from the app. You review and approve — no group texts, no back-and-forth.
Shift templates Shift swap requests Open shift pickups Absence tracking
Shift Swap Request
Jordan M. → Casey P.
Saturday 10AM–6PM
Pending
Open Shift
Sunday 2PM–8PM · 0 takers
Posted
Employees notified via app. Manager approves with one tap.
Overtime & Payroll
Know your labor cost before payroll runs — not after.
Real-time overtime alerts flag anyone approaching weekly thresholds. Automatic lunch deduction applies your break policy without any manual editing. When the pay period closes, export directly to Gusto, Square, QuickBooks, or any of 9 supported payroll providers.
Overtime alerts Auto lunch deduction Export to Gusto / Square Pay period lock
Overtime Watch — This Week
Tyler W.
38.5 hrs — threshold: 40
⚠ Near OT
Priya K.
41.0 hrs — overtime
1.0 OT hrs
Sam D.
32.0 hrs
On Track
Leave & PTO
Employees request time off. You approve it from anywhere.
Accrual policies auto-calculate based on hours worked or anniversary date. Employees submit time-off requests from the mobile app. You see their current balance, approve or deny, and the schedule updates automatically — no paper forms, no spreadsheet.
PTO accruals Time-off requests Holiday tracking Balance on mobile
Time Off Request
Leila M. — Vacation
Dec 26–28 · Balance: 5.5 days
Pending
Devon C. — PTO
Dec 24 · Balance: 2.0 days
Approved

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