# Missed punch correction worksheet

A fictional Monday shift, used to show the sequence rather than to report a test. An employee punched in at 8:00am and never punched out. The correction should end with a person approving the entry on the evidence available, inside the same payroll period, and reconciled against what you export.

1. Spot the open entry before the period closes: the Monday card shows a punch in at 8:00am and no punch out.
2. Ask the employee for the missing detail in writing: they report leaving at 5:00pm with a one hour unpaid break.
3. Check the supporting evidence you already hold, such as the punch location, the scheduled shift, notes on the entry or the break rule applied to that employee.
4. Enter or approve the correction: 8:00am to 5:00pm, minus one unpaid hour, for 8.00 recorded work hours.
5. Have a manager or administrator approve the corrected card, rather than letting an automatic punch out rule stand in for that decision.
6. Approve or lock the period, export to payroll, then compare the exported total against the approved card before payment goes out.

Source-led fictional exercise, not a product trial or payroll instruction. Confirm break treatment and actual hours with the employee and payroll owner.