Where simple QR attendance fails
Static QR posters get photographed
A printed QR at the gate is scanned once from a screenshot at home and every day after; the register shows presence with nobody on site.
No proof of who scanned
A QR scan identifies a device, not a face. A colleague's phone with the employee's login is enough for a full month of proxy attendance.
Scanning stops when the network drops
Basement parking, factory interiors and rural sites have no signal at the moment the scan is needed, and the employee is marked absent.
Events and contractor gates have no enrolment time
Three hundred temporary staff arrive at 07:00 for a one-day event; there is no time to enrol faces or install biometric devices.
How Attend Mitra makes QR attendance trustworthy
Site QR or employee QR, your choice
Display a site QR that employees scan with the app, or issue employee QR codes on digital ID cards that a kiosk or supervisor scans. Both feed the same attendance record.
Dynamic rotating QR
A site QR shown on a tablet or screen refreshes at a short interval, so a screenshot from yesterday, or from ten minutes ago, is rejected.
QR paired with selfie and geofence
Require a liveness-checked selfie and a location inside the site geofence with the scan; the scan says where, the selfie says who, the GPS confirms both.
Offline scanning with sync
The scan is stored on the phone with the original time and uploaded when the network returns, so signal-less gates still record accurate check-in times.
QR attendance features
Site QR Codes
One QR per site or per gate, printed or displayed on screen, with per-site rules for selfie and geofence.
Employee QR on Digital ID
Each employee's ID card in the app carries a QR that a kiosk tablet or supervisor phone scans at entry.
Rotating QR Display
Screen-displayed QR that refreshes at a set interval to defeat screenshots and forwarded images.
Selfie & Geofence Pairing
Liveness selfie and geofence validation configurable per site; mock-location apps on Android flagged.
Kiosk Scanning Mode
A shared tablet in kiosk mode scans employee QR codes at shift change without anyone needing a personal phone.
Scan Reports
Scan time, site, method and verification status per record; exports by site, shift and date for payroll and clients.
Static QR vs dynamic QR vs QR with selfie
Each layer closes one route to proxy attendance; choose by how much the site is at risk.
| Aspect | Static QR poster | Dynamic rotating QR | QR + selfie + geofence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshot from home | Works | Rejected after the code rotates | Rejected by geofence and selfie |
| Colleague scanning for someone | Works with shared login | Works with shared login | Stopped by liveness selfie |
| Hardware at site | Printed sheet | Tablet or screen | Printed sheet or screen |
| Proof of location | None | Implied by the screen | GPS inside geofence |
| Best for | Low-risk offices, training rooms | Shared gates, kiosks | Deployed staff, contractors, sites |
From Check-In to Payroll-Ready Reports
QR Generated per Site
Admin creates a site QR (static or rotating) or issues employee QR codes on digital ID cards.
Scan at Entry
Employee scans the site QR from the app, or the kiosk scans the employee's QR at the gate.
Verification Layer
Selfie liveness check and geofence validation run with the scan where the site policy requires them.
Live Monitor Updated
Supervisor sees the scan as present, late or flagged within seconds; offline scans appear after sync.
Attendance to Payroll
Scan-based attendance feeds shift rules, overtime and LOP for the payroll export.
Why teams choose QR check-in
Set up a site in minutes
Print a QR, draw a geofence and the site is live; no device installation or electrician visit.
Proxy attendance closed
Rotating codes stop screenshots and the selfie stops a colleague scanning on someone's behalf.
Right for temporary workforces
Event staff, trainees and contractor gangs can be checked in on day one with a QR and a name list.
Works where devices fail
No fingerprint reader at a dusty site, no card machine on a construction floor; a printed QR and a phone are enough.
Fast queues at shift change
A scan takes a second or two, so a hundred people clear the gate before the shift starts.
Same rules as every other method
QR scans go through the same late-mark, grace, overtime and LOP rules as face, GPS or biometric attendance.
Where QR attendance fits best
Construction site gate
A contractor gate where 150 workers from four sub-contractors enter between 07:30 and 08:00 with no network inside the compound.
e.g. a rotating QR on the timekeeper's tablet is scanned with a selfie; scans queue offline and sync from the site office at 09:00 with the original 07:45 timestamps intact.
Exhibition and event staffing
Promoters, ushers and security for a three-day trade show, hired through two agencies and paid per day.
e.g. a staff list is imported the night before, each person gets an employee QR by SMS, and gate supervisors scan them in at 07:00 with a selfie so agency invoices match verified heads.
Training centre and classroom attendance
A skill-development centre marking trainee attendance per session for a government-funded programme.
e.g. a session QR is displayed at the start of each class, trainees scan with a selfie, and the session-wise report is exported for the programme's attendance requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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