Why housekeeping operations are hard to run
Attendance controlled by the client's gate
The register sits with the client's security, so the housekeeping supervisor learns who came at 06:00 only when he reaches at 08:00.
Split and early shifts nobody tracks properly
A 06:00 to 10:00 plus 16:00 to 20:00 split shift is marked as one day in the register, so overtime and short duties are invisible.
High turnover, slow onboarding
Replacements join weekly; without an ID card and police verification the client's security turns them away at the gate.
Billing disputes over duties
The client counts heads at 09:00; the agency bills from the supervisor's summary; the two rarely agree on reliever days.
How Attend Mitra fits facility housekeeping
Site-wise deployment with shift patterns
Map each client site with its posts, headcount and shift patterns, including early starts, split shifts and Sunday cover, so vacancy is visible per site each morning.
Selfie and GPS attendance at client premises
Staff mark in inside the client's geofence with a liveness-checked selfie; the supervisor sees who reported at 06:00 from home.
Reliever handling and swaps
Keep a reliever pool per cluster, assign relievers to weekly offs and absences, and approve swaps in the app; reliever days are recorded for billing.
Minimum-wage payroll and billable man-days
Pay on the state's unskilled or semi-skilled wage line with the 26-day divisor and export attendance-verified man-days per site for the invoice.
Features for housekeeping workforces
Split & Early Shift Templates
Two-part shifts with separate check-in windows, early morning starts and grace rules per site.
Geofenced Selfie Attendance
Client premises geofence with configurable radius; mock-location flagging on Android; offline marking in basements and service areas.
Digital ID Cards
Photo ID card with client site, generated on day one from the app so new joiners clear the client's gate.
Duty Checklists
Simple task checklists per area such as washrooms, lobby and pantry, ticked in the app with optional photo for the supervisor.
Supervisor Site Visit Check-In
Facility supervisors record GPS and selfie visits at each site, supporting the supervision commitment in the contract.
Site-Wise Man-Day Export
Duties per person per site, including reliever and extra days, exported for client approval and invoicing.
From Check-In to Payroll-Ready Reports
Weekly Roster Created
Operations builds guard or staff duty schedules by site and shift.
Roster Published
Assigned employees receive shift details on the mobile app.
Shift Check-In
Staff mark attendance validated against the published roster.
Replacement Logged
Absent staff swaps recorded with supervisor approval.
Payroll & Billing
Verified duty hours exported by site and employee.
What supervisors and billing gain
Know who reported at 06:00 by 06:10
Early-shift check-ins are on the live monitor before the supervisor leaves home, so relievers are called in time.
Split shifts paid and billed correctly
Both parts of a split shift are recorded, so a missed evening half is neither paid nor billed by mistake.
New joiners productive on day one
Enrolment, document capture and a digital ID card in one sitting, which matters when turnover means several joiners a week.
Fewer invoice arguments
Man-days per site come from verified check-ins the client can inspect, and reliever days are on the record.
Minimum-wage compliance visible
Wage lines by state and category with effective dates keep housekeeping payroll aligned to the current notification.
Supervision the client can see
Supervisor visit check-ins per site turn a vague commitment into a monthly record.
Housekeeping scenarios
Corporate office campus with early and split shifts
A tech park where housekeeping starts at 06:00, thins out mid-day and returns for the 16:00 to 20:00 evening round.
e.g. 60 staff on the morning shift and 25 on the evening split; the live monitor shows four absentees at 06:10 and the supervisor assigns relievers from the pool before the client's admin team arrives.
Hospital housekeeping across wards
A hospital contract requiring round-the-clock cover with ward-wise deployment and checklists for critical areas.
e.g. the night shift checklist for the OT corridor and ICU washrooms is ticked with photos at 02:00 and 05:00, and the record answers the infection-control committee's monthly query.
Multi-site retail housekeeping
A facility company covering 25 stores in one city with one or two staff per store and a roving supervisor.
e.g. each store is its own geofence; a staff member marking in from the wrong store is flagged, and the supervisor's visit check-ins across 25 stores appear on the monthly report.
Frequently Asked Questions
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