Attendance guides for Indian companies

• Grace time at work: meaning, what’s normal in India and how to set it

  What grace minutes are, the 10 to 15 minutes most Indian companies allow, and how to apply them fairly.

  4 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Late coming and leaving early: what they mean and how companies count them

  What a late mark and “left early” mean, the common 3-late-marks rule, half days and how they reach payroll.

  5 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Sandwich leave rule: how it works, with examples

  When a weekend or holiday between two leave days counts as leave, how to write the rule, and examples.

  4 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Night shift attendance: how to count shifts that cross midnight

  Why a 9 PM to 6 AM shift breaks most attendance systems, and how to count it as one working day.

  4 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Half day rules: when is it a half day, and how it reaches payroll

  The kinds of half day, the thresholds companies use, and how a half day becomes 0.5 of leave or loss of pay.

  4 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Comp off rules: how compensatory off works, with examples

  When working on a weekly off or holiday earns a day back, the usual limits, and comp off versus overtime pay.

  4 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

• Attendance for work-from-home employees: options compared

  Clock-in apps, timesheets, video check-ins and automatic tracking from the computer: what each tells you.

  5 min read · Updated 4 November 2026

Free tools and templates

• LOP calculator

  Loss of pay from salary and unpaid days

• Late mark calculator

  What late marks cost under your rule

• Sandwich leave calculator

  Days counted, with and without the rule

• Late coming policy

  A sample to copy and adapt

• Attendance sheet

  Free Excel template

• Shift roster

  Free Excel template

• Holiday list 2027

  Central government holidays