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  • Syncro Connect: log in at syncroconnect.com, or open the Syncro Connect app
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  • Still stuck? Call the Leeds team on 0113 350 9043
Requesting holiday on Syncro Kiosk, choosing leave type, full or half day and dates, with the live balance shown

Request leave at the kiosk

Staff choose the type of leave, pick full or half days and add a note, with a photo if you allow one. Their remaining balance sits on the same screen while they choose the dates, so nobody books days they do not have.

The request goes to their manager to approve in Syncro Connect, exactly as one sent from the app would. Once approved it is in your absence records straight away, with nothing to retype.

  • Full days or half days, with a note
  • Live balance shown before the request is sent
  • Request history showing approved and rejected requests
  • Cancel a request where your rules allow it

Check entitlement, hours and flexi

The same live figures your managers see in Syncro Connect, shown to the person they belong to. Nobody needs to ask how many days they have left or whether last Tuesday’s clocking went through.

Holiday entitlement: allowance, days booked and days remaining for the leave year, as a live balance rather than a figure someone worked out last month.

Hours week by week: staff see their own clocking records and the hours they add up to, one week at a time.

Flexi balance: if you run flexitime, staff can see whether they are up or down without asking a supervisor to look it up.

Mistakes caught early: a missed clocking gets spotted by the person it affects, before payroll runs rather than after it.

Syncro Kiosk entitlement screen showing holiday allowance, days booked and days remaining for the leave year

Sign in with a card or a PIN

No email address, no password and nothing to download. Staff sign in with the clock number and PIN they already use at the terminal, or tap a staff card if you add a USB card reader to the tablet.

For staff who would rather use their own phone, the Syncro Connect app gives them the same self service, plus clocking in and out.

Syncro Kiosk sign-in screen where staff tap a card or enter their clock number and PIN

Nothing new to remember

The same clock number and PIN as the terminal. Card sign-in is optional, and the number and PIN always work if a card is left at home.

Set up once

What each person can see and do at the kiosk follows the same settings as their app, so there is nothing to configure twice.

Their own record only

Each person sees their own leave, hours and balances. Team and company leave views appear only where you allow them.

See what leave is coming up

Staff see every booking they have for the next twelve months, and who else is off, before they ask for the same week.

Their own leave: each booking for the year ahead with its status, so nobody has to ask whether last month’s request was approved.

Team and company views: where you allow it, staff can see who else in their team or the business is off, which heads off clashes before they reach a manager.

Shifts are not shown yet: the kiosk shows leave rather than rotas. Rota is coming to Syncro Connect, so ask us where that has got to if it matters to you.

Upcoming leave on Syncro Kiosk with my leave, team and company views

Built for a shared device

A shared tablet is only as good as the last person who used it. Syncro Kiosk is built so the next person in the queue never sees the previous one’s details.

Confirmation that a leave request has been sent, with a countdown to automatic sign-out

Signs itself out

After a set time without use, between 30 seconds and three minutes, with a countdown on screen and a button to sign out straight away.

Nothing left on the tablet

Once someone signs out, nothing about them stays on the device. Their record lives in Syncro Connect, not on the tablet in the canteen.

What you need

An Android tablet on Android 7 or later, or an iPad on iPadOS 15 or later, used in landscape with an internet connection. It does not work offline, so put it somewhere the wifi is reliable.

Why choose Computime?

For over 35 years, since 1989, we have helped UK businesses record their people’s time and give staff access to their own holiday and hours, which takes a lot of routine questions off managers’ desks.

Syncro Kiosk and the Syncro Connect app are two ways into the same self service, one shared and one personal. Most sites end up with both, and we will tell you honestly which of your people need which.

Built and supported by our own team in Leeds, with no minimum or maximum headcount. When you call, you speak to someone here.

Already on Realtime? The Realtime employee web portal is still supported and nothing is being taken away. Syncro Kiosk is part of Syncro Connect, so talk to us if you want it for a Realtime site.

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Syncro Kiosk questions, answered

If yours is not here, call the Leeds team on 0113 350 9043.

What is an employee self service kiosk?
It is a shared tablet where staff sign in to see and manage their own work records, without needing a phone of their own. On Syncro Kiosk from Computime, that means requesting leave, checking holiday entitlement and flexi, and seeing the hours they have worked. It suits warehouses, factories, care homes and shop floors, where a lot of people do not carry a phone at work or would rather not use their own.
Can staff clock in and out at Syncro Kiosk?
No. The kiosk is for self service only, so staff still clock at a terminal or on the Syncro Connect app. It is worth knowing before you buy, because some kiosk products do both. If you need a clocking point, our clocking terminals do that job and feed the same records the kiosk reads from.
How do staff sign in to the kiosk?
With the clock number and PIN they already use at the terminal, or by tapping a staff card if you plug a USB card reader into the tablet. There is no email address or password to set up. Card sign-in is optional, and the number and PIN always work, so a forgotten card does not stop anyone booking holiday.
How much does Syncro Kiosk cost?
It is included with the Syncro Connect mobile app at £1 per employee per month, on top of £2 for the software, so £3 per employee per month in total, billed annually or monthly, excluding VAT. Fifty staff come to £150 a month, or £1,800 a year. There is no separate charge for the kiosk itself, and no setup fee. You supply the tablet.
Do we need to buy a tablet from Computime?
No. Syncro Kiosk runs on your own Android tablet on Android 7 or later, or an iPad on iPadOS 15 or later, used in landscape. Most businesses already have a spare one, or buy an inexpensive tablet and a wall or desk mount. Put it somewhere staff pass every day, such as the canteen or next to the clocking terminal.
Does the kiosk work without wifi?
No. Syncro Kiosk needs an internet connection, because it shows live balances and sends requests straight to Syncro Connect. That is different from the Syncro Connect app, which can clock offline and send the record when signal returns. Before you mount the tablet, check the wifi where it is going, not just in the office.
Can the next person see the last person’s details?
No. The kiosk signs each person out automatically after a set time without use, between 30 seconds and three minutes, and nothing about them stays on the tablet once they have gone. Each person sees only their own record, plus team and company leave views if you allow them. You are still the data controller, so it is worth telling staff what the kiosk shows and why, and the ICO’s guidance for organisations is the place to start.
Who approves a leave request made at the kiosk?
The same manager who would approve it from the app, in Syncro Connect. A kiosk request is not a separate type of request, so there is no second inbox to check. Once approved it is in the absence record immediately, and the employee can see the result next time they sign in.
Should our staff use the kiosk or the app?
Whichever suits each person, and most sites end up with both. Drivers, engineers and anyone away from site are better on the Syncro Connect app, because it also clocks them in. People who clock at a terminal and do not want work on their phone use the kiosk. Both come under the same £1 app charge, so you are not choosing between two prices.
Can staff see payslips or their rota on the kiosk?
Not payslips, and not rotas yet. Payslips come from your payroll software. Computime sends the approved hours across, but the payslip is issued by payroll, not by us. Rota is coming to Syncro Connect, so if staff checking their shifts is the main reason you are buying, ask us where that work has got to rather than taking a date from a web page.
Where do I log in to Computime?
If your employer uses Syncro Connect, use Customer login at the top of this page, which goes to syncroconnect.com, or sign in through the Syncro Connect app. If your employer runs Realtime, its employee portal has an address specific to your company, so ask your manager for it. We cannot give out access to an employer’s system, so your manager is the quickest route either way.

Syncro Kiosk

Give every member of staff self-service

Syncro Kiosk is part of the Syncro Connect app plan at £3 per employee per month excl. VAT, on a tablet you supply. Book a demo to see it working, or start a free trial of Syncro Connect.

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