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A working-time recording app. Press Start when work begins and Stop when it ends. The rest is automatic.

The app will soon be available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. The web app runs in a web browser on a computer.The app will soon be available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. The web app runs in a web browser.

GeoPrest records the time and position when someone clocks in or out, then displays a confirmation. The clock-in appears immediately in the web app.GeoPrest records the time and position, then displays a confirmation. The clock-in appears immediately in the web app.

EU law requires Member States to make employers put in place an objective, reliable and accessible system for measuring daily working time. In Belgium, a general obligation has been announced for 2027, and some situations are already covered: flexitime, construction sites, certain part-time work. For details, see the Legislation page. Check the timetable and arrangements against official sources.EU law requires Member States to impose an objective, reliable and accessible system. In Belgium, a general obligation has been announced for 2027.

No. The guiding principle is technology neutrality: a paper register, software, badge system, web portal or mobile app may be suitable, provided the system is objective, reliable and accessible. GeoPrest works on the iOS and Android phones your teams already have.No. A paper register, software, badge system, web portal or mobile app may be suitable.

GeoPrest provides a timestamped record of the start and end of work that can be consulted. Compliance also depends on your organisation: correction rules, retention period, access rights, informing employees. Our white paper sets out a method and a control matrix to achieve it.GeoPrest provides a timestamped record that can be consulted. Compliance also depends on your organisation: correction rules, retention, access rights.

All of them: office staff, site workers, field staff and technicians. There is room for contractors in the web app too.

From the web app, filter by employee and by date, then export to Excel.

A manager can add, correct or cancel a clock-in from the web app, always with a reason. The original clock-in is kept and every correction stays visible in a log. Also define your correction rule: who can make corrections, and for what reason. This is a key point in the white paper.A manager can add, correct or cancel a clock-in from the web app, always with a reason. Every correction stays visible in a log.

Just like the rest of the day: the employee presses Stop when going on break and Start on returning. The break appears in the history and is not counted as working time. If your work rules require the lunch break to be recorded, GeoPrest handles it with no special setup. The day’s total is based on the time actually worked.Just like the rest of the day: the employee presses Stop when going on break and Start on returning. The break appears in the history and is not counted as working time. If your work rules require the lunch break to be recorded, GeoPrest handles it with no special setup.

The position is recorded only at Start and Stop. The app does not track the employee continuously. Location recording is set for each employee individually from the web app: you can enable it for your mobile teams and switch it off for others. It is also good GDPR practice: do not collect continuous location data if a timestamp is enough. Describe it in your privacy notice.The position is recorded only at Start and Stop. The app does not track the employee continuously. Location recording is set for each employee individually from the web app.

Five years at most, in accordance with Belgian legislation on the retention of social documents. After that, clock-ins are deleted. This period will be adjusted if the announced reform sets a different one. Your employees can view their own at any time from the app.

Yes. Transparency is a GDPR principle: a clear notice, retention period, recipients and rights. Staff representatives must be informed and consulted in line with local law.Yes. A clear notice, retention period, recipients and rights. Staff representatives must be informed in line with local law.

From €2.25 excl. VAT per employee per month, depending on the size of your team, with no hardware to buy. The solution is free until 1 January 2027. Tell us the number of employees and we’ll send you the exact price.

It applies to the whole company, not per employee: until 1 January 2027, you pay nothing, however many people you add. It is a launch offer: enough to equip all your teams before the announced obligation comes into force, rather than just trialling it with two people.