Know who started—without tracking everyone all day.
CheckInForWork is a morning readiness board for small field crews. Add the real roster, send each person a private browser link, and see who checked in, who is on break, who checked out, and who is past the scheduled start plus your grace period.
No credit card · no worker email required · no background GPS
Two honest paths
Morning readiness board
Shared roster, private worker links, check-in / break / check-out, and CSV export—built for 3–25 person field teams.
Personal task focus
Name one important task, get free tiny steps, time a focus block, and optionally use AI credits (1 each) when you want a deeper assist.
From blank board to useful signal in three steps
Add only the crew you expect
Name, role, first assignment or route, and scheduled start time. The production board begins empty—there are no fake workers or demo check-ins.
Send private worker links
Each crew member gets a distinct link that opens directly to their assignment and one large check-in action. Treat the link like a private invitation.
Watch the exceptions
The board separates checked-in, expected, late, unavailable, and checked-out workers. When someone is past start + grace, get a free call order with copyable texts—then export the timestamped log when you need a supporting record.
What the product records—and what it deliberately does not
| Included now | Not represented as included |
|---|---|
| Check-in, break, and check-out event times | Continuous or background GPS tracking |
| Role, scheduled start, current assignment, optional short note | Payroll calculations, overtime determinations, or certified payroll |
| Same-day called-out and off statuses | Dispatch, route optimization, invoicing, or inventory |
| CSV export of recorded events | Emergency monitoring or automatic rescue response |
What does a no-show actually cost your crew?
A missed start idles partners, delays the first job, and eats the lead’s morning in phone calls. Enter your own numbers to see the weekly and annual cost of finding out late — nothing here is measured by us or promised by the product.
Cost of not knowing, weekly and annual
Start with the fields your niche actually needs
“Assignment” means something different on every mobile team. The playbooks below change the suggested roles, first-assignment field, check-in moments, privacy warning, and threshold for upgrading to specialist software.
HVAC
Service route, first work order, install crew, or parts run.
Plumbing
First call, drain route, install project, or excavation team.
Electrical
Project and zone, service call, crew, and safety boundary.
Landscaping
Route, truck, yard departure, and weather readiness.
Cleaning
Team and site codes without resident names or access details.
Pest control
Route, first stop, specialty equipment, and record boundaries.
Construction
Project arrival without pretending to replace site controls.
Property maintenance
Property or work-order codes and on-call handoffs.
See all playbooks, including mobile-care boundaries →
Draft my crew check-in policy
Pick an industry, crew size, and shift pattern. The draft checklist is assembled only from the playbooks and guides published on this site — no invented laws, no generic three-strikes ladder — and it links back to the exact pages it comes from.
Not legal advice. Drafts are starting points assembled from this site’s worksheets; have a qualified employment professional review any attendance policy before enforcement.
The narrow middle between group chat and a workforce suite
Free and paid workforce platforms already offer scheduling, geofences, payroll integrations, job costing, and more. CheckInForWork is for the earlier moment: a small team needs a reliable morning signal, but does not want every worker to install and learn a full platform. When you need those broader workflows, the honest answer may be to graduate.
A practical rollout for tomorrow morning
- Create the board and add the real roster.
- Tell the crew exactly what a check-in means: shift start, yard departure, or first-site arrival.
- Explain what is recorded and what is not.
- Send each private link directly to its owner.
- Run a one-week pilot before tying the record to discipline or payroll decisions.
Working on your own today?
If you are not running a crew board—just one stuck task—start with Personal Focus or jump straight into the free tool at Break down a task. Local step suggestions are always free; optional AI assists use AI credits when you choose them. Personal Focus does not replace the shared crew board.