--- title: Active vs negative attendance description: There are two types of attendance, negative and active attendance. In the case of negative attendance, the user is assigned working hours and does not record clock-in and clock-out, the time worked is --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/migration/hc/active-vs-negative-attendance#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![sloneek-logo-hor-color01-R-1.svg\]](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/hubfs/sloneek-logo-hor-color01-R-1.svg) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company Open main navigation Close main navigation - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company - English Show submenu for translations - sloneek.com sloneek.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [HELP CENTER](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/migration/hc?hsLang=en) 2. [Clock-in / out](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/migration/hc/clock-in-out?hsLang=en) 3. [What the account Administrator needs to know](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/migration/hc/clock-in-out?hsLang=en#what-the-account-administrator-needs-to-know) # Active vs negative attendance There are two types of attendance, negative and active attendance. ### Negative attendance In the case of **negative attendance**, the user is assigned working hours and **does not record clock-in and clock-out**, the time worked is counted automatically. The working time determines when the user is working (can be defined and set according to specific needs, either on a weekly or yearly basis). You can learn all about working hours and how to set them [here](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/hc/working-hours-settings?hsLang=en). You can also set up automatic lunch breaks within the negative attendance. ### Active attendance **Active attendance** uses **clock-in and clock-out**, which the user enters in the app. The number of hours worked is therefore dependent on when the user checks in and then checks out. How to do it? By clicking on **Clock-in**, which is visible on the main dashboard at the top right corner in the app. Once the user clocks-in, the working hours start to count. The moment the user leaves work, they click **Clock-out**. Here, however, you need to select the attendance event, i.e. why the user is ending the attendance and where they are leaving (ending a work shift, going to the doctor, going to lunch, etc.). **Note:** When using active attendance, the lunch break or any other break **cannot be automated**, so it must be recorded manually by the user just like the regular clock-in and clock-out (choosing the correct attendance event). **An important part of active attendance is absence**, and how to correctly enter the clock-in and clock-out when the user is absent. For better understanding, let's briefly recall the two **general categories of absences**: - **Free time =** absence when the user is away from work (e.g. holiday) and the time not worked reduces the total time worked - **At work =** in this case, the user is away from work but the time not worked does not affect/reduce the total time worked (e.g. doctor, sick day, wellness day..) Now, it is crucial to know that **Clock-in and Clock-out** and **Absences** are not directly linked, which is why it is important to know how to enter this information into the application correctly.  **Absence**, whatever type, is entered by the user by creating it through the **New Absence** button, for more information and detailed description refer [here](https://knowledgebase.sloneek.com/hc/entering-an-absence-event?hsLang=en). Once the user has entered the absence, we move on to **Clock-in and Clock-out**, where the process is as follows: - **For absences of the type FREE TIME -** the user does not enter the clock-in or clock-out, as the last clock-out will be made the day the day before the holiday when the user leaves work and the following clock-in will be entered by them once they are back from holidays - **For absence type AT WORK** - it is necessary for the user to enter both clock-in and clock-out, even though they will not be at work at that time. Since this type of absence does not affect the time worked, not entering clock-in and clock-out would create a negative balance and the time worked would not be correct at the end of the month. There are two ways to enter it correctly in this case: 1. **Even in the user's absence, they log into the application, click check-in and then check-out** with the **correct reason for leaving**, e.g. a doctor, and upon returning to work, clicks check-in as standard. **Example:** on Monday the user goes to the doctor between 9-12am, clicks check-in at 9am, immediately clicks check-out, selects doctor as the event, then returns at 12pm and clicks check-in.   2.  **Admin enters check-in and check-out for the user** - this can be done retrospectively.        This action is performed by the admin via inserting a **New Segment of the attendace**. 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