Employee App Features

The Open Core Employee App provides employees with mobile access to essential HR and workforce management features.

Dashboard

The home screen provides a quick overview of:

• Attendance Status: Current check-in/check-out status with time
• Shift Information: Today's shift schedule and timing
• Leave Balance: Quick view of available leave days
• Recent Notifications: Latest announcements and updates
• Quick Actions: One-tap access to common features

Attendance Management

Check-In/Check-Out

Multiple attendance methods supported:

• GPS-Based: Location-verified attendance with geofencing
• QR Code: Scan QR code at workplace
• Face Recognition: Biometric verification using device camera
• IP-Based: Network-based verification for office attendance

Attendance Features

• Real-time attendance status display
• Attendance history with detailed logs
• Late arrival and early departure tracking
• Overtime calculation and display
• Shift-based attendance support

Attendance Regularization

• Request attendance corrections for missed entries
• Upload supporting documents
• Track request approval status

Leave Management

Apply for Leave

• Select leave type (annual, sick, casual, etc.)
• Choose date range with calendar picker
• Add reason and supporting documents
• View leave balance before applying
• Emergency contact information

Leave Dashboard

• Leave Balance: Visual display of available days by type
• Leave History: All past leave requests with status
• Pending Requests: Track approval status
• Team Calendar: View team members' leave schedule

Compensatory Off

• View earned compensatory offs
• Apply to convert extra work days to leave
• Track expiry dates

Payroll & Payslips

Payroll Dashboard

• View payroll records and salary structure
• Payroll statistics overview
• Salary modifiers and adjustments

Payslip Access

• View monthly payslips with detailed breakdown
• Download payslips as PDF
• Earnings breakdown (basic, allowances, bonuses)
• Deductions summary (tax, insurance, etc.)
• Historical payslip archive

Document Management

My Documents

• View uploaded employment documents
• Document status tracking (pending, verified, expired)
• Document expiry notifications
• Expiring and expired document alerts

Document Requests

• Request new documents from HR
• Select document type from available options
• Track request status
• Cancel pending requests
• Download approved documents

Expense Management

Submit Expenses

• Create expense claims with receipts
• Multiple expense categories
• Upload receipt images
• Add expense details and notes

Expense Tracking

• View pending expense claims
• Track approval workflow
• Reimbursement status
• Expense history and reports

Loan Management

• Apply for company loans with loan type selection
• EMI calculator
• Loan statistics overview
• Track loan request status
• View loan details

Notice Board

• Company announcements
• Policy updates
• Event notifications
• Department-specific notices
• Read/unread status tracking

Holiday Calendar

• View company holidays
• Regional holiday support
• Holiday types (national, regional, optional)

Approvals (For Managers)

Managers can approve/reject:

• Leave requests from team members
• Expense claims

Approval Features

• Pending approval notifications
• Quick approve/reject actions
• Add comments to decisions

HR Policies

• View company HR policies
• Detailed policy content viewer
• Browse policies by category

Assets

• View assigned company assets
• Asset detail information
• Assignment history
• QR code scanner for asset lookup
• Report issues with assigned assets

Disciplinary Actions

• View warnings and disciplinary notices
• Warning details with full information
• Submit appeals against warnings
• Track appeal status

Digital ID Card

• Digital employee identification
• QR code for verification
• Employee photo and details
• Downloadable/shareable format

Profile Management

Personal Information

• View and update personal details
• Emergency contact information
• Bank account details
• Address management

Settings

• Notification preferences
• Language selection
• Dark mode toggle
• Biometric authentication

Calendar

• View company events and calendar
• Event details and scheduling

Push Notifications

Real-time notifications for:

• Leave request status updates
• Expense claim approvals
• Company announcements
• Attendance reminders
• Payslip availability
• Document request updates

Offline Support

The app includes offline mode and offline sync capabilities:

• Offline mode dashboard for managing cached data
• Queue data for sync when connection is restored
• Data automatically syncs when connection is available

Multi-Language Support

The app includes 19 built-in languages:

• English (default)
• Arabic (with RTL support)
• Bengali, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian
• Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian
• Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Security Features

• JWT token-based authentication
• Biometric login (fingerprint/face) via local_auth
• Secure local storage with Hive

Integration Points

The app integrates with backend modules:

Feature	Required Module
Attendance	Attendance (any type)
Leave	Base system (included)
Payroll & Payslips	Payroll module
Expenses	Base system (included)
Documents	DocumentManagement module
Notices	NoticeBoard module
Holidays	Base system (included)
Loans	LoanManagement module
Digital ID Card	DigitalIdCard module
Calendar	Calendar module
HR Policies	HRPolicies module
Assets	Assets module
Disciplinary	DisciplinaryActions module
Approvals	Approvals module