# How does Homebase app work?

How does Homebase app work?

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- Posted at: over 3 years ago
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### Comment 1

Homebase makes managing hourly work easier for over 100,000 local businesses. With free employee scheduling, time tracking, team communication, and hiring, managers and employees can spend less time on paperwork and more time on growing their business.

EMPLOYEES CAN:

• Clock in and out on their smartphones using the mobile time clock app
• View their up-to-date work schedule anywhere
• View the hours they’ve worked and estimated earnings
• Request and accept shift trades & covers
• Submit their availability and time-off requests
• Create group chats and chat with teammates in real-time
• Receive shift reminders so they’re on time for shifts
• Sign in with a mobile phone number or email address


MANAGERS CAN:
• Build team work schedules in our schedule maker app
• View team availability and time-off requests while building the shift schedule
• View clock-in status of employees, and add or edit employee timecards
• Check sales, scheduled labor costs, actual labor costs, and labor as a % of sales
• See who's available to be called in to work and easily contact them
• Message employees in real-time in one-on-one or group chats
• Get alerts when employees are late or reach overtime
• Set up advanced policies, controls, and permissions

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- Posted at: about 3 years ago




## Related Product
[Homebase](https://www.g2.com/products/homebase/reviews)

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[Employee Scheduling](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-scheduling-software)

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