👥 Who Can Access This
Available to all staffing company users — including coordinators, recruiters, account managers, and back office staff.
❌ Not available to client portal users — this is a staffing company-side setting only.
📌 Where to Find It
Go to any Job Order → click the three-dot menu (⋯) → select Edit Mobile Geo Fencing.
Available from:
Job Order Board
All JEM (Jobs & Employment Management) tabs
⚙️ How to Enable Geo-Fencing
Open the Edit Mobile Geo Fencing modal from any job order.
Check Enable Geo Fencing to turn it on (default is OFF).
Set the Radius in meters — the permitted distance from the job location within which workers can clock in/out.
Minimum: 1 meter
Maximum: 50,000 meters
Click Save.
💡 The radius field only appears once geo-fencing is enabled.
🚦 How It Works for Workers
Once enabled on a job order:
🟢 Within radius — worker can clock in/out and record paid/unpaid breaks via mobile app
🔴 Outside radius — clock-in/out and record paid/unpaid breaks are blocked with an out-of-range message
📍 GPS off — worker is prompted to turn on location services
⚠️ No job location set — geo-fencing validation is skipped and clock-in is allowed
📢 Message Workers May See
If geo-fencing is enabled and a worker tries to clock in from a web browser instead of the mobile app, they will see:
"Location-based clock in is enabled for this job. Please download and use the Jombone app to clock in or out."
This is not an out-of-range error — it means location data is not supported on the web. Direct the worker to use the Jombone mobile app with location services turned on.
🧠 Key Things to Remember
✅ Configured per job order — each job can have different settings
📏 Radius must be between 1 and 50,000 meters
🔘 Default state is OFF — must be manually enabled per job order
🖥️ Geo-fencing applies to web and mobile app clock-ins only — no impact on J4B iPad time clocks
📋 Manual timesheet entries made by staffing users are not subject to geo-fencing
💡 When to Use It
Best suited for:
Warehouse and industrial sites
Events and on-site operations
Any site where worker location needs to be verified at clock-in
Not needed for:
Remote or flexible roles
Sites where J4B iPad time clocks are already installed