ANTE User Manual

HR Settings

HR Settings is the centralized configuration page for company-wide HR settings in the Manpower module. It is reached at Manpower → Configuration → Settings (/manpower/configuration/settings).

HR settings that were previously scattered — Time Tracker controls, overtime filing rules, payroll thresholds, and email notifications — are all managed here. Login Security (new-device email verification, password expiry/history, idle timeout, and other sign-in policies) is a cross-cutting account control and remains on the global Company Information page under Settings.

Accessing HR Settings

  1. Click Manpower in the sidebar.
  2. Open Configuration.
  3. Click Settings.

Access to this page requires Administrator or Full Access permission. If you do not have this permission, the page will show a message that you do not have access to manage these settings.

Settings Groups

The page is organized into four groups, each covering a different domain.

Time Tracker

Company-wide rules for the Time Tracker widget on employee dashboards, which every employee sees and can use.

The widget itself is always available to everyone — the settings below don't turn it on or off; they decide whether a session on it counts as real attendance. The Enable Time Tracker switch on a schedule (Manpower → Scheduling → Schedule Management, off by default) controls whether people on that schedule can clock real attendance through the widget. Anyone whose schedule has it off, or who has no employee record at all, can still use the widget to track time against their tasks — it's just labelled "task time only" and never reaches the DTR or payroll.

SettingDescription
Require face photo to clockWhen on, a camera dialog opens every time an employee clicks Start work or Stop work on a session that will count as attendance. The captured photo is stored with the time log (viewable by HR on the raw log). Task-time-only and kiosk-linked sessions never prompt for a photo. When off, employees clock in/out with no camera step.
Restrict to whitelisted IPsWhen on, an employee starting a session from an IP address outside the whitelist below (or outside their own per-employee allowed IPs — see Per-employee allowed IPs on the Employee Edit page) does not get blocked; their session is downgraded to task time only instead of real attendance.

IP Whitelist Editor

The whitelist editor appears only when Restrict to whitelisted IPs is turned on.

  • Add an IP address: Type a single IP address (e.g. 203.0.113.5) or a CIDR range (e.g. 203.0.113.0/24) into the input field and click Add, or press Enter.
  • Add your current IP: Click Add my current IP to automatically detect and add your current network address.
  • Remove an IP: Click the × button next to any listed address to remove it.
Warning

If IP restriction is on and the whitelist is empty, no employee's session can count as attendance — every session, from any network, is downgraded to task time only. Add at least one address before enabling restriction.

Overtime / Timekeeping

Controls how overtime can be filed.

SettingDescription
Allow Filing Without LogsWhen on, employees and administrators can file overtime even if there are no matching time logs for that period. When off, overtime filing requires matching time log records.

Payroll

Configures payroll computation thresholds.

SettingDescription
Other Benefits Pool ThresholdThe annual tax-exempt threshold for other benefits under the TRAIN Law. The default value is ₱90,000. Enter the new value and click Save when the button appears. Payslips must be recomputed after changing this value for it to take effect on existing records.

Email Notifications

Controls whether ANTE sends confidential HR emails to employees. When a toggle is off, the information is still available in-app — nothing confidential is sent over email.

SettingDescription
Payslip EmailsWhen on, employees receive a payslip email (showing net pay) every time payroll is posted. When off, employees view their payslip in-app only.
HR Filing EmailsWhen on, employees receive email notifications when a filing is submitted, approved, or rejected (emails include leave or overtime details). When off, employees view filing status in-app only.

Common Tasks

Enable the Time Tracker Widget for a schedule

The Time Tracker widget is enabled per schedule, not here. To turn it on:

  1. Go to Manpower → Scheduling → Schedule Management.
  2. Open the schedule you want to change (or add a new one).
  3. Turn on the Enable Time Tracker toggle.
  4. Save the schedule.

Employees assigned to that schedule will immediately see the Time Tracker widget on their dashboard.

Require a face photo on every clock event

  1. Go to Manpower → Configuration → Settings.
  2. In the Time Tracker group, turn on the Require face photo to clock toggle.

From this point on, employees must capture a photo each time they time in or out using the dashboard widget.

Restrict clock-in/out to specific networks

  1. Go to Manpower → Configuration → Settings.
  2. In the Time Tracker group, turn on Restrict to whitelisted IPs.
  3. Add the allowed IP addresses or CIDR ranges using the whitelist editor.

Employees on networks not in the whitelist will see an error when they try to time in or out.

Allow overtime filing without time logs

  1. Go to Manpower → Configuration → Settings.
  2. In the Overtime / Timekeeping group, turn on Allow Filing Without Logs.

Update the Other Benefits Pool Threshold

  1. Go to Manpower → Configuration → Settings.
  2. In the Payroll group, change the number in the Other Benefits Pool Threshold field.
  3. Click Save (the button appears when the value differs from the saved value).

After saving, recompute any open payroll periods to apply the new threshold.

Turn off payslip or HR filing emails

  1. Go to Manpower → Configuration → Settings.
  2. In the Email Notifications group, turn off Payslip Emails or HR Filing Emails (or both).

Employees will no longer receive those emails; they can still view the same information inside ANTE.

Permissions

RequirementDetail
AccessAdministrator or Full Access role
Where to manageRoles and permissions are configured by your system administrator
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