This page is for employees. **Home** is where you check in, see the next days, and open the rest of the portal.

![Check in from home](/files/help/employee-check-in-2.mp4 "Check in from Home, then open the schedule.")

1. Open **Employee Portal** under **Shift & Attendance**.
2. Stay on **Home**.
3. Use **Check in** or **Check out** under **Time clock** when the time clock is on for you.

## What you should see

The page greets you by name, with the date and, when HR has them, your job title and department. The camera on your photo is **Upload photo**. After a new photo saves, the notice is **Photo updated**.

**Time clock** shows **Check in** or **Check out**. After check-in the chip says **Checked in at**. After check-out it says **Checked out at**. The day line can still say you are not scheduled. A check-in is not pay.

**Next 7 days** lists shifts, or **Off**, time off, and holidays. **Full schedule** opens **Schedule**. **Availability** on that card says **Preferred, Available, or Can’t work**.

The side can show **Needs you**, **Open shifts** with **Claim** and **View all**, **Time off** with **Request**, and **Requests** with **All requests**. **Attendance** lower on the page shows **This week**, **Showed up**, and **Days worked**.

The side navigation is **Home**, **Schedule**, **Availability**, **Time off**, **Open shifts**, **Requests**, **Profile**, and **Connected apps**. **Approvals** appears when you review other people. **Equipment** appears when gear is part of your portal. **Onboarding** appears while onboarding is open.

If you also work in HR, **HR desk** is at the bottom of the side navigation.

## If something looks wrong

**Check in** is missing when the time clock is off for you.

If home says **No employee profile**, with **Ask HR to link your account to an employee record to see your schedule**, this login is not linked to an employee yet.

**Needs you** only shows when something is waiting, such as **Approvals** and a count of items waiting on you.

See [Check in](/hrms/attendance/check-in-from-home), [My schedule](/hrms/attendance/portal-schedule), and [My requests](/hrms/attendance/portal-requests).