Employee Timesheet Icons

Employee Guide

Version
R2026.1.0
ft:lastEdition
2026-03-03
Employee Timesheet Icons

Dayforce shows the following icons in the Employee Timesheet feature, when applicable.

Shift status icons
Icon Description
Green circle icon indicating worked shifts that were scheduled. Worked shifts that were scheduled.
Green circle with an arrow icon indicating scheduled employee has clocked in. Worked shifts that were scheduled and that you clocked in for using a Dayforce clock. This is a shift where you were “on the clock,” meaning that you clocked in for the day. After you clock out, the shift is marked with the green worked shift icon ().
Green square icon indicating paid-to-schedule shifts. Paid-to-schedule shifts. Dayforce is configured to pay you, by default, for your scheduled time.
Yellow circle icon indicating worked shifts that were not scheduled. Worked shifts that weren’t scheduled. This icon represents days where you recorded worked time but you weren’t scheduled for. The times in the cell represent the worked time that you recorded.
Yellow circle with an arrow icon indicating worked shifts with unscheduled clock entries. Worked shifts that weren’t scheduled and that you clocked in for using a Dayforce clock. This is a day where you were “on the clock,” meaning that you clocked in for the day but you weren’t scheduled. After you clock out, the shift is marked with the yellow unscheduled worked shift icon ().
Red circle icon indicating scheduled shifts that the employee did not work. Scheduled shifts that you didn’t work.
Green circle with checkmark icon indicating unworked scheduled shifts with pay adjustments. Scheduled shifts that you didn’t work but have a pay adjustment recorded against them. For example, if you were absent for a shift, but a manager created a vacation pay adjustment on the day, Dayforce labels the shift with this icon.
Blue circle icon indicating that one or more activities are scheduled on this day. Indicates that one or more activities are scheduled on this day. Dayforce might also show custom activity icons for certain activities.
Shift detail icons
Icon Description
Shift start icon. The shift start time.
Shift end icon. The shift end time.
Pencil icon. The shift has unsaved changes.
Meal icon. The shift includes a meal.
Break icon. The shift includes a break.
Employee waived meal icon. Employee waived meal icon with a 1 to indicate they waived their first meal. Employee waived meal icon with a 2 to indicate they waived their second meal. You waived a scheduled meal or break.
Manager waived meal icon. Manager waived meal icon with a 1 to indicate they waived the employee's first meal. Manager waived meal icon with a 2 to indicate they waived the employee's second meal. The manager waived your scheduled meal or break.
Employee and manager waived a meal icon. Employee and manager waived the first meal icon. Employee and manager waived the second meal icon. Both you and a manager waived your scheduled meal or break.
Employee attestation icon. You reported a missed break.
Manager attestation icon. A manager reported a missed break on your behalf.
Employee and manager attestation icon. Both you and a manager reported a missed break.
Auto-inject icon. Meals or breaks were automatically inserted into the shift.
Call-in shift icon. Marks a shift where you were called in to work.
Employee comment icon. The shift contains an employee comment.
Manager comment icon. The shift contains a manager comment.
Employee and manager comment icon. The shift contains both an employee and manager comment.
Employee authorization icon. You authorized the shift.
Manager authorization icon. A manager authorized the shift, or the system automatically authorized the shift.
Employee and manager authorization icon. Both you and a manager authorized the shift.
Time-based pay adjustment icon. A time-based pay adjustment on the timesheet.
Amount-based pay adjustment icon. An amount-based pay adjustment on the timesheet.
Transfer icon. A transfer was added to a shift.
Secondary location icon. The shift occurred at the your secondary location.
Shift Marketplace icon. The shift was picked up in Shift Marketplace.
Error icon. There is a serious problem with the shift.
Warning icon. A warning message exists for a problem with the shift.
Informational icon. An informational message exists for the shift.
Recalculation required icon. The data shown in the timesheet doesn’t represent the most recent changes. Recalculation is required.
Transmitted pay icon. Pay has already been transmitted and any edits to the your timesheet data will create retro adjustments. This icon is shown next to your name.
Green checkmark icon. Red X icon.

Indicate your response when you’re asked to sign off on the accuracy of your timesheet. The green checkmark icon indicates that you agree with the time and attendance record. The red X indicates that you disagree with some data in your time and attendance record.

Dayforce shows these icons next to your name. When you hover over the icon in the timesheet, Dayforce shows a tooltip with any comments that were submitted along with your response.

Add/edit shift dialog box icons
Icon Description
Position icon.

The position associated with the shift.

Note: Dayforce shows this icon only when position management is configured in your Dayforce instance.

Location icon. The location associated with the shift.
Job icon. The job associated with the shift.
Pay code icon. The pay code associated with the shift.
Project icon. The project associated with the shift.
Docket icon. The docket associated with the shift.
Piece quantity icon. The piece quantity associated with the docket.
Meal time icon. The start and end time for meals associated with the shift.
Break time icon. The start and end time for breaks associated with the shift.
Breaks taken icon. The number of breaks taken during the shift.
Transfer icon. Transfers associated with the shift.
Time away from work indicators
Icon Description
Holiday icon. Indicates that the day is a holiday. If configured to do so, Dayforce also shows a holiday hours estimate in the cell.