Method and apparatus for a web based punch clock/time clock

A method in a time keeping and expense tracking (TKET) server for monitoring employee work time, comprising:

• receiving a message transmitted by way of one of a wireless network or a data packet network from a user terminal;
• extracting information from the received message that includes a user identification (ID), an account code, and an indication of a start or stop status regarding an employee's work related efforts;
• storing a time entry event with respect to an account code in relation to the extracted user ID;
• and
• generating graphical user interface (GUI) screen display signals to display information based on the extracted information or to request the additional information and transmitting the GUI screen display signals over one of the wireless network or the Internet for display by the user terminal or by a manager's user terminal.

A time keeping and expense tracking (TKET) server for tracking employee work time, comprising:

• web based time keeping logic that further includes logic for tracking employee work time and logic for sending and receiving communication signals with a user terminal over at least one of a wireless network and the Internet relating to the employee work time;
• communication circuitry for transmitting and receiving the communication signals over a network port by way of the wireless network or the Internet;
• and
• wherein the time keeping server is operable to receive a user ID and an indication of start or stop regarding an employee's work related efforts and to generate reports that detail employee work activities.