Turning time data into accurate payroll and useful workforce reports.
Learn how GPS clock-in and geofences verify where mobile employees start and end work, where GPS accuracy falls short, how to handle privacy and consent, and how to set it up in an afternoon.
Build coverage around roles and credentials, handle 12-hour shifts and overtime, understand when 8/80 applies, and schedule on-call time and rest for small healthcare teams.
What to include in an attendance policy for hourly employees, how to handle early clock-ins and missed punches, and a sample outline to adapt with legal review.
Short breaks are generally paid, meal breaks only unpaid when employees are fully relieved, and automatic deductions carry real risk. Here’s how to track employee breaks accurately.
Paper, spreadsheet, app, kiosk or NFC? A practical guide to choosing a time clock for a team of 1-29 employees, with the features that matter, real cost math and a one-week rollout plan.
A practical guide to Texas wage and hour rules: minimum wage, overtime, breaks, Payday Law, final paychecks, sick leave and recordkeeping.
Download our free weekly employee timesheet template for Excel, then follow step-by-step instructions to record time, subtract lunch, convert minutes to decimal hours and split regular and overtime hours.
How FLSA overtime is calculated: the fixed workweek, what goes into the regular rate, weighted averages, state daily overtime rules and the current exempt salary threshold, with worked examples and an employer checklist.
Prepare accurate attendance reports for payroll: assign ownership, resolve exceptions all month, separate scheduled from actual hours, and validate the handoff.
Short answer: when an employee misses a punch, the employee reports it the same day with the missing time and a reason,
Payroll preparation starts before cutoff day When payroll preparation feels like a monthly emergency, the cause is often a workflow problem upstream.
Which attendance reports to run, how to review exceptions all month, and how to export clean time data to payroll, with a sample month-end close process.