How to track employee hours without it turning into a second job
What a reliable record of hours shows, what the law asks for in six English-speaking countries, and how paper, spreadsheets, time clocks and apps really compare.
Plain-English guides on tracking hours, overtime, record keeping and shift schedules, with the rules for the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.
What a reliable record of hours shows, what the law asks for in six English-speaking countries, and how paper, spreadsheets, time clocks and apps really compare.
Two years for some records, seven for others. Retention periods for timesheets and payroll in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, with the law behind each one.
Time and a half is the law in some countries and simply a contract term in others. Overtime thresholds, rates and limits in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.
One employee clocking in for another is usually a favour, not a fraud ring. How to spot it in your records, what went wrong with fingerprint clocks, and fixes that don’t create a privacy problem.
Start from demand, not from people. A practical way to build a weekly schedule, the notice and rest rules that apply in several English-speaking countries, and the mistakes that cause no-shows.