Chasing timesheets
Every payroll week, you turn into a human time clock chasing hours by text and guessing at handwriting.
This sheet costs you about $9,625 a year
PAYROLL_HOURS_wk32_FINAL_use this one.xlsx
| A · Employee | B · Mon | C · Tue | D · Wed | E · Job(s) | F · Total hrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike A. | 8 | 10 | 9 | Oak St / Dunmore | 27 |
| 2 | Dave R. | 8 | 8 or 9? | 10 | Oak St, half day Reyes | #REF! |
| 3 | Luis G. | texted Tues | 8 | 8 | Dunmore | 16 |
| 4 | Tommy K. | 7.5 | 7.5 | (card lost) | Reyes Driveway | 15 |
| 5 | Sam P. | 9 | 9 | 9 | ASK THE BOSS | 27 |
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| 8 |
- That sheet costs you
- $9,625/yr
- Time back
- 5 hrs/week
- Payroll takes
- 20 minutes
The math: 5 hrs/week × 1 person × 50 weeks × $35/hr = $8,750, plus 10% for mistakes and rework = $9,625/yr.Starting point: Office managers describe losing half a day each payroll week to chasing, checking, and re-keying hours. Adjust it to match your shop.
- Hours come to you. Each guy enters his own time by job site, so you stop texting and decoding cards.
- Overtime does the math. Totals, overtime pay, and labor cost per job are calculated as hours go in.
- Submit, then approve. Hours land in one list for you to check, not in a pile of texts.