Time Approval

Overview

This section will help you validate the hours worked by your employees across the portal. You will also learn how to un-approve shifts so that you can make changes if necessary and re-approve later.

Approve hours from the Schedule & Attendance screen

To access the complete list of Time Sheets, go to:

  • Schedule & Attendance 
  • Click Time Approval
  • You can filter by Site, Zone, or Department by searching for them in the search bar.  For Multi-Sites, you can include any associated Sub-Sites by clicking the checkbox.
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Information regarding your schedule is grouped in the Time Approval table:
  • Shift Tile Button: Click this button to view/modify the shift tile.
  • Name The name of the employee.
  • Day: The day of the shift.
  • Start Date: The start date of the shift.
  • Time: The start and end times of the shift.
  • Clocked Shifts: The clock-in and clock-out times of the shift.
  • Position: The name of the position and the site.
  • Pay Rate/Level: The pay rate and level.
    As an admin, you must enable permissions to see this:
    1. Go to Settings > Roles & Security.
    2. Select a portal role and then a specific role. 
    3. Choose Payroll & Pay Rates.
    4. Select View employee pay rates.
  • Bill Rate/Level: The bill rate and level.
    As an admin, you must enable permissions to see this:
    1. Go to Settings > Roles & Security.
    2. Select a portal role and then a specific role. 
    3. Choose Payroll & Pay Rates.
    4. Select View employee pay rates.
  • HOL Pay: The holiday pay indicator.
  • HOL Bill: The holiday billing indicator.
  • Schedule: The scheduled number of hours for the shift.
  • Scheduled Breaks: When you use break management, the duration of the scheduled meal and coffee breaks. Without break management, the total number of minutes of scheduled breaks.
  • Clocked: The clocked number of hours for the shift.
  • Actual Breaks: When you use break management, the times of the meal and coffee breaks. Without break management, the total number of clocked minutes for breaks.
  • Approved: The number of approved hours. You can enter the hours manually or click on either the Clocked or Scheduled fields to approve the hours.
  • Pay Override: To pay a different pay rate for a portion of the shift, enter the rate here. Otherwise, this field will auto-populate.
  • Billing Override: If the number of hours you are billing differs from the number of approved hours, enter them here. Otherwise, this field will auto-populate when you click on the Approved or Clocked columns.

Approve hours from the Site screen

You can also approve hours at the individual Site level. Go to:

  • Sites (Client) 
  • Select the Site  
  • Click Time Sheets

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You can also view the timesheets of a specific employee by clicking on the Employees tile. You can also approve shifts from this view.

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Unapprove Shifts

You may need to unapprove shifts after you have approved them. This may occur if you change the payable or billable hours, breaks, or clock-in or clock-out times.

To un-approve a shift in timesheets under the employee:

  1. Click on the Employees tile.
  2. Select the employee whose shifts you would like to un-approve.

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  1. Click on the gear button.
  2. Click the "Unapproved Shift" button.

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  1. Confirm that you would like to un-approve the shift.
  2. Click the "Unapproved" button.

Note: After you unapprove the shift, you will need to make any changes to the shift manually before re-approving the shift.

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You can also access the shift tile from the Live Schedule by clicking on any shifts.

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You can also access shift tiles from within the site on the site's schedule.

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