Log the day or the week
Hours sit against the working pattern, so overtime is the difference, written down at the time.
Timesheets
Timesheets
The hours are in a spreadsheet, and the week the contract expects is somewhere else. Timesheets are the approved week, measured against the working pattern, ready to export for payroll.
Week of 6 October · Priya Shah
Approved by Sam
| Day | Hours | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 6 | 7.5 | — |
| Tue 7 | 7.5 | — |
| Wed 8 | 9.0 | Client site |
| Thu 9 | 8.0 | — |
| Fri 10 | 10.0 | Client site |
| Total | 42.0 | Expected 37.5 · overtime 4.5 |
What you can do
The expected week comes from working patterns. Payroll takes the approved hours through export. CitoHR does not calculate take-home pay. A check-out at a site can also log the hours, via check-in.
A manager approves the week
Payroll takes the approved hours. The argument does not start after the pay run.
Optional project or cost centre
Teams that bill clients can note which hours belonged to which piece of work.
Questions teams ask
Does CitoHR calculate take-home pay?
No. It stores the approved hours. Take-home pay is still calculated in payroll.
What happens after a manager approves a week?
The approved hours can be exported for payroll.
Can we record which client the hours were for?
Yes. A project or cost centre is optional when you bill the time.
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