How does the timesheet review and approval process work?

In BetterDesks, attendance records become timesheets that admins and schedulers review. They can approve, reject, reopen, or close missed clock-outs before payroll preparation.

Detailed answer

Timesheets in BetterDesks start from attendance. When an employee clocks in, BetterDesks creates an active timesheet. When the employee clocks out, the system calculates worked time, break minutes, payable minutes, and hours worked.

Submitted timesheets can be reviewed by admins and schedulers. Reviewers can approve accurate records, reject records that need correction, reopen approved records, or close an active missed clock-out by entering an estimated clock-out time.

Approved timesheets are locked until reopened. Rejected timesheets can be corrected and resubmitted. Audit log entries record review actions so the approval path is documented.

Example

A staffing agency reviews weekly timesheets by site. A scheduler approves clean submitted records, rejects one timesheet with a correction note, and closes one missed clock-out with an estimated end time. Payroll preparation starts from the reviewed records instead of raw punches.

How BetterDesks helps

BetterDesks connects clock-in, clock-out, calculation, correction, and approval in one workflow. It helps teams prepare reviewed payroll-ready records using the attendance methods BetterDesks offers today.

Related questions

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