Do Vacation Hours Count As Overtime?

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This is a common question among employers and employees alike. If an employee takes 8 hours of vacation or PTO on a week where he works more than 32 hours in that week, will those hours over 40 be counted as overtime?

The answer is no. Overtime is calculated only on actual hours worked and not simply the hours on the timecard. If the employee doesn’t physically work 40 hours in the week, then he/she should not be paid overtime.

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Time Sheets for iPhone, Android, and Desktop

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For many businesses, tracking time on the go is essential. Employees who work in the field might not want to stop by the office just to clock in. Busy employees aren’t always near a desktop computer. And employees who travel for business need to track their time and expenses while away from the office.

And then there are other companies whose employees never leave the office. They prefer having restrictions in place ensuring that their employees never clock in or out from anywhere else.

Timesheets.com accommodates both!

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Three Steps to Business-Building Customer Referrals

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In today’s guest post WePay offers freelancers and very small businesses some tips for obtaining more clients and more work.

Remember, Timesheets.com accounts are free for single users and start at just $9 for 1 employee!

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You don’t realize it, but your clients want to give you more business. It’s true! They’re sitting by their computer or telephone waiting to give a holler to some of their friends and colleagues. You just have to do a few steps to ensure they do just that.

What are these steps? They’re nothing super complicated, and you may have done them without even thinking about it. However with a little foresight you could be looking at double your client base and twice the money in the bank.
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Ways to Calculate Vacation Accrual

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Calculating paid time off can seem daunting to a busy small business owner. There are many rates to choose from and the calculations aren’t always intuitive. For this reason, most small business owners just end up using a yearly accrual rate. It’s easy – you just have to decide how many days employees should get per year and give it to them in a lump sum. But there are other accrual rates which might be useful for your company. I am going to help you tackle the math.
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Timesheets.com Offers Payroll!

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Timesheets.com integrates with just about every online payroll system out there, including ADP Payroll, but we now offer our own full-service, affordable payroll for small businesses! You will be amazed at how low our rates are compared to other national services. We are able to offer such discounted rates because we buy in bulk for all our customers. Then we pass the savings on to you.

And don’t worry about integration. You can easily integrate the full service online payroll system with your Timesheets.com data.

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How To Track Business Expenses For Taxes

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You already know you can use Timesheets.com to track attendance and time on projects. You probably also know that you can use it to track commission, mileage, and other employee accrued expenses. But did you know that you can also use your Timesheets account to track business expenses for taxes?

In this post I am going to show you how to do it, but first let’s take a look at what qualifies.
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Track Location By IP Address For Your Employees

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These days, employees don’t clock in with a physical punch clock. They clock in from any computer or device that is connected to the internet, tracking time in the cloud.

  • For employees who occasionally work at home or outside the office, this is really convenient. They can track their hours accurately and in real-time, rather than writing down some estimate days later.
  • For employers, tracking time in the cloud is useful for monitoring employees and taking care of payroll from anywhere.

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