Timesheets that work for council people

Easy-to-use, intuitive timesheets with all the information your staff need, and the ability to meet all the ways your staff actually work. 

elementTIME gives you one timesheet for all the ‘many ones‘ you actually need for the way your staff work;

one role or multiple

one pay rate or many

one manager or multiple timesheet approvers

automatic entry or real-time recording

one cost centre or thousands of jobs

one set of overtime rules or many

capture of plant use or working on plant (or both)

Because the thing about local government payroll is the subtle differences between how staff work that make payroll… well, work.

elementTIME allows for all the different ways you wished your current timesheets cater to and backs it with on-demand support to ensure that payroll work is a little less… work.

Personal timesheet
  • Multiple ways to set up schedules and shifts
  • Auto and ad hoc allowances
  • Leave and public holidays
  • Excess-time, flexi-time and RDO management
  • Penalties and higher duties
  • Approval workflows

Timesheets or records of work?

Actually, why not both?

For staff where timesheets can be managed by exception, you just need something simple. For staff where you need records of work, you need something easier that also allows costing to plant and even real-time recording.

We get it and we support it.

elementTIME allows you to set timesheets up for the user, not the system. We work with you to evolve your business to make the transition of your old solutions as beneficial to your council as possible.

Using paper timesheets and Excel templates? No worries it’s pretty common for local government to be stuck with low-tech timesheeting and payroll and we know the leap can seem daunting. That’s why we have worked closely with a number of our customers to not only design and build a solution specifically to address payroll challenges but to design and build a change implementation pathway as well.

elementTIME is designed to make it easy for every council to switch to and benefit from transparent and consistent timesheets no matter how their staff actually work (or how many roles, entitlement rules, and complicated approval rules they require).

Excuses or accountability?

We get that it’s a journey, but until you remove the excuses it’s hard to shift accountability for timesheets to managers and staff.

With elementTIME giving you the ability to set transparent expectations, record every interaction, and make workflows as granular as your little payroll heart needs then excuses fade away.

Throw in ensuring there is clarity for what every hour means automatically whether ordinary, additional, or overtime, and mix it with full records of leave, allowances, penalties, and other entitlements, and you have accountability at your fingertips.

With no excuses. 

If your staff can focus on what they worked on, when they worked, and maybe what they used, and your timesheets can add all the entitlements, then all your managers need to focus on is, “Do I agree that is what my staff did?”. Simple.

Put accountability for accurate entitlements back in the hands (or keyboards) of staff and managers. Implement elementTIME.

The right data first time

Timesheets that guide and help staff to resolve issues leads to better and more accurate timesheets and data.

Smooth collaborator

Staff, managers, and payroll work together in harmony in a single system.

More time for payroll

Data flows to and from where it should be. No. More. Data. Entry.

Less leg work

Automated reminders and workflows means less time chasing timesheets and approvals.

Timesheets that work = more time for work

Timesheet features

Workflows

Multi-step approval workflows with easy-to-update rules and exception routes.

Complex timesheets

Designed to handle complex scenarios like staff with multiple roles, shifts, awards and pay types.

Bells and whistles

Copy from last timesheet, copy from schedule, and auto-complete.

Integrated shifts and schedules

Multiple shift options to reflect how different types of staff work and integrated directly into timesheets so you can track planned vs what actually happened.

All devices

Designed for desktops, phones, and tablets so users can complete their timesheets however they like.

Real-time recording

Time tracker allows clocking on and off different jobs to populate timesheet automatically.

Smart timesheet assist

The timesheet will provide users with recommended steps to fix up timesheet issues such as applying flex time to make up hours on a specific day.

Leave

Apply for different types of leave directly within the timesheet so the timesheet is a full picture of the entire pay period.

EDRMS profiling

Approved timesheets can be profiled to individual and/or group containers with full workflow records and comments.

Integrated plantsheets

Staff can cost to plant from their timesheet and automatically create related plantsheets as separate records. Everything is linked but without the risk of complicating processing pay.

Automated entitlements

Whether paid overtime or accrued hours, entitlements are based on conditions. So when the conditions are met the entitlement is added to the timesheet. You can even allow staff to request changes.

Ad hoc allowances

Ad hoc allowances can be added to timesheets as needed, allowing managers to view all the things they are approving in one place, not many.

Return or notify

Return timesheets that don’t cut it so staff can own the change, or just add a notification about what you expect next time. All recorded in the timesheet and user timeline of course.

Multiple view and filters

View timesheets your way with excess-time, costing, leave, plant, penalty views, and more. See just the details you want, when you want.

Notifications and alerts

Changes to staff during a payrun period, when staff conditions change viewed right within the timesheet. From reclassifications to ending contracts to changes in reporting lines.

Free up your people to focus on the important stuff

Automate and streamline your payroll process so your staff can focus on doing great things that matter for your community.

We make it easy

Support

In-app support for your users and payroll.

Anywhere on any device

Modern technology, designed for council users, available on any device.

Evolving technology

Fresh features and enhancements dropping frequently, inspired by our users.

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