Time capture
Clock-in/out, project and task codes, and manual entry with built-in validation to prevent overlapping or missing intervals for accurate pay calculations.
Automating timesheets improves accuracy, shortens payroll cycles, and creates consistent records that support compliance with wage-and-hour laws. Electronic workflows reduce data entry errors, speed approvals, and preserve tamper-evident audit trails that meet ESIGN and UETA requirements for enforceable electronic records.
Multiple roles interact with timesheet automation: employees submit hours, supervisors review, and payroll applies the data to pay runs.
Clear role separation reduces approval delays and ensures a reliable trail for audits and dispute resolution.
Clock-in/out, project and task codes, and manual entry with built-in validation to prevent overlapping or missing intervals for accurate pay calculations.
Role-based routing and escalation rules let supervisors approve or reject entries, with timestamps and comments preserved in the audit trail for disputes.
Configurable overtime calculations, daily/weekly rules, and auto-detection of exceptions to align with federal and state wage-and-hour requirements.
Push approved hours to payroll, accounting, and HRIS platforms via API or flat-file exports to avoid duplicate entry and reduce reconciliation time.
Payroll-ready exports, project cost summaries, and compliance reports with filters for pay period, department, and labor category.
Immutable timestamps, IP logging, signer attribution, and version history to support internal audits and regulatory inquiries.
| Field | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Auto-calc hours | Enable to compute totals and prevent overlaps. |
| Approval order | Single or multi-level approvers in sequence. |
| Notifications | Email or SMS alerts for pending approvals. |
| Integrations | API export to payroll or HRIS. |
Verify file formats, integrations, and authentication options before deploying an automated timesheet workflow.
Confirm SSO, API access, and data export formats to ensure the timesheet system integrates with existing payroll and recordkeeping platforms.
Employee submits by pay-period end.
Approve within 24–72 hours after cutoff.
Payroll team imports hours before payroll run.
Allow limited edits prior to finalization.
Retention begins on pay-period end date.
Employees record hours each shift.
Timesheet submitted at period close.
Supervisor verifies and signs entries.
Approved hours exported to payroll for pay runs.
| signNow | DocuSign | Adobe Sign | PandaDoc | HelloSign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $8/user/mo | $15/user/mo | $14/user/mo | $19/user/mo | $15/user/mo |
| Free Trial | 7-day free trial | Free trial available | Free trial available | Free trial available | Free trial available |
| Bulk Send | Yes (bulk send available) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (limited) |
| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA Compliant | Yes (BAA required) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Envelope Cap | No envelope cap | 100 envelopes/user/year cap | Varies by plan | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
Martin Properties automated on-site time capture using mobile forms
Xerox integrated timesheets with its NetSuite instance for project billing