Guides
Practical, plain-English guides to rostering, timesheets and paying the right hours.
Employee time records in Australia: what Fair Work expects
What Australian employers must keep in time and wage records: how long, what hours to record for casual, part-time and overtime, how to fix mistakes, and how a timesheet app helps.
Read →How to roster a café (without the Sunday-night headache)
A practical way to build a café roster: start from trading patterns, cover the peaks, respect availability and rest, publish early, and handle swaps without chaos.
Read →How to stop buddy punching (without treating staff like suspects)
Buddy punching is when one employee clocks in for another. Practical ways to prevent it with PINs, personal badges, location checks and photos, and to spot it when it happens.
Read →Moving from paper or spreadsheet timesheets to an app
A step-by-step plan to move a small team from paper timesheets or spreadsheets to a timesheet app: what to set up first, how to invite staff, and how to run both for a week.
Read →Should you pay rostered hours or clocked time?
The three common ways to turn clock-ins into paid hours (clocked time, rostered hours, or clocked time less the rostered break), with the pros and cons of each.
Read →Timesheet rounding explained
What timesheet rounding is, common rounding increments (5, 6, 10 and 15 minutes), how nearest-increment rounding works, and how to keep it fair and transparent.
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