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Time Tracking

Turn working time into accurate, usable records

Track hours automatically for better planning, billing and timesheets.

People clock in, and the desktop app records every minute of the shift as working, on a break or idle. Hours nobody could track are added as manual entries that a manager approves. The result is a timesheet that fills itself and holds up when someone asks where a number came from.

How it works

How time tracking works

The details that decide whether a timesheet can be trusted.

When does a minute count as idle?

When the computer goes longer than your threshold without keyboard or mouse input. The default is five minutes, and you can set anything from one to sixty.

What if someone forgets to clock in?

They add a manual time entry with a reason, and it waits until someone with a manager role or above approves it. The Microsoft Store and Mac App Store apps can also start the shift automatically when they open.

What about meetings and calls?

Work notes, and a list of applications that always count as working, keep that time out of idle.

Which apps can record time?

The desktop app on Windows, macOS and Linux, the Chrome extension and the mobile app. They share one account and one timesheet, and a shift runs in only one of them at a time.

How do we get the hours out?

Timesheet and Work times export to Excel on plans with data export, and the payroll calculator turns the same minutes into pay.

A closer look at Time Tracking inside Worktivity
Benefits

What your team gets out of it

  • No timesheets to fill in

    Time is recorded as it happens, not reconstructed at the end of the week.

  • Idle and break kept apart

    Work, break and idle each have their own total, so a long day and a busy day are not confused.

  • One record for pay and billing

    Payroll and billable amounts come from the same minutes.

In practice

How teams put it to use

Time tracking is where most teams start. The rest of Worktivity builds on these records.

  • Set working days and targets

    Expected hours make late clock-ins and short days measurable.

  • Approve manual entries weekly

    A short queue each week keeps the timesheet complete.

  • Export for payroll

    Close the month from the timesheet or the payroll calculator.

Teams working with Worktivity's Time Tracking solution
Limits

What it does not do

Three limits people ask about.

  • It does not record outside the shift

    Nothing is recorded before clock-in or after clock-out.

  • A locked screen records nothing

    While the screen is locked no minute is sent. That time is absent, not idle.

  • It has no overtime rules

    The timesheet shows hours against the daily target, but there is no separate overtime calculation.

Who uses it

Teams that get the most out of it

Any team that pays, bills or plans by the hour.

  • Agencies and consultancies

    Billable hours per client.

  • Outsourcing and BPO

    Shift hours per client team.

  • Software companies

    Engineering time per project.

  • Customer support

    Shift and break times for agents.

  • Accounting and legal firms

    Hours per client file.

  • Small businesses

    Payroll from recorded hours instead of paper.

Let the timesheet fill itself

Install the desktop app, invite the team and read the first timesheet the same day.

No credit card required