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The 10 main causes of Employee Time Theft and their implications

The 9 Main Causes of Employee Time Theft (we prefer the term TimeCreep) and Their Implications

Time theft typically refers to the practice of employees falsifying or manipulating their reported work hours to receive pay for time they haven't actually worked This can occur in several ways: Rounding up hours: Employees may round their start and end times in their favour, adding extra minutes or even…

"People Don't Want Something Truly New, They Want the Familiar Done Differently"

I recently read a post by Nir Eyal where he used the example of the California Sushi Roll to talk about the best way to get people to change/engage with products, services or processes - Don't give them something radical, but rather give them something that feels similar, but is…

It's 2025 and we need to have a conversation about paper timesheets.

Welcome to 2025: The Future of Employee Time & Attendance Management The traditional methods of tracking employee time and attendance—paper timesheets and punch clocks—are outdated and ineffective in today’s fast-paced digital environment. The Case for Timesheets: Despite their bad rap, timesheets are mission-critical. For Employees: Getting paid for the hours they…

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The hidden cost of using paper time sheets (Blog Banner)

"Out of sight, out of mind" = Out of pocket? 💸

When it comes to managing paper timesheets, this old adage couldn't be truer or more costly for your business. Here's why relying on paper timesheets is hurting your bottom line: 1️⃣ Lost or forgotten timesheets lead to payroll errors 2️⃣ Manual data entry increases the risk of costly mistakes 3️⃣…

The Dilemma of Paper Timesheets

Managing paper timesheets every Monday can often feel like an exercise in frustration, akin to waiting for traffic lights to change. This analogy captures the essence of the inefficiencies and monotony associated with traditional time-tracking methods. Let’s explore this idea further. The Slow Pace of Progress Just as waiting at…

“I love paper timesheets!” said no one ever.

When it comes to tracking employee attendance for payroll or job costing, nothing is more inaccurate, frustrating, and disliked than paper timesheets. Why Everyone Hates Paper Timesheets: Employees: Dislike completing them. Managers: They struggle to decipher unclear handwriting and spend unnecessary hours chasing, checking, calculating, and keying hours into systems…

What's in it for them?

In my experience, employees generally HATE filling out paper timesheets. This is especially true in a world where they use technology every day and know from experience that tech can (in most cases) make things easier. So why do we persevere with the antiquated process of making them fill out…

Mytimes sheets has improved our timesheet process hugely blog

When it comes to tracking time for Job Costing, accuracy and timeliness are critical.

As this wonderful testimonial from the team at Ezi-Sweep in Nelson points out, using a tool like MyTimesheets will not only improve your payroll process but will also give you access to real-time data to manage and bill jobs. “MyTimesheets has improved our timesheet process hugely. The time to process…

Copy of For every $1 you spend on eliminating TimeCreep from timesheets you will save

Every $1 you spend eliminating "Time Creep" caused by paper timesheets, will save you up to $15!

For employers, especially in small to medium businesses, it’s a constant challenge to manage employee attendance and get the payroll done on time. Every week, employers and their staff, spend hours completing, chasing and calculating timesheets, then keying this data into payroll in order to get the payroll done and…