Timesheet Software
October 7, 2013 9:39 AM Subscribe
My small nonprofit needs a solution to track salaried employee time, vacation, and hourly worker wages. Like most places it seems, we've been running off of an Excel spreadsheet which does all these things…badly. I'm looking for—and not finding—a solution that keeps track of these things and is easier for staff to use. And suggestions for whats out there or should I stick to my Excel sheet?
The spreadsheet I created is about as good as it can be, but it is still confusing at times for staff to use and frankly doesn't scale well. This is just not an elegant spreadsheet problem. Every instance of the sheet needs to be kept in sync for projects, days off, etc.
This seems like the ideal web-based product, but I am having a hard time coming up with contenders. The web is littered with solutions for teams to track time for client work (Harvest, Freshbooks, etc.) but my needs are a little different.
This is all pretty standard timesheet stuff I think. I need something to track work on internal work areas for reporting and budgeting purposes not to mention audits. I need to be able to generate reports for hourly workers to get paid. I also need to track time off based on different accrual rates for every employee.
Are there any products out there that do this? I think this sort of tracking is baked into some large enterprise management packages, but we are a small nonprofit and possess neither the budget nor the need for one of those.
The spreadsheet I created is about as good as it can be, but it is still confusing at times for staff to use and frankly doesn't scale well. This is just not an elegant spreadsheet problem. Every instance of the sheet needs to be kept in sync for projects, days off, etc.
This seems like the ideal web-based product, but I am having a hard time coming up with contenders. The web is littered with solutions for teams to track time for client work (Harvest, Freshbooks, etc.) but my needs are a little different.
This is all pretty standard timesheet stuff I think. I need something to track work on internal work areas for reporting and budgeting purposes not to mention audits. I need to be able to generate reports for hourly workers to get paid. I also need to track time off based on different accrual rates for every employee.
Are there any products out there that do this? I think this sort of tracking is baked into some large enterprise management packages, but we are a small nonprofit and possess neither the budget nor the need for one of those.
We use iEmployee for this. I have no idea what it costs.
posted by headnsouth at 10:03 AM on October 7, 2013
posted by headnsouth at 10:03 AM on October 7, 2013
I have never used it but I know TSheets is popular.
Also as a non-profit make sure you always ask for a non-profit discount. Not all companies have one explicitly on their website but may have an informal policy.
posted by radioamy at 10:52 AM on October 7, 2013
Also as a non-profit make sure you always ask for a non-profit discount. Not all companies have one explicitly on their website but may have an informal policy.
posted by radioamy at 10:52 AM on October 7, 2013
If you need to do this for free you could probably roll your own on Google Apps using Forms to get the data from employees. It would be a good amount of work but it would be free.
posted by Aizkolari at 1:45 PM on October 7, 2013
posted by Aizkolari at 1:45 PM on October 7, 2013
If your employees spend a lot of time using MS Office or Adobe software, TimeTracker could be a good solution.
posted by mekily at 7:42 PM on October 7, 2013
posted by mekily at 7:42 PM on October 7, 2013
We use the online app Beebole which integrates with the Google apps. It works well for us, but we're just using it for time tracking on a government project, not payroll.
posted by Long Way To Go at 9:13 PM on October 7, 2013
posted by Long Way To Go at 9:13 PM on October 7, 2013
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There is also GHG, which I believe is fairly cheap.
posted by COD at 9:50 AM on October 7, 2013