Overtime tracking software
- Overtime math
- Automatic
- Capacity alerts
- Live
- Compliance logs
- Ready
Overtime math
Capacity alerts
Compliance logs
What this means
Overtime tracking is the monitoring of hours worked past standard schedules, calculating overtime pay rates and checking compliance with labor laws.
Operations leads, supervisors, and HR teams in services like construction, IT support, and field services.
Manual overtime calculations cause payroll and compliance errors
Calculating overtime hours by hand at the end of the month is a bottleneck. It leads to payroll mistakes, compliance risks with labor laws, and leaves managers blind to teams that are close to burning out.
Signs this is happening on your team
- Finance calculates overtime hours manually using calculators
- Overtime hours are billed at normal rates by mistake
- No warning flags appear when employees work excess hours
- You cannot trace approval records for overtime logs
- Labor law compliance audits take days of document search
What this costs you
Weak overtime tracking results in payroll errors, legal compliance risks, and employee burnout from unmanaged workloads.
Automated overtime calculations and alerts
TimeTracker calculates overtime hours automatically. Set daily or weekly threshold rules, and the system flags overtime entries, calculates the correct billing and cost rates, and logs approvals.
From problem to outcome
- Problem
Manual overtime math
FeatureTimesheetsOutcomeAutomatic overtime calculations from logs
- Problem
Overtime compliance risks
FeatureTimesheetsOutcomeLocked, auditable timesheet records
- Problem
Vague team burnout warning
FeatureReports and DashboardsOutcomeLive alerts for excessive hours
How it works in TimeTracker
Set daily and weekly overtime threshold rules
Track team hours using standard timers
Calculate overtime cost and billing values automatically
Review and approve overtime logs on timesheets
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Popular features
Timesheets your team submits on time
Hours build into a timecard as people work. Send the week for approval, lock it once it is signed off, and bill from a number that cannot quietly change.
Explore Timesheets→See where the time really goes
Break hours down by client, project, and team member. Find the work that pays off and the projects that run over.
Explore Reports & Dashboards→Employee time tracking your team will actually use
One click starts a timer, or people type hours in by hand. Every entry ties to a client, project, and task, so the record stays clean.
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Frequently asked questions
- How does TimeTracker calculate overtime?
- It checks daily (e.g., over 8 hours) or weekly (e.g., over 40 hours) thresholds to calculate overtime multipliers automatically.
- Can we set different rules by department or location?
- Yes, you can configure unique overtime rules per employee group to comply with local labor regulations.
- Are overtime hours visible to managers during review?
- Yes. The timesheet approval dashboard highlights overtime hours separately for manager sign-off.
- Does it support double-time calculations?
- Yes. You can set secondary thresholds (e.g., over 12 hours daily) to apply double-time multipliers.
Manage team overtime
Calculate overtime automatically and protect team capacity. Start tracking overtime with TimeTracker.
Track team overtime