Clear definitions of workforce management and time tracking terms to help your team stay aligned.
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The system of permissions controlling who can view, edit, or manage resources. Defines what each role can do.
Read more →A single time entry representing work performed. Activities are the building blocks of timesheets and reports.
Read more →A user with full organization control including settings, billing, members, and all projects.
Read more →The process of reviewing and accepting timesheets before payroll or billing. Ensures accuracy and compliance.
Read more →The relationship between a team member and a project. Assignments control who can log time and at what rates.
Read more →Days when banks and financial institutions are closed. In the UK, this term is synonymous with public holidays.
Read more →Work hours that can be charged to a client or project. Essential for professional services firms to track revenue.
Read more →Fixed time periods when all team members must be available, allowing flexibility outside those hours.
Read more →The expense associated with employee work hours. Calculated by multiplying time by cost rates for profitability analysis.
Read more →User-defined reports with flexible groupings, metrics, and filters. Custom reports answer specific business questions.
Read more →Holidays established by a national government, primarily affecting government offices and federally-regulated employers.
Read more →The monetary amount charged or paid per hour of work. Used to calculate revenue and cost from tracked time.
Read more →A team member who tracks time and views personal data. The standard role for employees and contractors.
Read more →Notable dates that are not official days off. These do not affect work schedules unless an employer chooses to recognize them.
Read more →Hours worked beyond the standard workweek. Often subject to premium pay rates and labor law regulations.
Read more →A container for organizing time entries and tracking work. Projects enable billing, reporting, and team coordination.
Read more →A user who manages a specific project including members, settings, and approvals. Limited to that project scope.
Read more →Settings controlling who can see a project and its data. Determines access for non-assigned members.
Read more →Official days off recognized by a country's government. Most employees are entitled to paid leave.
Read more →Income generated from billable work. Calculated by multiplying billable hours by revenue rates.
Read more →A set of permissions defining what a user can do. Roles include administrator, project administrator, and member.
Read more →Rates that change over time with preserved history. Allows accurate retrospective reporting when rates are updated.
Read more →Adjusting recorded time to the nearest interval for cleaner billing or reporting. Common intervals are 5, 15, or 30 minutes.
Read more →The process of recording how employees spend their working hours. Enables payroll, billing, and productivity analysis.
Read more →A record of hours worked by an employee over a specific period. Used for payroll, billing, and compliance.
Read more →The percentage of available work hours spent on billable activities. A key metric for professional services profitability.
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