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Set up timesheet rounding with the payroll classic platform

Available for the following payroll plans: Standard, Premium
Available for the following user access levels: Admin

You can use the Timesheet Rounding feature to pay for standard hours (e.g., an 8-hour day) while allowing employees to clock in and out. Rounding adjusts start and end times: rounding up moves them forward, while rounding down moves them backward.

Important

The Timesheet Rounding feature only applies when employees submit time through the EH Work or WorkZone app. It does not affect timesheets on the platform, meaning rounding settings will not apply to submitted timesheets.

Set up timesheet rounding
  1. Log into your Employment Hero payroll classic platform.
  2. Click on Payroll Settings.
  3. Click on Timesheet Rounding.
  4. Complete the following fields in the Shift section:
    • Start time.
    • End time.
  5. Complete the following Rounding options:
    • Don't round
    • Round up
    • Round down
    • Round to the nearest. payroll timesheet rounding shifts.png
  6. Complete the following fields in the Breaks section:
    • Start time.
    • End time. payroll timesheet rounding breaks.png
  7. Complete the following fields in the Rostered Shifts section:
    • Round up to roster start time within x mins
    • Round down to roster start time within x mins
    • Round up to roster end time within x mins
    • Round down to roster end time within x mins. payroll timesheet rounding rostered shifts.png
  8. Click Save. payroll timesheet rounding click on save.png

Further information

Shift rounding explanation

The Shift Rounding section is where you can set in place rounding rules that will apply to any timesheet, no matter how you create the entry:

  • Your employee could be clocking in and out via Clock Me In (the app for which is available to iPad users on Apple's App Store) or EH Work app; or
  • Your employee could be logging into the Employee Self Service Portal to create and submit their timesheets; or
  • The payroll administrator or employee manager could be creating timesheets for the employee.

You will notice that there are rounding settings available for both the shift start/end and break start/end. Both fields have identical settings that consist of the following options:

  • Do not round: No rounding applies
  • Round Up: To round up to the nearest x minutes. For example, any timesheet created with a start time between:
    • 9:01am to 9:14am: Start time adjusts to 9:15am.
    • 9:16am to 9:29am: Start time adjusts to 9:30am.
    • 9:31am to 9:44am: Start time adjusts to 9:45am.
    • 9:46am to 9:59am: Start time adjusts to 10:00am.
  • Round Down: To round down to the nearest x minutes. Using the example setting below, this would result in any timesheet created with a start time between:
    • 9.:1am to 9:09am: Start time adjusts to 9:00am.
    • 9:11am to 9:19am: Start time adjusts to 9:10am.
    • 9:21am to 9:29am: Start time adjusts to 9:20am.
    • 9:31am to 9:39am: Start time adjusts to 9:30am.
  • Round to the nearest:
    • Add the minute to which you wish the start time to adjust to:
      E.g., if you enter 15 and the employee clocks on at 9:07am, a start time of 9:15am will be entered.
Rostered shift rounding explanation

This section lets you adjust timesheets from the WorkZone or EH Work app to align with rostered shift times. It applies only if you use the rostering feature.

  • Rounding up: Moves clock-in times forward, reducing worked time. Moves clock-out times forward, increasing worked time.
  • Rounding down: Moves clock-in times backward, increasing worked time. Moves clock-out times backward, reducing worked time.

Here are some examples that explain:

If an employee's rostered shift was set to start at 8:30am:

  • If you choose to round up within 30 minutes, this setting will result in any clock-in event between 8am and 8:29am on that day to have an adjusted timesheet start time of 8:30am.
  • If you choose to round down within 30 minutes, this setting will result in any clock-in event between 8:31am and 9am on that day to have an adjusted timesheet start time of 8:30am.

If an employee's rostered shift was set to end at 4:30pm:

  • If you choose to round up within 30 minutes, this setting will result in any clock-out event between 4pm and 4:29pm on that day to have an adjusted timesheet end time of 4:30pm.
  • If you choose to round down within 30 minutes, this setting will result in any clock-out event between 4:31pm and 5pm on that day to have an adjusted timesheet end time of 4:30pm.
Rounding rules and its effect on timesheets submitted via leave requests

When you create a timesheet via the employee portal or via the Timesheet Management page, you can use approved leave requests to generate a timesheet. When you create timesheets in this manner, they will not be subject to the timesheet rounding rules. The reason for this is part of the process of generating the timesheet requires the user to add a start and finish time for the leave days, and as it is not time worked, it should not be subject to any rounding.

Explore related content

  • Getting started: Timesheets Welcome to the Get Started with Timesheets section. Whether you're an employee, manager, or admin, this article will guide you to the resources you need for managing and submitting timesheets.
  • Approve, decline, and edit my employees' timesheets as a manager By using timesheets correctly, you as a manager can gain clarity about your team's work hours and breaks, while also providing clear guidance to your staff on how to log and submit their timesheets.
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