Why BrightHR? / Overtime tracking

Most employees need to be paid for their overtime hours. However, some awards and enterprise agreements do provide for time off in lieu instead of direct payment for extra hours worked. You just need to make sure that you’re following the law when you’re making a call about your overtime rewards.

Be confident you’re doing the right thing for your employees and the law by getting in touch with our team of employment relations advisers on BrightAdvice. They’re available 24/7 to answer all your urgent questions.

Sometimes the extra hours your employees work does attract higher rates of pay or penalties. But this will depend on a range of different factors including their employment type, contract, and hours worked.

Remember that if you do need support getting your HR documentation right, BrightBase is our library housing expertly written HR document templates including employee handbooks and contracts.

By law, regular working hours are a total of 38 hours a week for most employees.

Time worked outside of these hours may need to be compensated with overtime payments, penalty rates, or be accrued as time off in lieu. It’s important to note that rules differ based on the type of employee, their working hours, and the award they’re under.

BrightHR offers you tools to generate detailed timesheets that you can download and use for accurate payroll reporting. You can also get 24/7 answers to your burning HR questions on BrightBrAInbox.

No. You can start using our Overtime Tracker when you sign up for any one of our complete BrightHR software packages.

Not only is it a more cost-effective HR solution than buying standalone tools, but it also works better when your overtime tracker can speak directly to your time tracker, payroll reporting tool,and holiday planner.