Why BrightHR? / Overtime tracking

You can opt to give your employees time off in lieu instead of paying them for overtime.

But you need to make sure that your employment contracts align with this and don’t promise your employees payment for overtime. You also need to ensure that your employee payroll follows legal requirements.

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

You don’t have to boost your employees’ basic pay for the hours they work overtime—t hat is unless their contract entitles them to higher overtime rates…

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, employees cannot work more than an average of 48 hours per week unless you have a signed written agreement. As an employer, you don’t have to pay staff for their overtime, but you do need to make sure the average pay your employees get doesn’t fall under the minimum wage rate.

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 compliance questions on BrightBrAInbox.