The problem with manual timesheets
A timesheet filled in from memory on a Friday afternoon is a guess, not a record. Hours get rounded, breaks get forgotten, and disputes over what was actually worked land on a manager with no way to check. By the time it reaches payroll, small errors have already compounded across the whole team.
What to look for in time tracking software
- Real clock-in/out, not just a form. A record created at the moment someone starts and stops work is far harder to dispute than a number typed in later.
- Automatic break tracking. Breaks shouldn't rely on someone remembering to log them separately.
- A monthly view, not just a daily log. Reviewing a month of entries at once is how patterns and mistakes actually get caught.
- Manager visibility and correction. Genuine errors happen — a manager should be able to see and fix them without a spreadsheet edit.
- A direct line into payroll. Time data that has to be re-entered into a separate payroll system is where errors creep back in.
How time tracking works in Lohat HR
Employees clock in and out from a browser or a shared kiosk device, with breaks tracked automatically rather than logged by hand. A full monthly calendar view lets both employees and managers see the whole picture at once, and managers can review and correct entries directly when something needs fixing.
Because time tracking lives inside the same system as payroll, leave and people records, an approved timesheet feeds straight into the monthly payroll close — there's no export-and-reimport step where numbers can drift. It's one part of the same workspace covered in our guide to HR software for small business.
Getting started
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