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Running a services team on real numbers.
Short, practical articles on timesheets, approvals, leave, payroll, invoicing and attendance, written from the way consulting and agency teams actually work.
Timesheets & approvals
Timesheet reminders that actually get timesheets filled
Why month-end timesheet chasing fails, and the three reminder rules that get hours logged the same day: remind on the day, skip the days that do not count, and show approvers one list.
20 October 2026 5 min read
Read the articlePayroll & salary slips
Payroll from approved hours: keeping fixed and hourly pay consistent
How a services team runs payroll from the same approved timesheet hours it invoices: fixed monthly pay, hourly pay, pro-rating for joiners and leavers, adjustments and locked months.
20 October 2026 6 min read
Read the articleInvoicing
Turning timesheets into an invoice the client will not question
The four things a timesheet-based invoice needs so the client approves it first time: approved hours only, one rate card per client with dates, a line per person or task, and a timesheet annexure.
20 October 2026 5 min read
Read the articleAttendance
Attendance with GPS and a passkey: office or remote, without a biometric machine
How a small services team records attendance from the phone: a geofence around the office, remote check-in when outside it, a passkey to confirm it is really the person, and a report that payroll can use.
20 October 2026 5 min read
Read the articleLeave / PTO
Leave balances and carry-forward: the rules a small services firm needs
Annual leave, sick leave and casual leave with yearly balances, half days, carry-forward with a cap, public holidays skipped, and one approver per person: the leave rules that keep a services team's calendar honest.
20 October 2026 5 min read
Read the articleTimesheets & approvals
A timesheet approval workflow for consultancies: who approves what, and when
A practical approval setup for a consultancy: approvers per client or per person, a backup approver, daily bulk approvals, rejection with a reason, and a month lock after invoicing and payroll.
20 October 2026 5 min read
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