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Understanding Timesheet Columns

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Understanding Timesheet Columns


How to Filter Timesheet Columns

  1. View your timesheet filters by opening Manage timesheet view.
  2. Click the Show/Hide Columns drop-down menu.
  3. Ensure a purple checkmark is next to each column you wish to view. 
    1. Uncheck the box next to any you want to hide.
  4. Click Apply to update your Timesheets based on your selections.

Timesheet Columns Definition Breakdown

ColumnDescription
Role

Shows the roles worked for each employee's time card. You can view timesheets grouped by role to see labor totals. If no role is assigned, it defaults to No Role.
Roles can be set for time cards in several ways:

  • Default Role: Assigned on an employee’s profile under Job Details. If no role is added to the scheduled shift, it defaults to this assigned role.
  • Scheduled Shift Role: The role assigned to the shift on the schedule. If an employee doesn’t have a default role, it defaults to the shift role if there is one.
  • Manual Input: Roles can be selected when adding new time cards. The role will default to the employee's default role if one is assigned.
  • PTO: Roles cannot be added when PTO is approved.
Wage Rate

Displays the employee's wage from the employee’s profile. Depending on the wage type, it shows either the hourly rate or their annual salary. If no wage is assigned, this column will be empty. The wage can be default or specific to a role.

To adjust an employee’s wage rate, visit their employee profile from your Team Roster.
Time CardShows the employee's clock-in and clock-out times. If the shift is in progress, only the clock-in time is shown. If an employee doesn’t clock in for their scheduled shift, it will show "No-Show," 
IssuesDisplays an alert icon to indicate issues with a time card (e.g., missed breaks, overtime, missing clock out, no-show).
Scheduled Hours

Shows the total scheduled hours for an employee, adjusted for mandatory breaks. For example, if an employee is scheduled for 9 hours with a 1-hour unpaid break, it shows "8.00."


To customize mandatory breaks, visit your Breaks & Compliance settings.
Actual HoursShows the total time the employee was present until clock-out, excluding unpaid breaks.
Actual vs. ScheduledDisplays the difference between Actual and Scheduled Hours. For example, if Scheduled is "8.00" and Actual is "9.00," this cell shows "1.00."
Total Paid Hours

Shows the total time from clock-in to clock-out, excluding unpaid breaks. Includes PTO, Holiday pay, Overtime, and Double overtime.

Breaks & Compliance settings that affect this:

  • Convert excess time from a paid break to an unpaid break
  • Award additional paid hours for missed breaks
Regular HoursHours worked that do not qualify as Overtime or PTO.
Unpaid BreaksShows the total of the employee's unpaid breaks. Paid breaks are not included.
OT Hours

Displays calculated overtime (OT) hours based on hours worked, Overtime settings, and Workweek Settings.

Overtime can also be affected by:

  • Daily Overtime: Premium pay for hours beyond 8 in a day.
  • Weekly Overtime: Pay for hours over 40 in a week.
  • 7th Day Overtime: Pay for hours on the 7th consecutive day within a workweek.
  • 7th Day Double OT: (California) Pay double for hours over 8 on the 7th consecutive day.
  • Holiday Pay: Does not count towards overtime.
  • Track Overtime Across Multiple Locations: Affects totals.
  • Salaried employees paid below $43,888: Overtime is calculated based on Workweek settings, not the payroll period.
Double OTDisplays the hours paid at double overtime, when an employee has worked more than 12 hours in a day. In California, double overtime is also paid for hours over 8 on the 7th consecutive day of work in a week.
Spread of HoursShows the extra hour of pay for non-exempt employees at the basic minimum hourly rate when their workday exceeds ten hours.
Split Shifts

Split shifts are interrupted by non-paid, non-working periods.

To enable and customize Split shifts, visit your Overtime settings. This setting is only available in select states. 
Estimated Wages

Shows the estimated wages based on Total paid hours, Estimated overtime, and Penalty hours multiplied by the Hourly wage rate. For salaried employees, the daily earnings estimate is displayed. 

This value doesn’t include tips.

Cash TipsDisplays the cash tips recorded for or by the employee.
Credit TipsShows credit tips that are manually added or imported depending on the POS Partner. If you are using Tip Manager, this displays the credit tips after they have been pooled and distributed based on the hours worked. 
Blue Law HoursShows the Sunday hours worked for companies in states with Blue Laws. These laws require employers to pay extra for work done on Sundays.
FFCRAFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), is no longer in effect as of February 18, 2022. This column is available for historical reporting purposes.
Holiday Pay

Displays hours worked on holidays. Hours for time cards added on holidays will be displayed in the "Holiday pay" column. The time card must start on the holiday to count.

To enable and customize Holiday pay, visit your Overtime settings.

PTO

Shows the amount of approved Paid Time Off (PTO) for the employee on that date. Does not include Unpaid Time Off. Estimated wages for PTO hours may include a blended wage rate if the employee works roles with different wages.

For companies on the updated timesheet view, this column shows approved PTO hours only. Approved sick hours appear in the separate Sick column instead. The PTO and Sick columns add up to the same total that was previously shown in the single PTO column — no hours were added or removed.

Sick (New!)

Shows the approved sick hours from a sick policy for the employee on that date. This column is part of the updated timesheet view and appears by default once someone at your company is enrolled in a sick policy.

If you do not see it, open Manage timesheet view, check the Show/Hide Columns menu, and make sure Sick has a purple checkmark. Sick hours taken without a sick policy still appear in the PTO column. 

Qualified
Shows overtime hours that qualify for a tax deduction under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Qualified OT includes overtime required under Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)—typically hours worked over 40 in a single workweek by non-exempt employees.
 
For a given workweek, Qualified OT is calculated as:
 
(Regular Hours + Holiday Pay + OT Hours + Double OT) - 40
 
This is capped at the total OT worked. Wage calculations continue to be based on the OT Hours and Double OT columns; Qualified OT is for tax reporting only.

Qualified OT hours support W-2 reporting for the 2026 tax year and beyond (while the OBBBA remains in effect). For Homebase Payroll customers, qualified OT wages will be calculated automatically and shown in a separate box on employees'W-2s.
 
For more info, see here.

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Understanding Timesheet Columns