Time tracking system

Everhour organizes tracked hours for timesheets, reporting, and billing while your team records work across projects and tasks.

Calculate your hours

Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.

Employee Time Card
DayTime InBreak Start
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Total hours0:00
Regular0:00
Overtime0:00
Double OT0:00
Total hours0:00
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Overtime0:00
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Total gross pay
Regular pay
Overtime pay
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Employee Signature
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Supervisor Signature
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Everhour does it all — track, budget, report & invoice

The calculator gives you the number — Everhour takes it from there.

Go ahead — start tracking!

One click and you're timing. Start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Everhour.

  • One-click timer — browser, desktop & mobile
  • Works inside Asana, ClickUp, Linear, GitHub & more
  • Simple setup, no learning curve
Works with your favorite tool:
Everhour — Time Tracking
Time Entries
01:24:00
00:31:00
01:07:00

No more budget surprises

Set a budget, assign rates, and get alerted before you're over.

  • Real-time cost tracking
  • Set different rates per person or project
  • Alerts before you hit the budget limit
Everhour — Budgeting
Acme Web Project
1
50% of budget used
$2,500.00of $5,000.00
$2,500.00 remaining
75%
Actual costRemaining cost

Measurement

Track your budget through time or costs

Simple, customizable reports

Every report you need — configured your way, always up to date.

  • See who does what in real time
  • Configure any report
  • Scheduled email reports
Everhour — Reports

Your invoice is ready!

Tracked hours flow straight into a polished invoice — no copy-paste, no manual math.

  • Billable hours straight into the invoice
  • Configure invoice templates
  • Copy invoices to QuickBooks or Xero
  • Invoicing dashboard with status
Everhour — Invoices
Your Company LLChello@yourcompany.com
INVOICE
Invoice #1042
Group by:
DescriptionHoursRateAmount
Website Redesign14h$150/h$2,100.00
Brand Guidelines7h$150/h$1,050.00
Marketing Strategy3.5h$150/h$525.00
Total Due$3,675.00
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Building a reliable time tracking workflow

Use it to record work

A time tracking system gives you a repeatable way to capture who worked, when they worked, and where that time belongs. For U.S. employers covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records for nonexempt workers must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. The system does not need to follow one federal format, but the records must be complete and accurate.

Freelancers and service teams use the same structure for billing. Each entry should connect time to a client, project, task, and billable status. A weekly total alone helps with a quick review, but it does not explain which work earned revenue, which work stayed internal, or which project is using more hours than planned.

Choose the tracking method

Manual entry works when people record time at the end of each task or day. It becomes weaker when the team reconstructs a full week from memory on Friday afternoon. Timers capture time as work happens, then users can add notes, assign the right task, and correct entries before approval. A practical system supports both methods because real teams have meetings, field work, and task work in different places.

Automatic reminders and timer controls improve consistency, but they do not replace review. Managers still need to check missing days, unusually long entries, incorrect billable labels, and time posted to the wrong project. A clean workflow makes these corrections before payroll, client billing, or project reporting uses the numbers.

Keep the workweek defensible

Covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek under the FLSA, at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. A workweek is a fixed, regularly recurring period of 168 hours, and FLSA overtime hours may not be averaged across two or more workweeks. A system should keep the week boundary clear.

The FLSA does not require overtime premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work unless the weekly overtime rule is triggered or another law, policy, contract, or agreement applies. State wage, overtime, privacy, and employee-monitoring rules can add requirements. Keep payroll records for at least three years and basic time and earnings records, such as time cards or sheets, for at least two years.

Know when structure matters

A free weekly total is enough for a solo check, a one-off invoice, or a short internal estimate. A managed workflow becomes necessary when several people track time across clients, projects, billable categories, and approval stages. The system of record should show submitted time, approved time, rejected corrections, locked periods, and the final totals used for billing or payroll review.

Everhour Timesheets fit that managed workflow by collecting weekly project hours and working hours by person. Team members can submit time for review, and managers can approve, reject, partially approve, or lock entries before payroll, billing, or reporting uses them. That approval trail matters once tracked time becomes money, capacity data, or a client-facing record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does federal law require a specific time tracking system?

Federal FLSA rules require covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, but they do not require a specific timekeeping form, app, or device. A paper sheet, spreadsheet, timer, or software system can work if it captures the required information completely and accurately.

Which fields should a time tracking system include?

A practical system should capture worker name, date, daily hours worked, weekly total, project, client, task, billable status, and notes for exceptions. U.S. billing and rate fields normally use U.S. dollars. Payroll records should stay separate from casual project notes so wage records remain clear.

Is manual time entry acceptable for a team?

Manual time entry is acceptable when the entries are accurate, timely, and reviewed. The common mistake is treating end-of-week memory as a record. Teams should set a daily entry habit, require project labels, and review missing or unusual totals before approving the week.

Can one system cover payroll and client billing?

One system can support both workflows if it separates working hours, project hours, billable time, rates, and approval status. Payroll review needs defensible daily and weekly hours. Client billing needs time tied to the correct client, project, task, and invoice period.

Should a time tracking system collect employee activity data?

A time tracking system should collect the data needed for records, payroll review, billing, and project management. U.S. privacy obligations are sectoral and state-dependent. At the federal level, businesses must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act and protect sensitive personal information they keep.

How does Everhour support timesheet approval?

Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person so managers can review time before payroll, billing, or reporting. Team members submit time, and managers can approve, reject, partially approve, or lock entries when the period is complete.

How does Everhour work inside project tools?

Everhour embeds time tracking controls inside supported tools such as Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Linear, Jira, Monday, Notion, Trello, and Basecamp. Teams can track time where tasks already live, then use the collected entries for reports, budgets, invoices, and review.

Turn time into approved records

Use Everhour Timesheets to collect weekly project and working hours, review submissions, lock approved entries, and keep payroll or billing review tied to approved time.

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