Business Reports for Busy People

Chapter 8

Time Accounting Reports

No place is the saying “time is money” more accurate than in the workplace. If you take a business trip and have to account for time spent on meetings, or if you work in an organization that requires you to record time spent at work as well as time spent on holidays and other days off, a time accounting report is ideal. An employer needs to know that when staff are paid an honest day’s wages that they have put in an honest day’s work. In some cases, that simply means punching a time clock. But as staff work from remote locations and become craftier about ways to misuse the system, logistical complications increase. Other reasons for preparing a time accounting report include:

▶ Tracking attendance (for ...