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Notification - Reminder to employee to enter Timesheets

An option within the employee page, once selected, to send app notification reminders that timesheets are due by specific date/time.

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under review  ·  AdminHannah G (Admin, Xero) responded  · 

Hey folks, thanks for the idea and support here. We appreciate all the valuable feedback and ideas shared regarding timesheet reminders ⏰
We understand that the ability to easily remind employees to fill out timesheets would make things easier and save you time.
Our product team is currently investigating potential solutions for this but at this early stage there are no specific time frames available. We’ll be sure to let you know if there’s any change, though!

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  • Clare O'Neill commented  ·   ·  Report

    This sounds like a great addition - would save time and make a huge difference.

  • Jorja Berry commented  ·   ·  Report

    I don’t know why this wouldn’t already be on option? It’s 2024 and Ai exists… a notification reminder feature seems like one of the first most simple features that should have had in the first place really. Beneficial for all using and good for Xero aswell

  • Alex Jacques commented  ·   ·  Report

    This seems like a nobrainer time saver and would be a straightforward implementation

  • Cameron Monteith commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a no-brainer. I'm spending more time reminding people to submit their timesheets and holidays than actually performing the pay-run.
    Please provide this function!

  • Mel Morrisby commented  ·   ·  Report

    **YES PLEASE**
    the time I waste chasing staff to submit their timesheets so I can pay them does my head in!!
    If they could get a reminder Wednesday night and again Thursday moring this would be a game changer for many I believe.

  • Samuel Wearne commented  ·   ·  Report

    I suspect everyone who has ever worked is familiar with the unnecessary and shamefully routine exchange reminding people to do their time sheet (I'm a regular on both sides of that exchange!). I was surprised this wasn't already 'baked in' to the original design - the system knows when they're due, by whom, and if it hasn't been done on time. Sending out a reminder on the final day would be a such a simple and obvious help to a small business owner using Xero– and to their employees!

  • Sarah West commented  ·   ·  Report

    Reminding employees to use the XERO me function is so time consuming for small business, it needs to be a setting the organisation can select 'remind every Wednesday at 3pm' send to all employees.

    No excuse to not fill it out then!

  • Sam Lindsay commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is quite astounding that this is not baseline functionality.

  • BullAssoc 02 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Needed, frankly this should be an expected and required feature the cost for payroll is already high enough for subscribers without the added issue of chasing staff to do timesheets.

    We are required to lodge our STP reports every week and on the date of payroll, how can an employer remain compliant & their payroll fully reconciled without having to run unscheduled payruns every week to make up for staff who don't do timesheets on time?

  • Pina Micali commented  ·   ·  Report

    Great Idea. Every week we are reminding staff.

  • Emma Rosenblatt (Accounts) commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add Timesheet reminders, it is a simple and easy way to remind all staff including those who may be away the day prior when everyone is verbal reminded.

    It is a tedious task trying to get everyone to fill in their timesheets is to the point you don't want to pay them because then maybe they will do it.