Timesheets - New design has limited functionality
I have observed that the timesheets section in the payroll system has been updated. However, this update appears to have introduced several questionable design choices that hinder its functionality and efficiency.
Firstly, the employee list is not sorted alphabetically, which complicates the process of locating specific individuals. Secondly, the system no longer autofill's the default earnings rate, requiring unnecessary manual input. Thirdly, upon clicking the "Approve Timesheet" button, a redundant popup appears asking for confirmation of the approval, despite the action already being explicitly initiated. Lastly, when entering hours worked into a field, the system fails to clear the default "0:00" placeholder; instead, it appends the new input to the end, rather than replacing it as was previously the case.
These design flaws represent a significant regression in usability. I question the oversight process that allowed this update to be implemented in its current state. Who was responsible for reviewing this prior to its release? The deficiencies suggest a lack of thorough evaluation, and those accountable should face serious consequences for this oversight.
Rebecca Rolls
shared this idea
Hi everyone, while we appreciate your feedback about the updates to Timesheets with quite a few points raised in the one post we are going to move this to feedback. I want to assure you your feedback here has been shared with our product teams - however, if there are specifics that you'd like to see developed in the new timesheets we ask that you create ideas for each that we can then get a sense of the community in and keep you updated through - See the qualities of an idea on Xero Central. 🙏
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Helen Lonyon
commented
the week layout on the timesheet is tied to the month, so if the 1st day of the month is a Tuesday, the weeks on the timesheet all run from Tuesday to Monday which makes it difficult to compare against our records. Would it not be possible to create a standard timesheet with a set working week (eg Monday to Sunday)
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Annie Thorne
commented
Yep, another unexpected and unwelcome change ..
I'm my only employee and I hate it! Takes me at least twice as long now.
Not intuitive, more steps, more clicks, no thanks! -
Mike Johnston
commented
Agree - yet another backward redesign.
Good to see the fundamental alphabetical order oversight has been addressed, so maybe someone is listening here...
Add to these 'needs improvements'
1/ bring back the default earnings rate - don't need to scroll done the list for every employee to get to 'ordinary earnings'
2/ Now takes 3 clicks with the mouse to over-write the 0:00 for each entry - used to be one click in the box. Getting RSI here...
3/ The display is only 1 week, so invariably entering for the current week instead of last week and then
4/ can no longer delete a draft timesheet, leading to oversight the following week and then having to back-out a pay run to readdress.
5/ too big on the screen, using a lot of white space = a lot of eye movement strain flicking left/right/left to capture all the days of the week and total
6/ pointless pop-up to approve your approve
7 still cannot enter more than one employee's timesheet at once - basic feature to enter the whole team at once on one page is still missing