Labour

The Labour Cost report provides you with the estimated cost spent on labour for the period selected, based on the number of hours recorded through employee time cards.

The Labour Cost page may be reached through:

The Labour link under Cash Sheet on the navigation bar.
The Labour Cost link under Labour > Time Tracking on the navigation bar.

The information in this report includes time card data received by CLEARVIEW as well as data entered via the Daily Entry > Time Cards page.

Labour reports can be subscribed to by clicking on . Click here to learn how to create a subscription

TO VIEW A LABOUR COST REPORT:

Open the Labour Cost page.
Select the Area* and Store for which you want to view the report from the drop-down list(s).
Select the Period for which you want to view the report from the drop-down list.

~~~ Live ~~~* is available as an option only for individual stores if the POS system used by your organization supports the transmission of live data.

~~~ Live ~~~* will display the time cards since the last end of day.
Select the specifics of the period* (Date*, Term*, Year*, Week*, Week Ending*, Month*, From*, To*) from the drop-down list(s).
Select how you'd like the time cards displayed from the Show Card By drop-down list:
- Business Day - The start and end time for this option is the end of one business day to the next, and all time cards that fall within that span will be displayed. Additionally, if a time card straddles a business day, only the portion of the time card that falls within the business day will be displayed.
  
  Time cards that straddle business days will include or next to the start time or end time, respectively. A next to the start time indicates that the start time was on the previous business day, and a next to the end time indicates that the end time was on the next business day.
  
  Click here to learn how to edit the End of Day (start and end of a business day) in Stores.
- Calendar Day - This option displays time cards as per the calendar day (i.e. from 12 midnight to 12 midnight). Furthermore, time cards that straddle calendar days are displayed in whole (i.e. the actual start time and end time are displayed even if the time card started on the previous day or ended on the next day).
  
  The day for which time cards that straddle days are displayed is managed by the Overlapping Time Cards control.
  
  Click here to learn how to change which day time cards that straddle days will be displayed under in Time Card Reporting.
- Same As Time Card Summary* - Will use the same setting as that selected for the Time Card Summary report.
Click on the Go button.

The following information is displayed on the page:

Job: The job for which the time card was clocked.

Click here to learn how to manage the jobs performed in your organization in Job Codes.
Employee: The name of the employee.
Type*: The type of pay associated with the time card.

The field will remain blank for regular time cards.

Click here to learn how to manage Time Card Types.
Time In*: The day and time at which the employee clocked-in.

On ~~~Live~~~* reports and Daily reports by Business Day, a next to the day and time indicates that the time shown is the start of the business day, while the time card actually started on the previous business day.
Time Out*: The time at which the employee clocked-out.
- On ~~~Live~~~* reports, a next to the day and time indicates that the time shown is the end time of the period for which the report was generated and the employee hasn't clocked-out as yet.
- On Daily reports by Business Day, a next to the day and time indicates that the time shown is the end time of the business day, while the time card actually ended on the next business day.
- On Daily reports by Calendar Day, a next to the day and time indicates that the time card isn't complete (the employee hasn't clocked-out as yet).
Hours*: The number of hours clocked by the employee during the period selected.

Hours = Time In - Time Out

The Time Out for calculation of Hours is assumed as the current time for time cards that are incomplete (the employee hasn't clocked-out as yet).

The hours may be rounded based on your organization settings.

Click here to learn how to change how your time cards are rounded in Time Card Rounding.
Reg* or Regular Hours*: The number of hours, clocked for the period, paid at the regular wage rate for the employee.
OT* or Overtime Hours*: The number of hours, clocked for the period, paid at the overtime rate for the employee.
Stat* or Stat. Holiday Hours*: The number of hours, clocked for the period, paid at the statutory pay rate for the employee.
Total* or Total Hours*: The total number of clocked hours for the period selected.
Total Cost: The cost of the total number of clocked hours.

Total Cost = (Reg x regular wage rate) + (OT x overtime rate) + (Stat x statutory pay rate)

OR

Total Cost = (Regular Hours x regular wage rate) + (Overtime Hours x overtime rate) + (Stat. Holiday Hours x statutory pay rate)
Percent: The percentage of sales that the total cost for each job forms.

Percent = Total Cost x 100 / Sales

The sales amount used in the calculation is that selected in the Labour Cost control.

Click here to learn how to change the sales amount used in Time Card Reporting.
Job Total: The total labour hours and total cost for each job.
Overall Total: The total labour hours and total cost for the period.

Associated Settings

Time Card Reporting controls time card settings for your organization.
Time Card Rounding controls how breaks, clock-ins and clock-outs are rounded.
Job Codes controls the different jobs performed in your organization.

*optional section or field that may or may not be visible depending on the settings selected, whether the supplier is integrated or not, etc.