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Record the hours worked each day of a week, with breaks, overtime and sign-off by the employee and the manager.

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Timesheet

Employer or client: Brightwater Analytics
Name: Priya Raman
Employee number: E-2041
Job title: Data analyst
Department or team: Reporting
Approving manager: Tomas Berg
Week: 4 October 2027 to 10 October 2027
Project or cost code: Q4 customer survey

1. Hours worked

Write the times in the 24 hour clock or with am and pm. Break is the unpaid time taken away from work. Hours is the time between start and finish, less the break.

Day Date Start Finish Break Hours Notes
Monday 4 October 09:00 17:30 30 min 8 Client workshop
Tuesday 5 October 09:00 17:00 30 min 7.5
Total hours 15.5

Unpaid break each day: 30 minutes
Overtime starts: after 40 hours in the week

2. Totals for the week

Item Hours
Regular hours
Overtime hours
Paid leave (holiday, sick, public holiday)
Unpaid leave
Total paid hours

Rate of pay per hour: EUR 28.50

3. Time off in the week

☐ No time off
☐ Holiday or annual leave
☐ Sick leave
☐ Public holiday
☐ Other leave, please say which: ______________

4. Declaration by the employee

I confirm that the hours above are a true record of the time I worked in this week, and that I took the breaks I have written down.

Name: Priya Raman
Signature: ______________
Date: 11 October 2027

5. Approval by the manager

☐ Approved as submitted
☐ Approved with changes, please say what changed: ______________
☐ Not approved, reason: ______________

Name: Tomas Berg
Signature: ______________
Date: ______________

6. How this record is used and kept

Brightwater Analytics uses this timesheet to pay for the hours worked, to check working time and leave, and to charge time to projects. Only the employee, the manager and the people who run pay and records can see it. It is kept for 3 years and then deleted or made anonymous. The employee may ask to see or correct it.

Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are.

People and HR

What this template is for

A weekly timesheet to record hours worked each day: start, finish, breaks, regular and overtime hours, totals, leave, and employee and manager sign-off.

It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. See all People and HR templates

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What you fill in

The form asks for 15 details. The document fills itself in as you type.

  • Employer or client

    For example: Brightwater Analytics

  • Employee or contractor name

    For example: Priya Raman

  • Employee numberoptional

    For example: E-2041

  • Job titleoptional

    For example: Data analyst

  • Department or teamoptional

    For example: Reporting

  • Manager who approves

    For example: Tomas Berg

  • Week starting

    For example: 4 October 2027

  • Week ending

    For example: 10 October 2027

  • Hours worked

    One line for each day. Times in the 24 hour clock or with am and pm; break in minutes; hours is the time between start and finish, less the break. The total hours are added up for you.

  • Rate of pay per houroptional

    Leave empty if pay is not by the hour.

    For example: EUR 28.50

  • Project or cost codeoptional

    For example: Q4 customer survey

  • Unpaid break each dayoptional

    For example: 30 minutes

  • When overtime startsoptional

    For example: after 40 hours in the week

  • How long the employer keeps this record

    Use the period your rules require.

    For example: 3 years

  • Date submitted

    For example: 11 October 2027

People and HR

What is inside

The parts of this document, in order.

  1. 11. Hours worked
  2. 22. Totals for the week
  3. 33. Time off in the week
  4. 44. Declaration by the employee
  5. 55. Approval by the manager
  6. 66. How this record is used and kept

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    Check

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Questions people ask

What details does this template ask for?

The form asks for 15 details, starting with Employer or client, Employee or contractor name, Manager who approves, Week starting, Week ending. 7 more are optional.

Can I download this template as Word or PDF?

Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account.

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What should I check before I use this template?

Rules on working hours, breaks, overtime pay and how long time records must be kept differ by country and by contract. Check what applies to you before you rely on this sheet for pay. It is not legal advice.

Are these HR templates free?

Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price.

Do the HR templates follow my country's employment law?

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Can a small team use them too?

Yes. They work for a team of two or a company of two thousand, and you can cut any section you do not need in the Word version.