{"id":8736,"date":"2025-04-22T12:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/blog\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2025-08-25T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:56:12","slug":"timesheet-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/blog\/timesheet-approval","title":{"rendered":"Timesheet Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is Timesheet Approval?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/features\/employee-timesheet-approval-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timesheet approval<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the process of reviewing and verifying the accuracy of employee timesheets. You may want to do this at your company to ensure the timesheets are accurate enough to be used for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/features\/employee-payroll-hours-tracker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payroll calculations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Moreover, you may also need to manually review and approve timesheets if you want to use them to bill clients for their projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the benefits of manual timesheet approvals?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manually approving timesheets can help you ensure the accuracy of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tracked time data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It can also help you maintain a high standard of timesheet quality, keeping them legible and free of errors. 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