Timesheets: Ability to add categories that don't affect total hours (i.e. Allowances)

We have put our AccountRight File to the cloud and given our employees access to "TimeBilling".   They log in remotely and submit their timesheets so we can process payroll and invoice clients faster and more effectively.

Currently the Time Billing Function only supports "Hourly" Payroll Categories.   Our employees get reimbursed for travel via a payroll category we have set up calculating 0.63 cents per km.   As you can only set the category up as "hourly" when they record the km's on the timesheet i.e. 100 (for 100 km's) this is included in the total hours column.  The timesheet total states140 hour per week (as oppose to the correct figure of say 40 hours).   When I process the timesheet through the payroll the km's do calculate correctly however it is confusing for the employee entering the timesheet and the person processing and checking the timesheets and only leads to errors with hours not being clear on the timesheet in the first instance. 

My recommendation is that there should be a payroll category wages type called "Allowance".  When you set up the a payroll category you then have the option to tick, hourly, salary or allowance.   

In the "Enter Timesheet" screen a there should be a separate column called Allowances.  This will ensure the hours always total.   

I know the quick solution is to get them to complete a form separately... however I want to run this totally cloud based, no paper and faster for both the employee and business. 

I am sure there this would be helpful for other businesses using allowances for all sorts of different awards particularly in the trade industry i.e. tool allowances, overnight allowances, meal allowances.

Interested in your feedback or any suggestions....

 
"Ability to show allowances on the timesheets - Timesheets in the "cloud""