Tracking hours by fortnightly pay period
Wagebook 1.1.0
In Australia, the UK, Canada, and many other places, hourly work is paid every two weeks. Comparing a fortnight’s pay with a calendar month never lines up. Wagebook builds the same pay periods your employer uses and fills them with your shifts.
Set the schedule once
When you set up a job, choose how often you are paid and a date the cycle starts from. Wagebook then creates every pay period for you: weekly, fortnightly, twice a month, or monthly. For a short contract, use a manual date range instead.
You can also note how many days after a period ends the money usually arrives, so you know when to look.
Each period shows its own estimate
Shifts fall into the period that contains their date. Open a period to see the estimated pay, the shifts that make it up, and, once you record it, what was received and the difference.
Set up fortnightly pay in Wagebook
- Create or edit a job and choose Fortnightly as the pay schedule.
- Pick a date that started one of your pay periods.
- Log shifts as usual; they land in the right fortnight.
- On payday, record the amount in that fortnight and check the difference.
Questions
Does Wagebook support twice-monthly pay, like the 15th and the last day?
Yes. Choose twice a month and set the two days the periods start on.
Can I change my pay schedule later?
Yes. A new schedule applies from the date it takes effect. Earlier pay periods keep their dates.
Does the pay period tell me when I will be paid?
Only if you tell it. You can set the usual delay after a period ends, and Wagebook shows the expected payday from that.