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Practical guides on Philippine payroll, attendance, and labour rules for small business owners and the people who run their cutoffs.
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How to let employees apply for overtime in Timekeep
Choosing software
7 min read
Payroll Software in the Philippines: What Cafe and Shop Owners Actually Need
What payroll software in the Philippines must do for cafes and shops: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR, attendance into payslips, and a cutoff you can run without an HR team.
Payroll math
7 min read
13th Month Pay Computation Philippines: Rules and Examples
How to compute 13th month pay under PD 851. The formula, what counts as basic salary, prorated pay for mid-year hires, the December 24 deadline, and peso examples.
Choosing software
3 min read
Timekeeping System for Philippine Small Businesses: What You Actually Need
A timekeeping system in the Philippines is shop software for attendance, overtime, night differential, and payroll. It is not the Philippine Standard Time law.
Payroll math
10 min read
Daily Rate vs Monthly Salary in Philippine Payroll
Compare daily-paid and monthly-paid wages in the Philippines, including covered days, safe divisor choices, premiums, deductions, and setup facts.
Rules & deadlines
9 min read
Payroll Checklist for Every Cutoff in the Philippines
A repeatable before, during, and after payroll checklist for Philippine small businesses, from attendance close to payslips and accounting handoff.
Using Timekeep
4 min read
How to use employee groups to run payroll faster in Timekeep
Save the employees you pay together as a reusable group in Timekeep. Apply the group when creating a payroll and the whole selection loads in one click.
Attendance
5 min read
How to Create a Fair Work Schedule Policy for a Small Business
A practical scheduling policy guide for Philippine small businesses: shifts, rest days, changes, overtime approvals, leaves, and attendance rules.
Attendance
5 min read
How to Fix Attendance Records Before Payroll
A practical cutoff checklist for correcting missing clock-outs, late records, overtime approvals, breaks, and leave before payroll is generated.
Payroll math
4 min read
How to Make Payslips Easier for Employees to Understand
A practical guide to clearer Philippine payslips: earnings, deductions, loans, government contributions, and employee self-service access.
Using Timekeep
4 min read
How to add and configure new employees in Timekeep
Adding a new hire in Timekeep takes a few minutes. Set their rate, assign a schedule, add government ID numbers, and they're ready for their first payroll.