Guides, templates, and playbooks on PTO accruals, policies, approvals, and the rest of small-business HR — written to be genuinely useful.
A reimbursement policy that sets clear limits and turnaround times, what counts as a legitimate business expense, and a template small teams can adopt directly.
What a job offer letter legally should and shouldn't say, the language that accidentally creates a contract, and a template that avoids the common traps.
Plan a whole year of team leave in one grid, with automatic balances and company holidays alongside. Free Excel download for small teams.
A year of pay dates driven by one start date, with weekend paydays moved earlier automatically. Free Excel download for any pay frequency.
A weekly rota with per-person shift counts and daily coverage totals, so you can see understaffed days before they happen. Free Excel download.
Statutory sick leave accrues per hour worked, not per month. A tracker with the state ratio and caps in one place. Free Excel download.
A weekly timesheet that calculates hours and pay automatically, handles overnight shifts, and does not break at midnight. Free Excel download.
A free attendance tracker structure that records what you actually need, plus the legal trap in attendance-point systems that catches small businesses every year.
A parental leave policy you can afford and actually honor, with the four decisions that set the cost — and the clause most templates omit.
Copy-paste Excel and Sheets formulas for per-period accrual, prorated hires, caps, and balances — plus the precision trap that breaks them.
A copy-paste unlimited PTO policy, plus the four clauses most versions leave out — starting with the minimum that makes it work.
Build a working PTO tracker in Google Sheets in twenty minutes — the exact formulas, dropdowns, and formatting, plus a ready-made file.
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