Time tracking and HR: Projects for Ireland

When you deliver on projects, the question is not how many hours were worked but what they were worked on. 4mystaff allocates clocked hours to projects and activities, shows team capacity for the coming weeks, and computes cost per hour per project — all from the same working-time record required by the EU Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC).

Time allocation per project

Every logged hour is tied to a project and a phase straight from the timesheet. You see what the work really consumed, not what was estimated. Set up for Ireland: working-time records follow local working-time regulations — a per-employee record of the hours actually worked.

The “Time allocation per project” flow keeps the hours, approvals and history you need for overtime limits and leave entitlements and for an inspection by the local labour inspectorate.

Capacity planning

Compare the team's available hours with hours already committed, leave already deducted. Overload shows up before a deadline slips. Set up for Ireland: working-time records follow local working-time regulations — a per-employee record of the hours actually worked.

The “Capacity planning” flow keeps the hours, approvals and history you need for overtime limits and leave entitlements and for an inspection by the local labour inspectorate.

Approval workflows

Timesheets, leave and overtime follow an approval path by manager and by project. Every decision stays in the audit trail. Set up for Ireland: working-time records follow local working-time regulations — a per-employee record of the hours actually worked.

The “Approval workflows” flow keeps the hours, approvals and history you need for overtime limits and leave entitlements and for an inspection by the local labour inspectorate.

Cost-per-hour reporting

Internal rates per role turn logged hours into real labour cost per project. Reports show exactly where margin leaks. Set up for Ireland: working-time records follow local working-time regulations — a per-employee record of the hours actually worked.

The “Cost-per-hour reporting” flow keeps the hours, approvals and history you need for overtime limits and leave entitlements and for an inspection by the local labour inspectorate.

Team availability

One calendar for leave, travel, public holidays and approved time off. Plan with the people who will actually be at work. Set up for Ireland: working-time records follow local working-time regulations — a per-employee record of the hours actually worked.

The “Team availability” flow keeps the hours, approvals and history you need for overtime limits and leave entitlements and for an inspection by the local labour inspectorate.

Frequently asked questions

How do I allocate hours to projects without burdening the team with reporting?

People clock in normally and then split the day across projects in a few taps, or the interval is inherited from the task they are working on. Time is approved once, so you never hold two versions of the truth: the compliance record and the project allocation come from the same entries.

How do I know whether the team has capacity for a new project?

The capacity report compares each person’s contracted hours against hours already committed to live projects and approved leave, week by week. You see who is over-booked and how much room is left before you commit to a delivery date.

Can I compute the real cost per hour of a project?

Yes. You attach an hourly cost to each person or grade, and allocated hours roll up into project cost, split between normal and overtime hours. Compare it against the hour budget set at kick-off and you see the variance while the project is running, not at closure.

How do approvals and timesheet corrections work?

Each week goes through project-manager and line-manager approval, with comments on disputed intervals. Later corrections stay in the audit trail — who changed what, when, and from which value to which — because the record has to remain verifiable, which is exactly the objective-and-reliable standard set in CJEU C-55/18.