Meeting business demands, TOIL July 25, 2024 Image credit: Pixabay Time off in lieu (TOIL) Overtime has become a common practice for workers across many industries, with sudden changes in demand meaning staff must work longer than scheduled to meet deadlines or cope with urgent issues. Managing the TOIL process Previously, employers would offer staff overtime pay for these extended hours. However, more and more businesses are now choosing to offer their staff time off in lieu, additional paid leave instead of overtime pay. Hark now provide your business with the tools to effectively and efficiently manage this TOIL process, from allowing your staff to enter their own additional hours worked and requests for time off. To HR and line managers having visibility of their employees TOIL balances, including the ability to adjust if necessary. Customisable TOIL policies Each business will operate their own TOIL policy and with Hark you can configure how TOIL will behave to fit your needs. Our configuration allows you to set a TOIL basis (minutes or hours), set max accrual limits and also configure intervals that TOIL can be accrued or deducted by. Figure 3: TOIL Configuration Options Once setup, employees and managers can track their TOIL using our seamless, user-friendly workflow process which will prompt users to take action, when required. Figure 4: Employee TOIL Requests Buttons Figure 5: TOIL Accrual and Deduction Forms Figure 6: Line Manager Approval Process Learn more