Time tracking in Overpass is simple, but contractors may occasionally need to make minor adjustments to their logged hours. Read on to learn best practices for maintaining an accurate timesheet.

Once you have been hired by a client, all working hours must be logged in the Overpass site. If you're not familiar with this process, please consult our Logging & Tracking Work Hours article.

Logged shifts appear on your Timesheet page, which is available within a client's environment. To access the Timesheet, click the Start Working button on the Dashboard that corresponds to your client, then select the Timesheet link at the top of the page.

The default view on on this page displays your shifts from the current pay period.

To adjust a specific shift, find the day when that shift was logged, then click the blue arrow icon on the right side, to expand that day.

You'll now see all shifts that were logged on that day, including the start time, ending time, and total duration.

In most cases, you'll need to adjust either the start time or the end time. For example, maybe you started the clock at the correct time, but you accidentally closed out Overpass midway through your shift, so the ending time is not correct.

To adjust the existing shift, click the blue pencil icon on the right side of the Timesheet:

A new window opens, where you may adjust when the shift began or when it ended. To continue with the above example, if you closed the Overpass tab midway through your shift, you will need to adjust the end time.

Anytime you make an edit, you'll be asked to provide a reason, so that your client understands why the shift was changed. Please provide a clear explanation for the edit, such as "Accidentally closed out Overpass mid-shift", or "I Forgot to log in at the beginning of my shift." Then be sure to Save Changes.

If you entirely forgot to log in for an entire shift, then rather than adjusting a session, you'll need to add a session manually.

Navigate back to the Timesheet page, and select the day with the missing session. Instead of the "pencil" icon, you'll need to click the blue button that says Add Session.

Adding a new session is exactly like editing an existing session, except that you will need to enter both the start and ending times. You will again need to provide a reason for the edit.

If you accidentally added a session incorrectly, you can always delete a mistake.

Simply navigate back to your Timesheet page, find the incorrect session, and use the red "trash" button to delete that shift.

Be careful -- deleting a shift cannot be undone! (Of course, you can always add a replacement shift, but your original start time and end time will be deleted.)

It's important to remember that adjustments can only be made during the current payment period, which always runs from Monday - Sunday.
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At 11:59 PM Sunday night (U.S. Eastern time), the Timesheet is locked, and further adjustments can only be made by the client.

Overpass strongly recommends that all contractors double-check the Timesheet page at the end of every work week, to confirm that all shifts look correct.

Overpass assumes that contractors will never be working more than 12 hours at a time. If a work session does exceed 12 hours, it will be flagged with a warning symbol (⚠️) and you'll see this notification:
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When this happens, that specific shift will not appear on your client's invoice, until you have manually adjusted the time to show the correct start and end times.

In the extremely rare case that a contractor does work a 12+ hour shift, that can still be invoiced, but the contractor still needs to edit and re-save the shift to show that this was intentional and not a mistake.

During the current payment period, you can adjust or manually add shifts by clicking the Timesheet link at the top of the client environment.

Sunday night, 11:59 PM, United States Eastern time.

On Sunday night (11:59 PM, Eastern time), the Timesheet locks, and is sent to your client as an invoice. The client then has 48 hours (Monday and Tuesday) to make their own adjustments.

Some Overpass contracts contain a weekly hours cap. If your contract is "capped," hours exceeding that amount will not be paid out, unless specifically approved by your client. Be sure that you are only working additional hours if your client has instructed you to do so.

To see your logged shifts from previous weeks, just navigate to the Timesheet page, and use the "Date" selector on the left side to look back in time.

To see a record of your past payments we've sent, navigate to your Profile page, and click Payment Settings in the upper right corner.

Some clients may choose to use alternate time-clock software in addition to the Overpass tools. You should always follow your client's instructions, but any additional software does not replace the Overpass clock. Your weekly payment is still based on the time logged in Overpass.

We strongly recommend that all contractors follow the standard clock-in / clock-out procedure. The Timesheet should only be used to correct mistakes, and too-frequent adjustments may cause suspicion on the part of your client.

Although Overpass processes payments every Thursday, there may be a delay before the funds are reflected in your account. Processing times depend both on your location and your payment method, and occasionally may be affected by holidays or other circumstances beyond our control.