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Chase Staffing Timesheet Approvals So Payroll and Invoicing Run

Staffing agencies can't pay temps or invoice clients until timesheets are approved, and chasing approvals is a weekly grind. Automate timesheet collection and approval chasing.

difficulty Beginnersetup 25 minresult Timesheets get approved on time — temps get paid, clients get invoiced, and nobody spends the week chasing signatures.
  1. 1

    Collect Timesheets

    Add a Typeform Trigger gathering temp hours.

  2. 2

    Route for Approval

    Send each timesheet to the client approver.

  3. 3

    Chase the Unapproved

    Add reminders escalating as the payroll cutoff nears.

  4. 4

    Confirm Ready

    Add a Slack node flagging approved timesheets for payroll and invoicing.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a test timesheet. Confirm chasing works.

Frequently asked questions

Why is this weekly pain?

Every unapproved timesheet delays both a temp's pay and a client invoice — automated chasing removes the bottleneck.

Cutoff enforcement?

Escalating reminders before the payroll cutoff mean approvals land in time to run payroll on schedule.

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