{"id":4910,"date":"2019-07-09T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T09:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:49:38","slug":"timesheet-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/timesheet-reminders","title":{"rendered":"Automated timesheet reminders and templates for managers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro-text has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Even the most well-intentioned of employees might forget to submit their timesheets on time, and a friendly reminder can go a long way. Even if your team is small, the best option is timesheet reminders that you can automate, whether that be a calendar alert, SMS, Slack message, or email. <strong>Below are some timesheet reminder templates that might help.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, the frequency of these messages will depend on when employees at your company are required to submit their timesheets. However, it can also depend on your company culture and time tracking policies, which likely stem from your decision to implement it in the first place. In a timesheet reminder, <strong>it can be difficult to strike a tone that&#8217;s firm but not cold<\/strong>. If time tracking is part of an employee&#8217;s job responsibilities, it should be taken seriously, but an overly formal email might not mesh with your team&#8217;s culture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"position-relative bbl-summarize-w-ai-block\">\n    <div class=\"bbl-swa-inner \">\n        <div class=\"bbl-swa-inner-top\">\n                            <div class=\"bbl-swa-title\">\n                    TL;DR: What you&#8217;ll learn                <\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"bbl-swa-quote montserrat-font\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timesheet reminders keep hours coming in on time, but tone and timing matter as much as the message itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ll cover:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formal vs. informal templates: <\/b>R<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eady-to-use reminder scripts for corporate teams, contractors, and more casual work cultures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Resubmission reminders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: How to prompt employees to fix and resend rejected hours without sounding punitive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>When (and when not) to send reminders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The importance of timing messages around the workday and respecting employees&#8217; right to disconnect after hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Automating the process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0How Beebole&#8217;s automated reminders notify only the people who haven&#8217;t submitted yet, so managers stop manually chasing timesheets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bbl-swa-actions d-flex justify-content-between\">\n                                                <div\n                        class=\"bbl-swa-actions-label montserrat-font bbl-wider-label\"\n                    >Draft reminders for my team:<\/div>\n                            \n            <div class=\"bbl-swa-logos-outer d-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"bbl-swa-logos\">\n                                            <a\n            class=\"bbl-summarize-w-chatgpt\"\n            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reminders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a manager at a large corporation or supervise remote contractors whom you don&#8217;t personally know, a straightforward and formal timesheet reminder might be your best bet. What&#8217;s more, for non-salaried contractors or employees, their paycheck could depend on submitted hours. For everyone&#8217;s sake, it may be good to remind them that no timesheet means no paycheck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dear [First Name],<br>This is a reminder that your timesheet is due today, [Date]. Please complete and submit your timesheet before the end of business hours. Failure to submit your timesheet on time may result in late payment. If you have any questions, please contact your supervisor.<br>Best Regards<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should never come to this, but realistically there will be times when employees need a second reminder. In this case, you can follow up with something along the lines of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dear [First Name],<br>I am notifying you that your timesheet due on [Date Due] is overdue. Failure to submit your timesheet may result in not being paid or in loss of accrued leave. Please complete and submit your timesheet as soon as possible. If you have any questions or problems submitting your timesheet, please contact your supervisor.<br>Best Regards<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div\n    class=\"montserrat-font my-5 mx-auto p-4 p-lg-5 bbl_customer_story_blurb\"\n  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/sage\/public\/images\/block-csb-bk.18ecf3.png')\"\n>\n  <div class=\"position-relative\">\n    \n    <div class=\"bbl-csb-text\">\n      <p><strong>Still chasing late timesheets? <\/strong>Dashe &amp; Thomson\u00a0isn\u2019t\u2014they use Beebole to automate reminders and keep projects moving. They ditched clunky systems for Beebole\u2014and now consultants actually submit timesheets on time. With <strong>automated reminders<\/strong> and <strong>effortless entry<\/strong>, the team saves hours every month and finally gets full visibility into project profitability.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n          <a\n        class=\"d-inline-block bbl-csb-link mt-2\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/time-tracking-for-consultants\/\"\n              >\n        Read the case study\n        <svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"M5.25 10.5L8.75 7L5.25 3.5\" stroke=\"#424240\" stroke-width=\"1.16667\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"informal-timesheet-reminders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informal timesheet reminders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most cases, you&#8217;ll be sending a timesheet reminder to employees who you know and work with, and a more casual message will be more appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hi there [First Name],<br>Please don&#8217;t forget to submit your timesheet before the end of business hours today!<br>Thanks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Short and sweet! Hopefully, your team is already well aware of the time tracking policies and obligations, and won&#8217;t need more than this friendly reminder, but just in case, you can follow up with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hi there [First Name],<br>Your timesheet that was due on [Date Due] is late. Please fill out and submit your hours as soon as possible, and if you have any problems or questions, let your manager know.<br>Thanks and best<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"reminders-resubmitting-timesheets\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reminders for resubmitting timesheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a timesheet is rejected, don&#8217;t forget to remind the employee that they need to edit and resubmit those hours. For resubmitted hours, you can send a reminder like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hi [First Name]<br>Some or all of your submitted hours from [Date Submitted] were not approved. Don&#8217;t forget to modify and resubmit these hours as soon as possible. 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If employees should submit their timesheets before the end of the day on Friday, send a reminder near the end of working hours, while employees are still at their desks and are finishing up the week&#8217;s final tasks. Or try sending reminders first thing in the morning, when many employees get simple administrative tasks out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More importantly, <strong>you should consider employees&#8217; own well-being and mental health when sending reminders<\/strong>, and emails in general. While some companies and countries are protecting the &#8220;right to disconnect&#8221;, correspondence sent outside working hours is still commonplace. Even when there is no expectation to act on an email right away, these messages can be difficult to ignore. 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When rejecting submitted hours, you can leave a note on the entry explaining what needs fixing, so the resubmission request and the reason for it live in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5d37782baa3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5d37782baa3\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"318\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Timesheet-reminder-settings-per-person-in-Beebole.png\" alt=\"Under people in Beebole, you can choose when to remind them to submit their timesheets, as as when to remind the approvers\" class=\"wp-image-14829\" title=\"\"><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Set reminders in Beebole both for the person turning in the timesheet, as well as the approver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that while all notification templates in Beebole (including reminder emails) come with default templates, you can edit and personalize them to fit your team&#8217;s style and branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting all of your employee timesheets in on time is a tricky business, but these reminders can be a big help and are an important part of keeping employees \u2014 and approvers \u2014 accountable. If you&#8217;d rather reduce how often reminders are needed in the first place, Beebole&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beebole.com\/help\/documentation\/kanban#auto-timesheet-statuses-that-drive-time-records\">Auto Timesheet from Tasks<\/a><\/strong> feature turns planned work into ready-made time entries, and you can set timesheets to <strong>auto-submit after a set number of days<\/strong> so a period closes itself out once it&#8217;s due. Timesheets can prove invaluable <a href=\"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/google-spreadsheet-timesheet\/\">when it comes to business intelligence and reporting<\/a>. 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