Wagepoint adds timesheets & mobile app for payroll

Wagepoint has launched a built-in timesheet tool and a new mobile app, expanding its payroll software for small businesses across Canada.

The releases add time entry and employee self-service features to Wagepoint's platform and reflect a broader shift in business software toward mobile-first workflows.

Timesheet entry

The new Timesheets feature is built into Wagepoint and lets employees, contractors, and administrators enter hours for approval. Once approved, the hours flow into payroll, reducing the need to re-enter data from separate time-tracking systems.

Wagepoint is positioning the tool as an alternative to manually collecting hours or using standalone time-tracking products. It says this can reduce administrative work during payroll preparation and help avoid chasing missing hours.

Timesheets also includes overtime calculations, applying daily and weekly overtime rules based on an employee's province or territory.

The feature is aimed at small firms that expect headcount to grow, with Wagepoint pitching it as a single product that can cover time and pay as teams expand.

Mobile access

Wagepoint also released My Wagepoint, a mobile app for employees and contractors. The app provides access to pay information and supports certain payroll-related tasks from a phone.

My Wagepoint includes pay stubs and profile information, and supports time entries through a mobile interface. It is available on the App Store and Google Play.

The mobile release follows a recent refresh of Wagepoint's brand identity and is part of a broader product roadmap. Wagepoint described the launches as the first of several planned for the year.

Jenna Poste, VP of Product at Wagepoint, said the updates are meant to ease day-to-day payroll pressure for small firms and advisers.

"We are solving a massive pain point for small businesses and their employees as we are simplifying the payroll process for users on the move," Poste said.

"Our hope is to reduce friction and stress for small business owners and accountants as they approach payroll deadlines. These are the first of several product launches planned this year as we continue building a platform that brings payroll, time, and people together in one place," Jenna Poste, VP of Product at Wagepoint said.

Platform context

Wagepoint sells payroll software for Canadian small businesses, as well as accountants and bookkeepers who run payroll for clients. It says more than 30,000 small businesses and over 1,800 accountants and bookkeepers use the platform.

Its existing product includes automated pay runs and automatic tax remittances to the Canada Revenue Agency. It also offers an employee self-service portal and integrations with accounting platforms including QuickBooks Online, Xero, and FreshBooks.

Time capture has become a common add-on for payroll providers, particularly for employers with hourly staff and contractors. It can reduce error-prone processes that rely on spreadsheets, emails, or separate timekeeping applications.

For accounting and bookkeeping practices, time entry and approval can shift some data collection from payroll administrators to employees and managers. That approach can reduce follow-ups before each pay run, particularly for teams with variable hours and differing overtime conditions.

Wagepoint tied the product push to the growth of mobile-first work patterns and rising interest in automation, adding that it is moving toward end-to-end mobile payroll workflows for small business operations.

The new releases add more employee-facing functions to the platform and bring time entry closer to payroll processing, which can reduce the risk of discrepancies between hours recorded and hours paid.

More launches are planned later in the year as Wagepoint continues building payroll, time, and people functions into a single platform.