In some workplace locations (California in particular), employers are required to reimburse their employees for a portion of their mobile phone cost when the employee is required to use their personal phone for work purposes. As a result, some workplaces and (their) staffing suppliers have requested WorkRecords add functionality for passing the expense on to the workplace. 


Therefore, WorkRecords has added two new special billing units (SBUs), either of which may be added to any order confirmation to automate the billing to be included on each time card and corresponding invoice.


There is an hourly SBUs designed to add a charge based on the billable hours for the week, and the other is a daily bill amount based on how many days were worked in the week.  

  1. The Hourly Rate SBU - multiplies the hourly rate amount of the SBU by the number of hours worked for the week and automatically includes the total on the worker's TimeCard. 
  2. The Daily Rate SBU - multiplies the daily rate amount of the SBU by the number of days worked for the week and automatically includes the total on the worker's TimeCard.


If your company desires to reimburse its workers for mobile phone usage and has not already determined the reimbursement amount for either an hourly or daily rate, you may find this Mobile Phone Reimbursement Calculator a handy tool. You can edit the cell values in the calculator highlighted in yellow to generate the reimbursement amount you believe best suits your situation.