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Connect roster, time, and payroll
Bring the upstream systems that shape payroll outcomes into one governed view.
Solutions / Payroll Governance
Catch payroll issues before they become payroll problems
Smartta helps teams validate workforce inputs before payroll runs, detect mismatches earlier, and build an evidence trail for how pay-related decisions were made.
Govern payroll upstream
Move from spot checks to continuous validation
Payroll errors often begin before payroll itself — in fragmented source systems, missing context, and inconsistent workflows. Smartta helps teams govern those upstream conditions before they become costly downstream outcomes.
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Detect issues before the run
Surface mismatches, missing links, and anomalies earlier while action is still easier and cheaper.
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Create proof for decisions
Keep the logic, source data, and outcome attached to pay-related decisions when they matter most.
Upstream control
Govern the conditions that shape payroll outcomes
Smartta helps teams shift payroll quality work earlier, where process drift, missing data, and workforce exceptions can be addressed before they harden into pay problems.
- Replace fragmented reconciliation with repeatable, policy-aware checks.
- Support operations, payroll teams, and reviewers from the same evidence trail.
- Reduce the burden of reconstructing pay decisions after the fact.
Payroll Governance View
Pre-run
Roster-to-time variance
12 flagged
Unmapped pay input
3 high risk
Policy validation
Running
Evidence readiness
Strong
Compliance Dashboard
Run compliance checks against any Modern Award — before issues become liabilities
Smartta evaluates every timesheet entry against award conditions in real time. Span limits, break obligations, penalty triggers, weekly overtime thresholds — all checked, all traceable, all with clause-level citations.
Compliance Dashboard
MA000010 — Manufacturing Award
Tenant Timesheets
Scenarios / Paste JSON
▼ Scenario Templates
Compliant Standard Week
Mon–Fri, 8h/day with 30min lunch break. No compliance issues expected.
Non-Compliant Week
5 x 12h shifts, no breaks, Saturday included. Expect: break violations, weekly OT, span exceeded.
Rest Breach Scenario
Evening shift followed by early morning shift with only 8h gap. Expect: rest breach detection.
Casual Weekend Roster
Saturday + Sunday casual shifts, 3h each. Tests: casual loading, weekend penalties, min engagement.
Long Week with Weekly OT
Mon–Sat, escalating hours (8h to 12h). Expect: weekly OT after 38h, break violations on long days.
Mixed Employment Types
Full-time Mon–Fri + casual Sat/Sun. Tests: per-employee separation, different penalty structures.
▶ Entries JSON 6 entries
| # | Date | Day | Time | Hours | Break | Gap | Class | Type | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03-29 | Mon | 09:00–17:30 | 8.0h | 30m | – | MA000010_C14 | FT | ok |
| 2 | 03-30 | Tue | 09:00–17:30 | 8.0h | 30m | 15.5h | MA000010_C14 | FT | ok |
| 3 | 03-31 | Wed | 08:00–18:30 | 10.0h | 30m | 14.5h | MA000010_C14 | FT | ok |
| 4 | 04-01 | Thu | 07:00–19:30 | 12.0h | 30m | 12.5h | MA000010_C14 | FT | span exceeded |
| 5 | 04-02 | Fri | 07:00–19:30 | 12.0h | 30m | 11.5h | MA000010_C14 | FT | span exceeded |
| 6 | 04-03 | Sat | 08:00–14:00 | 6.0h | — | 12.5h | MA000010_C14 | FT | break compliance weekly ot exceeded |
Compliance Engine
▶ Run Compliance Scan
from pasted JSON
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Issues Found
0
High / Critical
3
Warnings
3
Clean Entries
▼ Issues 4
| Entry | Issue | Severity | Details | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry 4 | span exceeded | warning | 12.5h span exceeds 12h max | Clause 36.1 – Maximum Span |
| Entry 5 | span exceeded | warning | 12.5h span exceeds 12h max | Clause 36.1 – Maximum Span |
| Entry 6 | break compliance | warning | 6h without break (max 5h) | Clause 18, Clause 33 – Breaks |
| Entry 6 | weekly ot exceeded | info | 40h prior + this shift exceeds 38h weekly threshold | Clause 37 – Overtime |
Scanned 6 entries in 221ms | Award: MA000010 Manufacturing
More than payroll ops
Payroll governance is both an operating problem and an assurance problem
Smartta helps teams improve day-to-day payroll control while also making outcomes easier to inspect, explain, and defend during review.
For payroll teams
See issues earlier and reduce last-minute cleanup work.
For leaders
Improve confidence in payroll-related controls and escalations.
For compliance & review
Inspect the source-to-outcome trail with clearer logic and evidence.
Payroll workflows
Want to see where payroll drift begins in your environment?
We can show how Smartta connects upstream workforce systems and surfaces pay risk before it reaches the payroll run.