Productions often have to be mounted quickly, sometimes resulting in choosing the path of least resistance. We totally get that, but we believe that taking time on the front end to choose a payroll company that improves the workflow for all is worth the extra effort in the long run.
It’s true that both Showbiz and GreenSlate timecards are comprehensive for handling payroll complexities. However, GreenSlate timecards outshine Showbiz timecards in several important ways.
First, let’s explore how they are similar.
- Customizable Weekly and Daily Contracts: Easily adapt to any contract scenario.
- Hourly Contract Setups: Offer flexibility for different labor agreements.
- Hours to Gross Automatic Pay Breakdown: Simplifies payroll with automatic distribution.
- Handling Meal Penalties and Forced Calls: Ensures compliance with labor agreements.
- Night Premiums: Manages additional payments for night work.
- Splitting Calculations for Accounting: Provides detailed accounting support.
Now, let’s look at what sets them apart.
GreenSlate timecards truly streamline every aspect of your workflow, and stand out for their efficiency and error-reducing capabilities. They may just become your new favorite tool!
Here are some of the ways they simplify your life:
- Seamless Integration: Ensures that your entire payroll process runs smoothly within its all-in-one app—no separate logins required! It includes on-call and premium OT rates for union contracts.
- Hours to Gross (HTG) Engine: Streamlines and automates calculations, minimizing manual errors, and saving valuable time.
- Multiple Overtime Rate Handling: Easily manages various overtime rates (x1.5, x2, x2.5, 3x) with precision, ensuring accuracy.
- Flexible and Customizable: Effortlessly tailors your entire timecard grid view by adding or removing columns with a single click. This enhanced flexibility is tremendous!
- Easy Crew Onboarding: With the all-in-one app, there's no need to re-enter crew times, preventing both overpayments and underpayments due to simple mistakes.
- Error Reduction: One integrated app means fewer manual entries, significantly reducing errors and ensuring smoother payroll operations.
Showbiz timecards have been popular for their long-standing presence and customization options. However, this flexibility can lead to errors if users input incorrect contract details. While it may provide more user control, it requires additional steps. There’s also the additional pain point that data cannot be exported or imported from existing payroll systems and must be re-entered manually. This can bottleneck the accounting process while also inviting data entry mistakes.
In film production, efficiency is key. GreenSlate timecards simplify payroll, reducing errors and ensuring every minute—and dollar—counts.
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