Billing Plans

A Billing Plan is a reusable template that defines the structure of how timesheets are filled in—what time units are allowed and how they're organized per day.

What's Inside a Billing Plan

• Time Units — Hours (24 per day) or Half-Days (6 per day)

• Tier Grid — A week-long grid per day specifying which tier (A, B, or C) or NA (not available) applies to each time slot

• Standard Hours — Expected hours per day (typically 8) that defines the boundary between standard and overtime tiers

• Billing Cycle — Frequency (flexible, weekly, or monthly)

Why It Matters

Senders record detailed work in a private Journal, but the final Timesheet is constrained by the Billing Plan.

Example: UK Billing Plan

• Uses half-day units (minimum work unit = 4 hours)

• Grid might show: A, A, B, B, NA, NA (4 half-days available Mon-Fri, weekends off)

Example: US Billing Plan

• Uses hourly units

• Grid shows 24 hours per day with tiers A-C for standard/overtime/premium

Tiers for Rate Incentives

The grid uses Tier codes (A, B, C) to support different payment rates:

• Tier A — Standard hours (e.g., £75/hr)

• Tier B — Overtime (e.g., £100/hr)

• Tier C — Premium/night work (e.g., £150/hr)

• NA — Not available (off hours)

This allows you to incentivize or discourage long work days without forcing senders to lie about their hours.

Reusability

A single Billing Plan can be used by multiple Rate Plans across different senders in an assignment or across assignments. For example, "BP1: 8-hour hourly UK" might be used by 10 different senders, each with their own rate plan and pay rates.