Working Hours & Payroll Compliance Pack | SMETA Sedex ETI Audit | Editable Word Excel Timekeeping Overtime Wages Templates

A complete, audit-ready documentation system for working hours and wages compliance — covering the two most-triangulated areas of any SMETA or ethical audit: working hours (ETI Base Code Clause 6) and wages (Clause 5). Eight professional files that ensure your time records, payroll, production data, and worker interviews tell one consistent, verifiable story.

What's Included

• Working Hours Management Procedure — 60-hour rule, rest days, voluntary overtime, exceptional circumstances, and capacity planning
• Wages, Benefits & Payroll Control Procedure — minimum wage, premiums, lawful deductions, and living-wage review
• Timekeeping & Payroll work instructions — step-by-step, field-usable
• 6-sheet records workbook: hours log, overtime consent, time amendment log, payroll record, pre-payment control report, and homeworker pay
• 35-question internal audit checklist for Clauses 5 & 6 with exact triangulation an auditor runs
• Master Document Register + Setup Guide

Designed For

HR and payroll managers, compliance managers, factory and site managers, and suppliers to UK, EU, and US retailers preparing for SMETA or customer social audits.

Implementation

1. Download instantly   2. Run Find & Replace to add your brand and local wage law   3. Run your first cycle and self-audit. Full clause coverage for Hours & Wages. Fully editable in Microsoft Word & Excel, A4 print-ready.

Estimated time savings: 100+ hours compared to building documentation from scratch.

SMETA and Sedex are the property of Sedex; the ETI Base Code is the property of the Ethical Trading Initiative. This is an independent preparation resource — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by Sedex or the ETI. No specific audit outcome is promised. You must verify all wage rates and working-time limits against your local law. Digital download; internal business use only; resale prohibited.