diff --git a/src/css/quasar.variables.scss b/src/css/quasar.variables.scss
index 1725989..4279286 100644
--- a/src/css/quasar.variables.scss
+++ b/src/css/quasar.variables.scss
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ $dark-page: #323232;
 $positive: #21ba45;
 $negative: #e6364b;
 $info: #6bb9e7;
-$warning: #eec964;
+$warning: #e4a944;
 $white: white;
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-hours-worked-chart.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-hours-worked-chart.vue
index 424e65c..728e623 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-hours-worked-chart.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-hours-worked-chart.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
     import { ref } from 'vue';
+    import { colors } from 'quasar';
     import { Bar } from 'vue-chartjs';
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
     import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, type ChartData, type ChartOptions, type Plugin, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
@@ -12,14 +13,11 @@
     ChartJS.defaults.font.family = '"Roboto", sans-serif';
     ChartJS.defaults.maintainAspectRatio = false;
 
-    const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
+    const props = defineProps<{
         rawData: PayPeriodEmployeeDetails | undefined;
         options?: ChartOptions<"bar"> | undefined;
         plugins?: Plugin<"bar">[] | undefined;
-    }>(), {
-        options: () => ({}),
-        plugins: () => [],
-    });
+    }>();
 
     const hours_worked_labels = ref<string[]>([]);
     const hours_worked_dataset = ref<ChartDataset<'bar'>[]>([]);    
@@ -28,34 +26,36 @@
         if (props.rawData) {
             const all_weeks = [props.rawData.week1, props.rawData.week2];
             const all_days = all_weeks.flatMap( week => Object.values(week.shifts));
-            const regular_hours = all_days.map( day => day.regular_hours);
-            const evening_hours = all_days.map( day => day.evening_hours);
-            const emergency_hours = all_days.map( day => day.emergency_hours);
-            const overtime_hours = all_days.map( day => day.overtime_hours);
-
-            hours_worked_dataset.value = [
+            const datasetConfig = [
                 {
+                    key: 'regular_hours',
                     label: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedRegular'),
-                    data: regular_hours,
-                    backgroundColor: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-primary').trim(),
-                }, 
+                    color: colors.getPaletteColor('green-5'),
+                },
                 {
+                    key: 'evening_hours',
                     label: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedEvening'),
-                    data: evening_hours,
-                    backgroundColor: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-info').trim(),
+                    color: colors.getPaletteColor('green-9'),
                 },
                 {
+                    key: 'emergency_hours',
                     label: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedEmergency'),
-                    data: emergency_hours,
-                    backgroundColor: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-accent').trim(),
+                    color: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-warning').trim(),
                 },
                 {
+                    key: 'overtime_hours',
                     label: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedOvertime'),
-                    data: overtime_hours,
-                    backgroundColor: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-negative').trim(),
+                    color: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-negative').trim(),
                 },
-            ]
-            hours_worked_labels.value = all_days.map( day => day.short_date);
+            ] as const;
+
+            hours_worked_dataset.value = datasetConfig.map(cfg => ({
+                label: cfg.label,
+                data: all_days.map(day => day[ cfg.key ]),
+                backgroundColor: cfg.color,
+            }));
+
+            hours_worked_labels.value = all_days.map(day => day.short_date);
         }
 
         return {
@@ -69,6 +69,31 @@
 <template>
     <Bar
         :data="getHoursWorkedData()"
-        :options="props.options"
+        :options="({
+            indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md? 'y' : 'x',
+            plugins: {
+                legend: {
+                    labels: {
+                        boxWidth: 15,
+                    },
+                },
+                title: {
+                    display: true,
+                    text: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedChartTitle'),
+                    color: '#616161'
+                }
+            },
+            scales: {
+                x: {
+                    stacked: true,
+                },
+                y: {
+                    stacked: true,
+                    suggestedMin: 0,
+                    suggestedMax: 10,
+                    
+                }
+            }
+        })"
     />    
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shift-types-chart.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shift-types-chart.vue
index f5b4c1a..2e6cad1 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shift-types-chart.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shift-types-chart.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
     /* eslint-disable */
     import { ref } from 'vue';
-    import { Doughnut } from 'vue-chartjs';
+    import { colors } from 'quasar';
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+    import { Doughnut } from 'vue-chartjs';
     import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, ArcElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, type ChartData, type ChartOptions, type Plugin, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
     import type { PayPeriodOverviewEmployee } from 'src/modules/timesheet-approval/types/timesheet-approval-pay-period-overview-employee-interface';
     
@@ -12,14 +13,9 @@
     ChartJS.defaults.font.family = '"Roboto", sans-serif';
     ChartJS.defaults.maintainAspectRatio = false;
 
-    const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
+    const props = defineProps<{
         rawData: PayPeriodOverviewEmployee | undefined;
-        options?: ChartOptions<"doughnut"> | undefined;
-        plugins?: Plugin<"doughnut">[] | undefined;
-    }>(), {
-        options: () => ({}),
-        plugins: () => [],
-    });
+    }>();
 
     const shift_type_labels = ref<string[]>([]);
     const shift_type_totals = ref<ChartDataset<'doughnut'>[]>([{ data: [40, 0, 2, 5], }]);
@@ -33,10 +29,10 @@
                 props.rawData.overtime_hours,
             ],
             backgroundColor: [
-                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-primary').trim(),
-                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-info').trim(),
-                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-accent').trim(),
-                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-negative').trim(),
+                colors.getPaletteColor('green-5'),                                          // Regular
+                colors.getPaletteColor('green-9'),                                          // Evening
+                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-warning').trim(),     // Emergency
+                getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-negative').trim(),    // Overtime
             ]
         }];
 
@@ -58,6 +54,14 @@
 <template>
     <Doughnut
         :data="data"
-        :options="props.options"
+        :options="({
+            plugins:{
+                legend:{
+                    labels:{
+                        boxWidth: 15,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })"
     />
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-expenses-chart.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-expenses-chart.vue
index 7bd78b5..9382ccd 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-expenses-chart.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/graphs/timesheet-approval-employee-expenses-chart.vue
@@ -13,14 +13,9 @@
     ChartJS.defaults.font.family = '"Roboto", sans-serif';
     ChartJS.defaults.maintainAspectRatio = false;
 
-    const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
+    const props = defineProps<{
         rawData: PayPeriodEmployeeDetails | undefined;
-        options?: ChartOptions<"bar"> | undefined;
-        plugins?: Plugin<"bar">[] | undefined;
-    }>(), {
-        options: () => ({}),
-        plugins: () => [],
-    });
+    }>();
 
     const expenses_dataset = ref<ChartDataset<'bar'>[]>([]);
     const expenses_labels = ref<string[]>([]);
@@ -71,6 +66,31 @@
 <template>
     <Bar 
         :data="getExpensesData()"
-        :options="props.options"
+        :options="({
+            indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md? 'y' : 'x',
+            plugins: {
+                title: {
+                    display: true,
+                    text: t('timeSheetValidations.reportFilterExpenses'),
+                    color: '#616161'
+                },
+                legend:{
+                    labels:{
+                        boxWidth: 15,
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            scales: {
+                x: {
+                    stacked: true
+                },
+                y: {
+                    suggestedMin: 0,
+                    suggestedMax: 100,
+                    stacked: true
+                }
+            }
+        })"
+        :style="$q.screen.lt.md ? 'min-height: 300px;': '' "
     />
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row-header.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row-header.vue
index e907035..14cce9d 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row-header.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row-header.vue
@@ -1,59 +1,31 @@
 <template>
-    <!-- This header component is placed in absolute top in order to keep the timestamps
-     below it vertically centered in the row. Since being absolute top makes it no longer 
-     follow the alignment of the shift rows below it, it must containt the same elements 
-     as them to remain aligned. -->
     <q-card-section
         horizontal
-        class="text-uppercase text-center items-center q-px-xs"
-    >   
-        <!-- Date widget -->
-        <q-card-section class="q-px-xs q-py-none col-auto"> <div class="q-px-xs q-py-none" style="width: 75px;"></div></q-card-section>
-
+        class="text-uppercase text-center items-center q-pa-none"
+    >  
         <!-- shift row itself -->
         <q-card-section class="col q-pa-none">
-            <q-card-section horizontal class="col q-px-xs">
+            <q-card-section horizontal class="col q-pa-none">
                 <!-- punch-in timestamps -->
-                <q-card-section class="col q-px-xs q-py-none">
-                    <q-item-label class="text-weight-bolder text-primary">
+                <q-card-section class="col q-pa-none">
+                    <q-item-label class="text-weight-bolder text-primary" style="font-size: 0.7em;">
                             {{ $t('shiftColumns.labelIn') }}
                     </q-item-label>
                 </q-card-section>
         
                 <!-- arrows pointing to punch-out timestamps -->
-                <q-card-section class="col-auto q-pa-none q-mx-sm">
-                    <q-icon 
-                        name="double_arrow"
-                        color="transparent"
-                        size="24px"
-                        style="transform: translateX(5px);"
-                    />
-                    <q-icon 
-                        name="double_arrow"
-                        color="transparent"
-                        size="24px"
-                        style="transform: translateX(-5px);"
-                    />
+                <q-card-section class="col q-py-none q-px-sm">
                 </q-card-section>
         
                 <!-- punch-out timestamps -->
-                <q-card-section class="col q-px-xs q-py-none">
-                    <q-item-label class="text-weight-bolder text-primary">
+                <q-card-section class="col q-pa-none">
+                    <q-item-label class="text-weight-bolder text-primary" style="font-size: 0.7em;">
                         {{ $t('shiftColumns.labelOut') }}
                     </q-item-label>
                 </q-card-section>
-        
-                <!-- shift type badge -->
-                <q-card-section class="col column q-pa-none q-gutter-md"><div style="width: 80px;"></div></q-card-section>
 
                 <!-- comment button -->
-                <q-card-section class="col-auto column q-pa-none">
-                    <q-btn
-                        icon="chat_bubble_outline" 
-                        color="transparent"
-                        flat
-                        class="q-pa-sm col"
-                    />
+                <q-card-section class="col column q-pa-none">
                 </q-card-section>
             </q-card-section>
         </q-card-section>
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row.vue
index ae8b1a9..97da77d 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row.vue
@@ -1,114 +1,104 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-    import { computed } from 'vue';
-    import { default_shift } from 'src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface';
-    import type { TimesheetDetailsDailySchedule } from 'src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-details-interface';
+    import type { Shift } from 'src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface';
 
     const props = defineProps<{
-        dayData: TimesheetDetailsDailySchedule;
+        shift: Shift;
     }>();
-    const shifts_or_placeholder = computed(() => {
-        return props.dayData.shifts.length > 0 ? props.dayData.shifts : [default_shift];
-    })
     
     const getShiftColor = (type: string): string => {
         switch(type) {
-            case 'REGULAR':     return 'primary';
-            case 'EVENING':     return 'info';
-            case 'EMERGENCY':   return 'teal-14';
+            case 'REGULAR':     return 'secondary';
+            case 'EVENING':     return 'warning';
+            case 'EMERGENCY':   return 'amber-10';
             case 'OVERTIME':    return 'negative';
             case 'VACATION':    return 'purple-10';
-            case 'HOLIDAY':     return 'indigo-13';
-            case 'SICK':        return 'grey-9';
+            case 'HOLIDAY':     return 'purple-10';
+            case 'SICK':        return 'grey-8';
             default :           return 'transparent';
         }
     };
+
+    const getTextColor = (type: string): string => {
+        switch(type) {
+            case 'REGULAR': return 'grey-8';
+            case '':        return 'transparent';
+            default:        return 'white';
+        }
+    }
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <q-card-section 
         horizontal
-        class="q-pa-xs text-uppercase text-center items-center"
+        class="q-pa-none text-uppercase text-center items-center cursor-pointer rounded-10"
+        style="line-height: 1;"
     >
         <!-- punch-in timestamps -->
         <q-card-section class="q-pa-none col">
             <q-item-label 
-                v-for="shift, index in props.dayData.shifts" 
-                :key="index"
-                class="text-weight-bolder text-grey-8 bg-secondary q-pa-xs rounded-5"
-                style="font-size: 1.75em; line-height: 80% !important;"
+                class="text-weight-bolder q-pa-xs rounded-5"
+                :class="'bg-' + getShiftColor(props.shift.type) + ' text-' + getTextColor(props.shift.type)"
+                style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 80% !important;"
             >
-                {{ shift.start_time }}
-            </q-item-label>
-            <q-item-label v-if="props.dayData.shifts.length === 0" 
-                class="text-weight-bolder text-grey-5"
-                style="font-size: 1.75em; line-height: 80% !important;"
-            > 
-                --- 
+                {{ props.shift.start_time }}
             </q-item-label>
         </q-card-section>
 
         <!-- arrows pointing to punch-out timestamps -->
-        <q-card-section 
-            horizontal class="items-center justify-center  q-ma-sm col-auto">
-            <q-icon 
-                name="double_arrow"
-                :color=" props.dayData.shifts.length > 0 ? 'accent' : 'transparent'"
-                size="24px"
-                style="transform: translateX(5px);"
-            />
-            <q-icon 
-                name="double_arrow"
-                :color=" props.dayData.shifts.length > 0 ? 'primary' : 'transparent'"
-                size="24px"
-                style="transform: translateX(-5px);"
-            />
+        <q-card-section
+            horizontal 
+            class="items-center justify-center q-mx-sm col"
+        >
+            <div 
+                v-for="icon_data, index in [
+                    { transform: 'transform: translateX(5px);', color: 'accent' }, 
+                    { transform: 'transform: translateX(-5px);', color: 'primary' }]"
+                :key="index"
+            > 
+                <q-icon
+                    v-if="props.shift.type !== ''"
+                    name="double_arrow"
+                    :color="icon_data.color"
+                    size="24px"
+                    :style="icon_data.transform"
+                />
+            </div>
         </q-card-section>
 
         <!-- punch-out timestamps -->
         <q-card-section class="q-pa-none col">
             <q-item-label 
-                v-for="shift, index in props.dayData.shifts" 
-                :key="index"
-                class="text-weight-bolder text-grey-8 bg-secondary q-pa-xs rounded-5"
-                style="font-size: 1.75em; line-height: 80% !important;"
+                class="text-weight-bolder text-white q-pa-xs rounded-5"
+                :class="'bg-' + getShiftColor(props.shift.type) + ' text-' + getTextColor(props.shift.type)"
+                style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 80% !important;"
             >
-                {{ shift.end_time }}
-            </q-item-label>
-            <q-item-label v-if="props.dayData.shifts.length === 0" 
-                class="text-weight-bolder text-grey-5"
-                style="font-size: 1.75em; line-height: 80% !important;"
-            > 
-                --- 
+                {{ props.shift.end_time }}
             </q-item-label>
         </q-card-section>
 
-        <!-- shift type badge -->
-        <q-card-section class="col column q-pa-none items-center q-gutter-md">
-            <q-badge
-                v-for="shift, index in shifts_or_placeholder"
-                :key="index"
-                :color="shift.type ? getShiftColor(shift.type) : 'transparent'"
-                :label="shift.type || ''"
-                class="text-weight-medium justify-center col"
-                style="width: 80px; font-size: 0.8em;"
-            />
-        </q-card-section>
-
-        <!-- comment button -->
+        <!-- comment and expenses buttons -->
         <q-card-section
-            class="col-auto column q-pa-none items-end"
+            class="col q-pa-none text-right"
         >
-            <q-space />
+            <!-- chat_bubble_outline or announcement -->
             <q-btn
-                v-for="(shift, index) in shifts_or_placeholder" 
-                :key="index" 
-                flat
+                v-if="props.shift.type !== ''"
+                flat 
                 dense
-                :disable="shift.type === ''"
-                icon="chat_bubble_outline" 
-                :color="shift.type === '' ? 'grey-5' : 'grey-8'"
-                class="q-pa-xs col"
+                color='grey-8'
+                icon="chat_bubble_outline"
+                class="q-pa-none"
             />
+
+            <!-- insert_drive_file or request_quote -->
+            <q-btn
+                v-if="props.shift.type !== ''"
+                flat 
+                dense
+                color='grey-8'
+                icon="attach_money"        
+                class="q-pa-none q-mx-xs"
+            /> 
         </q-card-section>
     </q-card-section>
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts.vue
index 24432cc..14c2d6c 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
     import TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRow from 'src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row.vue';
     import TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRowHeader from 'src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/timesheet-approval-employee-details-shifts-row-header.vue';
     import type { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
+    import { default_shift, type Shift } from 'src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface';
     import type { PayPeriodEmployeeDetails } from 'src/modules/timesheet-approval/types/timesheet-approval-pay-period-employee-details-interface';
 
     const props = defineProps<{
         rawData: PayPeriodEmployeeDetails;
         currentPayPeriod: PayPeriod;
     }>();                         
+
+    const shifts_or_placeholder = (shifts: Shift[]): Shift[] => {
+        return shifts.length > 0 ? shifts : [default_shift];
+    };
     
     const getDate = (shift_date: string): Date => {
         return new Date(props.currentPayPeriod.pay_year.toString() + '/' + shift_date);
@@ -27,29 +32,39 @@
             bordered
             class="row items-center rounded-10 q-mb-xs"
         >
-            <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRowHeader class="absolute-top" />
             <q-card-section class="col-auto q-pa-xs text-white">
                 <div 
                     class="bg-primary rounded-10 q-pa-xs text-center" 
-                    style="width: 75px;"
+                    :style="$q.screen.lt.md ? '' : 'width: 75px;'"
                 >
                     <q-item-label 
-                        style="font-size: 0.8em;"
+                        style="font-size: 0.7em;"
                         class="text-uppercase"
-                    >{{ $d(getDate(day.short_date), {weekday: 'long'}) }}</q-item-label>
+                    >{{ $d(getDate(day.short_date), {weekday: $q.screen.lt.md ? 'short' : 'long'}) }}</q-item-label>
                     <q-item-label 
                         class="text-weight-bolder"
-                        style="font-size: 3em; line-height: 90% !important;"
+                        style="font-size: 2.5em; line-height: 90% !important;"
                     >{{ day.short_date.split('/')[1] }}</q-item-label>
                     <q-item-label 
-                        style="font-size: 0.8em;"
+                        style="font-size: 0.7em;"
                         class="text-uppercase"
-                    >{{ $d(getDate(day.short_date), {month: 'long'}) }}</q-item-label>
+                    >{{ $d(getDate(day.short_date), {month: $q.screen.lt.md ? 'short' : 'long'}) }}</q-item-label>
                 </div>
             </q-card-section>
             <q-card-section class="col q-pa-none">
-                <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRow 
-                    :day-data="day"
+                <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRowHeader />
+                <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftsRow
+                    v-for="shift, shift_index in shifts_or_placeholder(day.shifts)"
+                    :key="shift_index" 
+                    :shift="shift"
+                />
+            </q-card-section>
+            <q-card-section class="q-pr-xs col-auto">
+                <q-btn
+                    push
+                    color="primary"
+                    icon="more_time"
+                    class="q-pa-sm"
                 />
             </q-card-section>
         </q-card>
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/pages/timesheet-approval-employee-details.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/pages/timesheet-approval-employee-details.vue
index 60e6ff2..048b5a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/pages/timesheet-approval-employee-details.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/pages/timesheet-approval-employee-details.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     import type { PayPeriodOverviewEmployee } from 'src/modules/timesheet-approval/types/timesheet-approval-pay-period-overview-employee-interface';
     import type { PayPeriodEmployeeDetails } from '../types/timesheet-approval-pay-period-employee-details-interface';
 import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
+import { colors } from 'quasar';
 
     const props = defineProps<{
         isLoading: boolean;
@@ -21,6 +22,53 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
 
     const { t } = useI18n();
     const is_showing_graph = ref<boolean>(true);
+
+    //  case 'REGULAR':     return 'green-5';
+    //         case 'EVENING':     return 'green-9';
+    //         case 'EMERGENCY':   return 'warning';
+    //         case 'OVERTIME':    return 'negative';
+    //         case 'VACATION':    return 'purple-10';
+    //         case 'HOLIDAY':     return 'purple-10';
+    //         case 'SICK':        return 'grey-9';
+    //         default :           return 'transparent';
+
+    type shiftColor = {
+        type: string;
+        color: string;
+        text_color?: string;
+    }
+
+    const shift_type_legend: shiftColor[] = [
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftRegular'),
+            color: 'secondary',
+            text_color: 'grey-8',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftEvening'),
+            color: 'warning',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftEmergency'),
+            color: 'amber-10',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedOvertime'),
+            color: 'negative',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftVacation'),
+            color: 'purple-10',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftHoliday'),
+            color: 'purple-8',
+        },
+        {
+            type: t('timeSheet.shiftSick'),
+            color: 'grey-8',
+        },
+    ]
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -51,7 +99,7 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
             {{ props.employeeName }}
             
             <q-separator class="q-mb-sm" color="accent" size="2px" />
-            <q-card-actions align="center">     
+            <q-card-actions align="center" class="q-pa-none">     
                 <q-card flat class="bg-secondary rounded-5 q-pa-xs">
                     <q-btn-toggle
                         color="white" 
@@ -70,13 +118,30 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
         <!-- employee timesheet details edit -->
         <q-card-section 
             v-if="!props.isLoading && !is_showing_graph"
-            :horizontal="$q.screen.gt.sm"
-            class="q-pa-none bg-secondary rounded-10"
+            class="q-pa-none"
         >
-            <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShifts 
-                :raw-data="props.employeeDetails"
-                :current-pay-period="props.currentPayPeriod"
-            />
+            <!-- shift type color legend -->
+            <q-card-section class="q-py-xs q-px-none text-center q-my-s">
+                <q-badge
+                    v-for="shift_type in shift_type_legend"
+                    :color="shift_type.color"
+                    :label="shift_type.type"
+                    :text-color="shift_type.text_color || 'white'"
+                    class="q-px-md q-py-xs q-mx-xs q-my-none text-uppercase text-weight-bolder justify-center"
+                    style="width: 120px; font-size: 0.8em;"
+                />
+            </q-card-section>
+            
+            <!-- list of shifts, broken down into weekly columns -->
+            <q-card-section 
+                :horizontal="$q.screen.gt.sm"
+                class="q-pa-none bg-secondary rounded-10"
+            >
+                <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShifts 
+                    :raw-data="props.employeeDetails"
+                    :current-pay-period="props.currentPayPeriod"
+                />
+            </q-card-section>
         </q-card-section>
         
         <!-- employee timesheet details, but look at these graphs -->
@@ -84,32 +149,6 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
             <q-card-section class="q-pa-none col no-wrap" style="min-height: 300px;">
                 <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsHoursWorkedChart
                     :raw-data="props.employeeDetails"
-                    :options="({
-                        indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md? 'y' : 'x',
-                        plugins: {
-                            legend: {
-                                labels: {
-                                    boxWidth: 15,
-                                },
-                            },
-                            title: {
-                                display: true,
-                                text: t('timeSheetValidations.hoursWorkedChartTitle'),
-                                color: '#616161'
-                            }
-                        },
-                        scales: {
-                            x: {
-                                stacked: true,
-                            },
-                            y: {
-                                stacked: true,
-                                suggestedMin: 0,
-                                suggestedMax: 10,
-                                
-                            }
-                        }
-                    })"
                 />
             </q-card-section>
     
@@ -122,15 +161,6 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
                 <q-card-section class="q-pa-none q-ma-none col-4">
                     <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeDetailsShiftTypesChart
                         :raw-data="props.employeeOverview"
-                        :options="({
-                            plugins:{
-                                legend:{
-                                    labels:{
-                                        boxWidth: 15,
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        })"
                     />
                 </q-card-section>
     
@@ -138,33 +168,7 @@ import { PayPeriod } from 'src/modules/shared/types/pay-period-interface';
                 
                 <q-card-section  class="q-pa-none q-ma-none col" :class="$q.screen.lt.md ? 'full-width' : ''">
                     <TimesheetApprovalEmployeeExpensesChart
-                        :style="$q.screen.lt.md ? 'min-height: 300px;': '' "
                         :raw-data="props.employeeDetails"
-                        :options="({
-                            indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md? 'y' : 'x',
-                            plugins: {
-                                title: {
-                                   display: true,
-                                   text: t('timeSheetValidations.reportFilterExpenses'),
-                                   color: '#616161'
-                               },
-                               legend:{
-                                   labels:{
-                                       boxWidth: 15,
-                                   }
-                               }
-                            },
-                            scales: {
-                                x: {
-                                    stacked: true
-                                },
-                                y: {
-                                    suggestedMin: 0,
-                                    suggestedMax: 100,
-                                    stacked: true
-                                }
-                            }
-                        })"
                     />
                 </q-card-section>
             </q-card-section>
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface.ts b/src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface.ts
index ca9a316..8438cfc 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface.ts
+++ b/src/modules/timesheets/types/timesheet-shift-interface.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export interface Shift {
 
 export const default_shift: Shift = {
     date: '',
-    start_time: '',
-    end_time: '',
+    start_time: '--:--',
+    end_time: '--:--',
     type: '',
     is_approved: false,
 }
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