Stop Using Paper Timesheets, Start Using Up-To-Date Construction Timesheets
Paper timesheets are riddled with mistakes and pain to gather each week. Not to mention, they’re a real headache for your payroll processors. More importantly, paper timesheets make understanding your time on a job site difficult. This is why many construction companies struggle to understand their actual labor costs.
Gathering and understanding your crew’s time gets easier when you use a construction timesheet app. You can rely on the data, and in turn, you can put the data to work. Accurate employee timesheets lead to a better understanding of your labor costs so you can make more profitable decisions.
TIME TRACKING APP
Features Built For Construction Companies
We created a timesheet app that provides solutions to the construction industry’s unique time tracking needs.
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- Simple Clock In and Out
- Project Progress Photos
- Scheduling with Cost Codes
- Clock-Based Time Cards
- Daily Project Reports
- Export To Payroll
- Equipment Tracking
- Facial Recognition
- Location Based Reminders
- Offline Mode
- Supervisor Clock In
- Real Time Budgets
Employees can clock in/out, take a break, switch between projects and track equipment time on the job site. Receive productivity data digitally, eliminating manual data collection mistakes.
Snap job site photos, project progress, plans, receipts, and documents. Store, organize and share for each project. Access your photos from any device.
Efficiently assign tasks, allocate resources, and keep a tight rein on your budget. With this feature, you can plan ahead, assign cost codes to tasks, and track actual costs in real-time. Increase transparency, reduce miscommunication, and ensure every project stays on schedule and within budget. Step up your scheduling game with our Scheduling with Cost Codes feature.
Your employees can clock in and out from any mobile device or computer. All our data syncs and checks itself for errors, so if you clock in on your phone, you can clock out on a computer and you won’t have duplicate time.
Stay on top of your jobs by using daily jobsite activity reports. All the reporting and data you need in the palm of your hand.
Run reports for payroll to see all employee’s regular time and overtime for any pay period. Click on individual employees to view time cards with project names, time entry descriptions, and GPS stamps. Employees can verify their time card with an e-signature and you can export the data to any payroll service.
Stay in control of your resources with our EQUIPMENT TRACKING feature. Manage your tools and machinery effortlessly, knowing where and when they’re in use. This feature helps in minimizing equipment downtime, reducing losses from misplaced items, and planning efficient equipment allocation. Equip your business with the power of real-time insight with our Equipment Tracking!
Facial Recognition that uses AI to send notifications to the office if someone clocks in for someone else. Combined that technology with the ability to have your people clock in/out with Kiosk and then have Crew Leads manage job costing and breaks on a mobile device throughout the day and you have a winner.
Set location based reminders to clock in/out when a user enters or exits the job site.
Our automatic offline mode allows you to track time without service. Actions and GPS locations are saved and uploaded when back in range.
Supervisors can clock in/out entire teams, saving time and enhancing productivity. They can perform other group actions such as; scheduled breaks, time off, and more.
Get the information you need to ensure your business is profitable. View budget reports on past jobs to verify bids on new projects. Get payroll reports, equipment usage reports and more.
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See What Our Construction Customers Have to Say About The busybusy Employee Timesheet App
-Jesse
JRock Construction
“I love the entire system! I can see who’s clocked in, where they’re clocked in and see pictures of progress at the same time. The time card printing is fantastic as well. I really like seeing the breakdown of each cost code. It really makes my job easier and 100% more convenient!”
“I love the entire system! I can see who’s clocked in, where they’re clocked in and see pictures of progress at the same time. The time card printing is fantastic as well. I really like seeing the breakdown of each cost code. It really makes my job easier and 100% more convenient!”
-Jerald
Hard-co Construction
“busybusy helps us with accountability. It is no longer, ‘I may have worked 8 hours’, when in reality it is ‘I worked a little over 7 hours’ . busybusy is a huge part of helping us be competitive in our industry. With busybusy, you can get the feedback and reports. Most of all we are more efficient on the jobsite.”
“busybusy helps us with accountability. It is no longer, ‘I may have worked 8 hours’, when in reality it is ‘I worked a little over 7 hours’ . busybusy is a huge part of helping us be competitive in our industry. With busybusy, you can get the feedback and reports. Most of all we are more efficient on the jobsite.”
-Dallin
Red Pine Construction
“I tried five to six different types of time tracking systems. Fingerprint cards, regular paper time cards, even key fob systems where they use a key to clock in and out every single day. It just never worked, nothing ever worked. As soon as we started using busybusy I knew right then that for time keeping we had found the solution.”
“I tried five to six different types of time tracking systems. Fingerprint cards, regular paper time cards, even key fob systems where they use a key to clock in and out every single day. It just never worked, nothing ever worked. As soon as we started using busybusy I knew right then that for time keeping we had found the solution.”
busyBusy Solves The Construction Industry’s Worst Timesheet Issues
Simplify Payroll
Easily upload your construction timesheet entries to your accounting software for quick and accurate payroll processing. Stop worrying about typing errors, triple-checking the numbers, and time spent on payroll.
Instead, quickly upload timesheet data right to your accounting software for faster payroll. With Busy Payroll, there is no need to export to external payroll software. Instantly run payroll, and pay employees using busybusy payroll with Gusto.
Better Understand Labor Costs
busybusy construction timesheet software gives you insight into the costs of each job by tracking the time crew members spend across the job site. With that data, you can better estimate how much time future jobs will take and bid appropriately.
Construction GPS Tracking Capabilities
When employees clock in or out, their timestamp is paired with a GPS location stamp. Figure out the real-time location of any employee who is on the clock instead of calling around to locate someone or check on the location of your crew.
Communicate Better With Your Mobile Workforce
You can inform employees of a schedule change in the app. The office can attach detailed instructions and a location pin so employees know when they work, what they’re doing, and where to show up. Communicate with your entire crew in the app by adding it to their schedule.
More Job Site Visibility
You can never be 100% sure of job site progress when you manage multiple crews across several job sites. busybusy allows you to store job site photos and notes in the app, so you can see the status of a project without having to travel from site to site.
Cloud-Based Timesheet Storage
busybusy timesheet app stores your entire collection of employee time sheets in the cloud. Back at the office, your team can access up-to-date time sheets instantly without having to track down paper time cards. Instead of storing 7 years’ worth of time cards in file cabinets, store 7+ years of timesheet data in the cloud where it’s out of the way, totally secure, and instantly accessible.
Time Tracking With Safety and DOL Compliance
The clock-out feature also includes a safety sign-off feature. Every time an employee clocks out, the busybusy app asks, “Were you injured on the job today?” providing the employee a formal space to document any injuries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time tracking solutions does busybusy offer?
Keeping track of employee hours can be frustrating. busybusy offers 3 options. Use one, or all 3 to find the best way to track time for you.
1. Employee Time Tracking
2. Supervisor Time Tracking
3. Kiosk Mode/Digital Punch Clock
My crew isn't tech savy; can anyone learn it?
Rest easy knowing that busybusy has been voted the #1 Time Tracking App for ease of use by employees. Case studies have shown if you are moving from paper to busybusy, it will take about two weeks on average to get the kinks out. (That is such a short time for the benefits that will come.)
If you are moving from another app, your guys will love it immediately!
Our designer used to work in construction, so he designed the app with his team in mind.
How does busybusy use GPS?
busybusy uniquely created its GPS technology to use the information gathered from Apple and Google Maps. We piggyback on the pings that a smartphone is already receiving to collect accurate GPS locations for employees, but only when employees are clocking in/out, taking breaks, or when there’s a significant location change throughout the day, aka breadcrumbing.
Learn more at How busybusy Uses GPS & Location Services
There is minimal battery drainage since busybusy never grabs a location that a smartphone isn’t already reporting.
Can I shut off GPS tracking?
We designed our GPS settings to be customizable for each employee. Owners/admins can decide if GPS is set to “required,” on but “not required,” or “off.” If you change your mind, GPS can easily be turned on or off company-wide or per employee.
We know privacy is important to you and especially to your employees, so busybusy ONLY tracks GPS locations when an employee is clocked in. Your privacy is important to busybusy too. That’s why you and your employees can rest easy knowing that busybusy only collects and records GPS data during the hours they are clocked in.
What integrations are available with busybusy?
busybusy seamlessly integrates with:
Zapier, CompanyCam, Quickbooks, Sage, Procore, and many more…
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What does busybusy do with my location history?
We respect our clients (and ourselves!) too much to consider selling location history. Our company is made up of people like you, who hate it when companies sell personal information. busybusy refuses to be ‘that guy.’